Chicken Biryani

INGREDIENTS FOR TEMPERING

  • 1 Tablespoon oil
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 2-3 Cinammon Sticks
  • 4-5 Pieces Cloves
  • 5 Pieces whole Black Pepper
  • 1 Teaspoon Cumin seeds

 

INGREDIENTS FOR SEASONING

  • 4 red onions, long sliced
  • 1 teaspoon Simba Mbili garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon Simba Mbili ginger powder
  • 1 teaspoon green chillies crushed
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Simba Mbili turmeric powder
  • 3 teaspoon Simba Mbili Dhana Jeera powder
  • 3 tablespoon tomato paste (cerio)
  • 5 – 6 tomato purée
  • water
  • 1 full chicken cut into pieces without skin
  • 4 – 5 potatoes peeled and cut into big pieces.

INGREDIENTS FOR BIRIYANI :

  • 1 Cup uncooked rice
  • 1 Tablespoon oil
  • 1 Teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Pinch of Saffron
  • Salt to taste

INGREDIENTS FOR GARNISHING

  • 1 Sliced red onion fried

PLAIN YOGURT

  • Heat oil and butter in a sauce pan and add ingredients for tempering. Add onion and sauté until golden brown.
  • Add garlic powder, ginger powder, green chilly paste, turmeric powder, dhana jeera powder, tomato paste and water. Let it boil and add tomatoes purée.
  • Add cut chicken and potato pieces and let it cook.

FOR BIRIYANI

  • Soak the rice for 5 minutes in cold water. Drain the water.
  • In a pan add soaked rice and clean water. Boil the rice on medium heat and drain the water once the rice is cooked.
  • In a separate sauce pan heat oil, add cumin seeds and the cooked rice. Add a little saffron and salt to taste.
  • In a serving dish layer rice, then the cooked chicken. Alternate the layers with chicken and rice. Garnish the top with sliced fried onion .
  • Serve hot with plain yogurt.