Chicken Biryani (in Rice Cooker)

Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

There are a lot of ways to cook Chicken Biryani. Some use normal pots, some use clay pots and some simply use rice cookers. The recipe I’m writing uses a rice cooker to cook the Chicken Biryani. There are a lot of rich and complicated recipes out there. What I have presented today is an easy way to cook Chicken Biryani using simple ingredients that can be obtained in any store.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cup Basmati Rice
• 500gm Chicken Breast or Thighs (cut into small 1 inch pieces)
• 1 large Onion (chopped)
• 2 medium Tomatoes (chopped)
• 1 Green Chili (chopped)
• 5 tablespoon Coriander Leaves (chopped)
• 2 sprigs Curry Leaves (leaves stripped)
• 1 tablespoon Curry Powder
• 1 tablespoon Garam Masala
• 3 tablespoon Chili Powder
• 1 inch of Ginger (crushed using mortar and pestle together with Garlic)
• 4 cloves of Garlic (crushed using mortar and pestle together with Ginger)
• 135gm Natural Yogurt
• 4 tablespoon Oil
• 2 tablespoon Ghee
• 3 pods Cardamom
• 3 whole Cloves
• 1 Star Anise
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 3 Bay Leaves

Directions:

• Wash the rice and keep aside. Make sure it is well drained.
• Heat oil and ghee in a pan.
• Add cardamom, cloves, star anise, cinnamon stick and bay leaves.
• Fry until you get an aromatic smell.
• Add onion and chili. Fry until it is soft and golden brown.
• Add coriander. Fry and stir constantly until it is well mixed.
• Once it is well mixed, add the curry leaves.
• Next, add the garlic and ginger mixture. Fry and mix well.
• Add chili powder, garam masala and curry powder. Stir and fry until the mixture is well cooked.
• It should have a thick paste-like consistency.
• Add the tomatoes to the thick paste.
• Mix until the tomato is mixed and forms a pulp.
• Next add the chicken. Mix and cook until it is half done.
• Add yogurt and mix until the mixture is thick and smooth. Add salt.
• Lower the heat and add the washed rice. Stir properly until the rice is fully mixed with the chicken and paste.
• Transfer the rice and chicken mixture into the rice cooker. Add water and set the rice cooker to cook.
• Once its ready, serve hot with Raita.