Name: Methi Chicken Joint Biryani recipe by Veenem Sai Jitesh at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Chicken Joints - 02 Large; Chicken Breast BL - 1/4 kg; Onions Big Sliced - 02 for fry; Lavang - 08 Cloves; bay leaf - 01; Elachi- 04 Cloves; Cinamann PCs - 04; Tomato Big Boiled Skinless - 02 mashed; Chicken Biryani Masala - 04 tsp; Curd - 04 tablespoons; Red Chilli Powder - 02 tsp; Turmeric - 02 tsp; Garam masala - 1 tsp; Kasuri Methi - 04 tsp; Salt to taste - as per your choice; Ghee - 06 tsp; Brown Onions fried - 02 medium onions; Saffron with hot water - 02 tsp; Coriander - small bunch; Mint - 10-15 leaves small; Basmati Rice Long grains - 1 1/2 cup; green chillies- 02 slit

Ingredients Serving: 2

Chicken Joints - 02 Large
Chicken Breast BL - 1/4 kg
Onions Big Sliced - 02 for fry
Lavang - 08 Cloves
bay leaf - 01
Elachi- 04 Cloves
Cinamann PCs - 04
Tomato Big Boiled Skinless - 02 mashed
Chicken Biryani Masala - 04 tsp
Curd - 04 tablespoons
Red Chilli Powder - 02 tsp
Turmeric - 02 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Kasuri Methi - 04 tsp
Salt to taste - as per your choice
Ghee - 06 tsp
Brown Onions fried - 02 medium onions
Saffron with hot water - 02 tsp
Coriander - small bunch
Mint - 10-15 leaves small
Basmati Rice Long grains - 1 1/2 cup
green chillies- 02 slit

Instructions

Wash Basmati Rice and Soak it for 30min before making the dish.
Take a bowl, Marinate Chicken Joints and BL Chicken Pieces with Curd, Tumeric, Ginger Garlic Paste, Coriander Powder, Red chilli Powder, Chicken Masala Powder, Few drips of Lime juice. Mix all these well with little salt added. 30min aside.
Take a Biryani Kadai, Add some Ghee (02tsp), Add Shahi Zeera (01tsp)
After Zeera starts splitting, Add Green Chillies, Onions and sauté well for 02 min on medium flame.
After Onions become translucent, Add little salt(02tsp),
On the other Side Take a Rice boiling dish, add soaked rice with sufficient water, lavang, cinnamon, cardoman, bay leaf, elachi, 01 tsp of Ghee and 01tsp of salt. Bring the rice to boil and stir in between. Make sure Rice should only be cooked till 75%.
Now in the Kadai, Add Marinated Chicken along with it’s gravy...bring it to boil with closed lid for 5 min.
After this you can observe that chicken will be almost cooked and soft.
Now add mashed tomato and mix well with chicken
Add some Salt and mix well. after you notice that chicken is well cooked and water is lost with only gravy left.
in to the kadai, spread the 75% cooked rice all over, add brown onions, little salt spread, Coriander, Mint leaves, Safron water, little ghee to be spread, now add the 90% boiled rice on the top and repeat the brown onions, coriander etc...on top.
Seal the Kadai with a dough, and on the low flame let the Biryani cook for 15min.
After this slowly remove the lid and check the bottom of the rice whether it’s not watery.
let the Biryani cool for 10min in the same Kadai.
While Serving, Lift the chicken gravy from down and serve first, then the top coated rice.
Serve hot and yummy with raitha

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