Chicken Biryani
A fragrant one-pot biryani with spiced chicken, basmati rice, herbs and caramelised onions.
55 min · Medium · Serves 4 · ~720 kcal / serving · Indian
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken thighs
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 2 onions · sliced
- 2 tomatoes · chopped
- 1 cup yogurt
- 2 tbsp biryani masala
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 3 tbsp oil or ghee
- 0.25 cup mint leaves
- 0.25 cup coriander
- salt · to taste
- 3.5 cups water
Cook tips
- Keep heat low once rice goes in.
- Resting helps the grains finish steaming.
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Method
- 1
Prep and marinate
Rinse the rice and soak for 20 minutes. Marinate chicken with yogurt, biryani masala, ginger-garlic paste and salt.
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- 2
Fry the onions
Fry sliced onions until golden. Remove half for topping. Cook the remaining onions with tomatoes until soft.
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- 3
Cook the chicken
Add marinated chicken and cook until the chicken firms up and the masala thickens.
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- 4
Add rice and cook
Layer or mix in the soaked rice, water, mint and coriander. Cover and cook on low heat until the rice is tender.
20 min timer
- 5
Rest and serve
Rest for 10 minutes, top with fried onions and serve hot.
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