Chicken Biriyani, in 30 mins...

This post of mine, is one of my favourite recipes, of all times. Can you believe that you get a plate full of steaming Chicken Biriyani in about 30 mins!

I generally choose this recipe on lazy weekends, when the family wants good food, and you want REST!!!! Trust me this is such a good and hassle free recipe, that you are bound to fall in love with it.

This recipe is a less spicier, less oily, lighter and easily digest-able version of the famous Hyderabadi Biriyani. Thus its tasty, healthy and delicious... The only thing is you will have to shop the ingredients before-hand!! No cheating on that buddy...:D

Now lets straight go into the recipe.

Easy Home-Style Biriyani
Prep time- 10-15 mins  Cooking Time - 30 mins
Makes : Biriyani for 3-4 people


INGREDIENTS

For the chicken marination:

1. 500-600 grams of medium sized chicken
2. a bunch of Mint leaves
3. a bunch of Coriander leaves
4. Chopped Chillies ( amount is according to taste)
5. 2 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
6. 1 tablespoon Chilli powder
7. Salt according to taste
8. 1 tablespoon jeera powder
9. 1 tablespoon coriander powder
10. 1/2 tablespoon turmeric powder
11. 1 inch stick of Cinnamon (Darchini)
12. 4 cloves
13. 3 cardamoms
14. 1 mace (javitri)
15. 1/2 teaspoon peppercorn (Gota Gol Marich)
16.  2 bay leaves (tej pata)
17. 1 cup thick dahi
18. 3 tablespoons oil

For the Rice:

1.  3 cups of Basmati rice ( soaked for 30 mins)
2. 1 tablespoon oil
3. 1/2 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
4. 2 bayleaves ( Tej pata)
5. Salt

 METHOD

For the Chicken:

1. Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients listed under chicken marination and keep aside.

For the Rice:

1. Boil water  in a pot and add 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste, salt and 2 bay leaves.
2. Pour soaked rice into the boiling water and boil it till the rice is 50 % cooked.( that will be when you can break the rice with your finger, but it is not fully cooked)
3. Strain it and keep aside.

 Layering:

1. Take a pressure cooker, heat it and switch it off.
2. Add 2 tablespoons of ghee in it, let the ghee melt, put all the chicken on the ghee, smooth it with a spoon.
3. Now add the rice on top of the chicken.
4.  If you have food colour  and want to add it, take 2 tablespoons of curd in a bowl, add a pinch of food colour, and 4 tablespoons of rice in the curd. Mix well and keep the coloured rice in a corner on top of the white rice.
5. Take out the rubber from the lid of the pressure cooker.
6. Cover the pressure cooker with a clean kitchen towel, and put on the lid, without the weight(citi) and the rubber.
7. Switch on the gas, high for 5 mins and then low for 25 mins.
8. Keep it for 2 mins after that and then open the Lid.

 

Your fragnant and super yummy biriyani is ready... Serve immediately with any gravy item or just raita.