Name: Kolkata Chicken Biriyani recipe by Moumita Malla at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Ingredients For Meat; Chicken-500 gms; Yogurt-1/2cup; Onion -2 ( chopped ); Ginger paste -1tbsp; Garlic Paste-2tbsp; Turmeric powder -1tsp; Coriander Powder - 1tsp; Red chilly powder - 2tsp; bay leaf-1; Oil-1tsp for marinating; Oil-1/2 cup for cooking; Salt to taste; Ingredients for rice; Basmati Rice -2cupswashed and soaked in water for 15 minutes; Green cardamom - 3; Black cardamom - 2; Chinamon stick - 1inch; Cloves-2; Star anise-1; Oil -2sp; Salt to taste; Ingredients For Biriyani Masala; Chinamon Stick -1 inch ,Green Cardamom - 4 Black cardamom-2 Cloves-4 Nutmeg -1 Sha Jeera-1/2 teaspoon Black pepper corn -3 Mace-1tsp Star anise-2

ABOUT Kolkata Chicken Biriyani RECIPE

Chicken Biriyani is a rice based dish cooked with spices and chicken . Biriyani comes from the Persian word BERYA (N) which means fried or roasted.Each region of India has its own style of making Biriyani. ..mainly Kashmir, Hydrabad, Malabar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi, Agra are the main centres of Biriyani. Today i am going to share the recipe of Kolkata Style Chicken Biriyani. ...Kolkata biriyani is inspired by Lucknow biriyani.....it is served with fried potato and boiled egg. This Biriyani is really special for me as it was cooked by my hubby.He loves cooking, prefers to enter into the kitchen on weekends. .first time he tried his hands on Biriyani. .and believe me,it came out so perfect and taste was also superb.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Ingredients For Meat
Chicken-500 gms
Yogurt-1/2cup
Onion -2 ( chopped )
Ginger paste -1tbsp
Garlic Paste-2tbsp
Turmeric powder -1tsp
Coriander Powder - 1tsp
Red chilly powder - 2tsp
bay leaf-1
Oil-1tsp for marinating
Oil-1/2 cup for cooking
Salt to taste
Ingredients for rice
Basmati Rice -2cupswashed and soaked in water for 15 minutes
Green cardamom - 3
Black cardamom - 2
Chinamon stick - 1inch
Cloves-2
Star anise-1
Oil -2sp
Salt to taste
Ingredients For Biriyani Masala
Chinamon Stick -1 inch ,Green Cardamom - 4 Black cardamom-2 Cloves-4 Nutmeg -1 Sha Jeera-1/2 teaspoon Black pepper corn -3 Mace-1tsp Star anise-2

Instructions

Method of making chicken gravu
Marinate chicken with Yougurt, oil, all spices powder,1/2 tsp ginger and 1/2 tsp garlic, salt for 2hrs in the fridge
After 2hrs, take out the chicken from fridge, heat oil in a pan.add bay leaf....chopped onions.fry till golden brown
Add remaining ginger garlic paste...fry until oil gets separate into the water
Add marinated Chicken....saute it....add salt... cook on medium flame. ..
Add 2cups water...cook until 3/4part of chicken is done...chicken gravy should be watery....atleast 1 cup
Separate chicken and gravy into two bowls
How to make biriyani rice
Take a small piece of cloth, put all garam masala and tie a knot to make potli. . Take a big pan. .add 4 cups of water..put potli bag..oil and salt Bring it to boil, when the water will start boiling. ..add rice...cook the rice till 3/4th done..drain and spread on a tray
How to make biriyani masala
Roast all the spices in a pan. ..let them cool and grind to make a fine powder
How to layer biriyani
Take a large heavy bottom pan. .. Add ghee....add 1/2 portion garam masala ..oi . ....
Add 1/2cup milk.....mix well.. Add cooked chicken pieces...mix it well. .
Add Chicken Gravy Add salt ...boiled potatoes Add Add 1/2 portion of cooked Rice....diluted saffron...rose water and Kewra essence..
Add grated khoya Add remaining rice...1/2 cup milk.... Add boiled eggs
Cover the pan with lid and seal it with atta dough or wet cloth.
Place a thick bottomed tawa on gas stove....keep the biriyani vessel on this tawa...cook for medium flow for 10 minutes...turn off the gas. .let the biriyani stand for another 10 minutes. ..cut the seal ...and sprinkle 2tsp ghee on top...garnish with boiled fried eggs and potatoes
donot mix...otherwise cannot get the both the colour (white and yellow) together. ...serve from each row. ...

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