Making biryani is not so difficult. Just follow the simple steps I will mention below & you will make something worth eating & delicious. Also remain conscious regarding ingredients to make biryani as we will be preparing it with custom ingredients & masalas not with packets available in markets.
Biryani is basically a desi rice based food which is made up of rice, ghee, spices, fish, meat, potatoes & other vegetables. Biryani can be made in different styles & tastes. Famous Types of biryani are:
Hyderabadi biryani, Lucknowi biryani, Sindhi biryani, Buhari biryani, Bombay Biryani, Kacchi biryani, Mutton biryani, Chicken biryani, Egg biryani, Fish biryani, Daal biryani
Ingredients:
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- Basmati Rice (Quantity: 1 kg, Washed & soaked)
- Desi ghee (3 table spoon)
- Carrot (Quantity: 1, diced)
- Almond (100g)
- Yogurt (Quantity: 1/2 cup)
- Lemon (quantity: 2)
- Tomatoes (500g, half portion is diced and the other is sliced thinly)
- Green Chilies (Quantity:7, sliced)
- Fresh Ginger (quantity: 3 inches)
- Cooking Oil (3 / 4 cup)
- Chinese parsley, Scallion, fresh coriander leaves & fresh mint (Quantity: 1/2 cup each)
- 1 Full Chicken (Cut into 12 pieces)
- Garlic (quantity: 2)
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Spices to add:
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- Briyani Powder Mix (1 Table spoon)
- Coriander Powder (2 Table spoon)
- Chili Powder (1 Table spoon)
- anise Powder (1/2 Table spoon)
- Cumin Powder (1 Table spoon)
- Cloves, Star Anise, Cardamom (1 Table spoon)
- Cinnamon Stick (Quantity: 2)
- Dried Indian Bay leaves (6 pieces)
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Method:
Preparing the rice
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- Boil 4 Litre water & pour rice in it. Now cook for about 10 minutes & on boiling add spices into it.
- Sprinkle salt in it & squeeze a lemon to keep the rice separated.
- When rice become fluffy strain & set them.
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Preparing the Chicken & ingredients
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- Start heating cooking oil in the wok
- Golden brown the onion through cooking
- Empty the wok into a bowl for later user.
- Now cook the grounded spice & powder spices together till sweet-smelling.
- Add chicken pieces & tomato slices in it.
- Add treated garlic & ginger when chicken is half cooked.
- Mix well & add half cup of yogurt in it.
- Mix it again.
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Layering
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- Separate half on the chicken from wok & layered the remaining with rice.
- Now Put one layer of sliced tomatoes & browned onions on it.
- Put layer of half remaining chicken & then rice.
- Put the remaining fried onions & sliced tomatoes in it.
- Now Sprinkle melted ghee & saffron.
- Cover the wok & cook it for 20 minutes on very slow fire.
- Fluff the rice
- Serve it with Achaar & Raita.
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Congratulation! You have cooked delicious biryani, if you followed the steps correctly.
Do share it if you like it! Reviews or queries are also welcomed!
