Thursday, January 3, 2013

Kacchi Biriyani

Ingredients

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 500 gm chicken
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • Mint chopped
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon ginger/garlic paste
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1 bay leaf 
  • 2-4 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick 
  • 2-4 cardamom 
  • 1 tablespoon cumin powder
  • 1 tablespoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon chicken masala
  • 1 teaspoon biriyani masala
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • salt to taste
  • Sugar to taste  
  • 2 tablespoon Curd
method
  1.  Soak the basmati rice in water for 20 minutes to half an hour. 
  2. Marinate the chicken for at least 1 hr  with curd, turmeric, mint,salt, chicken masala ,1 tablespoon oil,red chilli powder,coriander powder,cumin powder and ginger-garlic paste.
  3. Heat 1 Tablespoon of refined oil in a pressure cooker add whole garam masala (1 bay leaf ,2-4 cloves,1 cinnamon stick ,2-4 cardamom) after 1 minute add chiili and onion Saute the onions, till they turn golden brown.
  4. Add marinated chicken,salt ,sugar into it ,and cook for 5 minute.
  5. Add rice and cook for another 3-4 minute mix it well  ,add the requisite amount of water.
  6.  Cover the pressure cooker and let it cook on medium heat  till the water is absorbed. 
  7. Serve with raita 

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