Chicken Biryani Recipe, How to Make Chicken Biryani Masala Powder
Chicken biryani Recipe is a classic South Asian dish made with aromatic spices, long-grain basmati rice, and tender chicken pieces. It is a popular one-pot meal that is perfect for a family dinner or a festive occasion.
This recipe can be made in different styles, one can make it in a normal pressure cooker, electric cooker, or take a large pot. Usually, dum biryani is an authentic style that not only asks for the experience but also is a bit difficult.
While making Chicken Dum Biryani, first we make masala powder and marinate it with a blend of spices and then we add layers of rice and lock the vessel with a lid in such a way that the aroma is not escaped. In this case, even rice grains have a flavor.
The origin of Chicken Biryani is believed to be in the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the Mughal era during the 16th century. It is said that the Mughal emperors brought the recipe to India from Persia, where a similar dish called pilaf was already popular.
Biryani was created as a luxurious dish for the Mughal emperors, with rich and aromatic spices and tender meats, and was served during royal banquets and special occasions. Over time, the recipe was adapted to different regions and local tastes in India and Pakistan, resulting in various types of biryani like Hyderabadi Biryani, Lucknowi Biryani, and Karachi Biryani.
Today, chicken biryani is a popular and beloved dish in South Asian cuisine and is enjoyed by people all over the world. It is often served during festivals, family gatherings, and special occasions and is considered a symbol of hospitality and celebration.
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Chicken Biryani Recipe, How to Make Chicken Biryani Masala Powder
Ingredients
- Chicken – 1 kg. preferably in big size and a couple of drumsticks
- Basmati rice – 1 kg.
- Onions – 1 cup finely chopped
- Ginger and garlic paste – 2 tbsp.
- Chili powder – 2 tbsp.
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Cashew nuts – 100 gms
- Bay leaves – 4-5 nos.
- Cloves – 6-8 nos.
- Cinnamon sticks – 2-4 sticks
- biryani flower – 1-2 nos.
- Green chillies – 6-10 nos.
- Cardamom pods – 6-8 nos.
- Cumin – 1-2 tsp
- Mint leaves – 2 cups
- Coriander leaves – 1 cup
- Coriander powder – 1 ½ tbsp.
- Garam masala powder – ½ tbsp.
- Coconut milk – 1 cup optional
- Lemon – 1 no.
- Salt – 2 tsp according to taste
- Ghee – 1 cup clarified butter
- Yogurt – 1 cup
- Oil – 1 cup
- Dried coconut powder – 2 tbsp.
- Few strands of saffron optional
Instructions
How to Make Chicken Biryani Recipe:
How to Make Chicken Biryani Masala Powder:
- Roast cardamom pods, cloves, biryani flower and let them cool.
- Add above roasted spices in a blender and add bay leaves to it and make a coarse powder.
Marinating:
- Make incision over the chicken and add spice powder to it.
- Add coriander powder, chilli powder, green chillies, coriander powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, coconut grate, yogurt, coriander leaves, mint leaves and salt.
- Mix all ingredients and marinate for an hour.
- Soak rice and keep aside for 30 minutes.
- Boil water and add oil, biryani flower, cumn seeds, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf and soaked rice.
- Cook rice till they turn tender and drain excess water.
- While rice is being cooked, fry cashew nuts and onion slices till they turn a golden brown color.
- In a thick bottomed vessel, heat oil and add bay leaf, cinnamon sticks, cloves, biryani flower, cardamom and marinated chicken.
- Cook for 15 minutes, once chicken turns tender add layers of cooked rice and fried onions.
- Add a spoon of ghee and close the lid and cook for 10 minutes.
Tip: Closing lid will lock aroma and rice absorbs the flavor of the chicken.
- Serve Chicken Biryani Recipe hot garnished with sliced boiled eggs.
Nutritional Facts:
- High in proteins, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and low in fat and cholesterol, make chicken a major component of a healthy diet.
- It is packed with various vitamins, minerals, and all nine essential amino acids.
- It provides you with 40 percent of the daily requirement of selenium.
- When it comes to its nutrition, iron and zinc content in dark meat is much higher than that in white meat.
- It also contains significant amounts of phosphorous and potassium.
Recipe Video
How to Make Chicken Biryani Recipe:
Preparation of a biryani masala powder recipe.
- Add Cardamom pods, biryani flowers, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks and cloves to make a fine powder.
Tip: Sometimes, people like to dry roast spices before blending so that we can get a good aroma.
Marination:
- Make deep incisions on the chicken flesh.
- Mix ground masala powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt.
- Add chili powder, turmeric powder, coconut grate and lemon juice.
- Put ginger garlic paste, mint leaves, coriander leaves and yogurt or curd.
- Add sliced green chilies (we can also make a paste of the above leaves along with chilies and add).
- Mix all ingredients so that this blend of spices is absorbed by chicken breast and other pieces. Let it marinate for an hour.
Tip: Few people like to have large size chicken thighs, in such cases, one can slit the flesh so that it cooks and absorbs spices.
Preparing Rice for Chicken Biryani Recipe:
- Meanwhile, let us prepare rice. Soak rice for half an hour by adding 8 cups of water. i.e. rice: water = 1:2 (sometimes the quantity of water can be decreased based on the age of the rice.
- Add 1 large spoon of oil in hot water and add cloves, cardamom, biryani flower, bay leaf, and cumin seeds.
- While the water is boiling add soaked rice and cook the rice until tender at medium heat
- In order to check whether rice is cooked optimistically or not take a few rice grains and break them, they break easily.
- Once the rice is done, drain the excess water using distill.
- Meanwhile, fry onion slices and cashews to golden brown colour.
- In a thick-bottomed vessel (large pot), add oil, and add cardamom, cloves, biryani flower, cinnamon sticks and bay leaf.
- Once they are cooked add onions and roast them tender and add marinated chicken.
- Usually cooking chicken takes somewhere 15 -20 minutes so once it’s done, add layers of rice and fried onions. Add ghee over the rice.
- Garnish with roasted fried onions and cashew nuts. Cook further for 10 minutes by putting a lid and adding weight on the lid so that the aroma is locked inside.
- Chicken Biryani Recipe is ready. Serve with boiled egg halves.
Tip: We can add saffron milk over the rice to get a good colour texture.
Watch this recipe video on (Youtube).
i’ll try it on this weekend……..i cnt do it myself bt my sisters will….love biryani