Receta Chicken Biryani
A delicious Pakistani rice dish which is often reserved for very special occasions.
Tiempo de Prep: | Pakistani |
Tiempo para Cocinar: | Raciónes: 8 |
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Heat 1/2 cup oil in a pan.Add onions and fry until brown.Remove from oil.
- Blend tomatoes,yogurt and browned onion to a fine paste in a blender .
- Add ginger garlic paste and chicken pieces to the oil.
- Cook on medium to high heat and fry the chicken until it changes its color.
- Add green cardamoms,large cardamom,cloves,black pepper,cinnamon stick and cumin seeds.
- Pour the blended mixture and mix well.Add red chillies powder,coriander powder and salt.Add dried plums.
- Cook on medium heat until chicken is done and only a little gravy is left. Set aside.
- Soak rice for 30 minutes in enough water to cover; then drain.
- Boil water, add cardamom, cinnamon stick, cloves, black pepper and salt and boil rice till 2/3rd done.
- Drain the water off in a colander. Leave in the colander for a few minute, for all the water to drain out.
- Add half of the remaining 1/4 cup oil in the pan to coat the base.
- Spread 1/3 of the rice in a layer at the base of the pan.Now layer with 1/2 of the chicken.
- Next, layer with half of remaining rice.Place tomato slices,mint leaves,ginger and green chillies on top.
- Now spread remaining chicken as a layer.
- Finish with the remaining rice layered on top.
- Pour remaining oil and orange color dissolved in little water and kewra water(This gives you a few dark orange colored rice grains interspersed in the rest of the rice. It looks very nice when served).
- Cook on a very low flame, with the lid tightly closed. This will take
- 20-30 minutes.
- Serve hot with fresh salad and raita.