Smoked Chicken Biryani
This biryani dish is straightforward yet full of flavours.
Preparations:
1. Soak half a kilo of rice in cold water for an hour
2. Chop 200 gm onions in thin slices, fry them and make crispy onions called Bilista
3. Chop 200 gm tomatoes thinly sliced
4. Half cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
5. Quarter cup of mint leaves, finely chopped
Ingredients (to serve 4 people):
Chicken 500gms
2. Chop 200 gm onions in thin slices, fry them and make crispy onions called Bilista
3. Chop 200 gm tomatoes thinly sliced
4. Half cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
5. Quarter cup of mint leaves, finely chopped
Ingredients (to serve 4 people):
Chicken 500gms
Onions 200 gms (2 medium)
Tomatoes 200 gms (3 medium)
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Cloves 4-5
Cardamom 4-5
Cinnamon 1 inch
Black peppers - 10-15
Red chilli powder 1 tsp
Chicken powder 1 tbsp
Dry plums 6-8
Tumeric 1 tsp
Corriander powder 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1tsp
Oil 100 ml + some to fry onions
Procedure:
1. Put half the oil in a pan and add the cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, and cumin seeds. Add 1 cup of water and bring it to a boil.
Procedure:
1. Put half the oil in a pan and add the cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, and cumin seeds. Add 1 cup of water and bring it to a boil.
2. While this is boiling, cook your soaked rice in a lot of water and 3 tsp salt.
2. Add chicken pieces, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric and coriander powder and let it boil for 10 minutes.
3. Add dry plums and chicken powder. Cook for another 5 minutes.
4. Add fried onions, layer it with chopped tomatoes, and layer it with coriander and mint.
5. Check if rice is 80% cooked.
6. Now add more than half of the 80% cooked rice on top of the coriander layer. Add orange food colouring.
7. Add remaining rice on top and cover with a lid. Spread the remaining 50ml of oil on top of the rice.
8. Cook in high until you see the steam gushing out of the lid.
9. Turn the heat to low. And let it cook for 15 minutes.
10. Make a bowl-like structure using aluminium foil put this on top if the rice. Burn 1 piece of charcoal and put it in a foil add 1 spoon of butter and put the lid back on. This will create smoke that will be absorbed by the biryani.
11. Serve hot and enjoy with yoghurt raita.
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