Chicken Briyani With Seeraka Samba Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups Seeraka Samba Rice

1.5 lb chicken with bones

4 tbsp ground ginger garlic paste

1/4 cup yogurt

1 big onion ( sliced thin )

5 green chillies

1 tomato ( chopped )

2 bay leafs
1Star anise

1 tbsp chilli powder

1/4 cup chopped mint leaves

1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves

water 4 cups

4 tbsp oil

2 tbsp ghee
Salt to taste.
For powder:
1 tbsp Fennel seeds

2 cloves

2 cardamoms1″ piece of cinnammon
2 tsp poppy seeds.
Grind them into a fine powder.
Method:

• Wash and soak the rice in water 15 minutes.
• Cut the chicken into medium sized pieces.
• Heat the oil in the cooker.Add the star anise, bay leafs and ground masala powder saute for a minute.
• Add sliced onions and green chillies and fry till they start to brown.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for about 2 minutes.
• Now add chicken pieces along with the chopped tomatos and saute till the juice dries up.
• Add chilli powder,curd ,chopped mint leaves ,corriander leaves and salt to the taste.mix well. now close the lid 7 minutes.
• Now add ghee and soaked rice, mix it very gently, then add 4 cups of water, mix well.(slowly)
• Cover and cook with the weight on, until you hear 1 whistle or 10 minutes.
• Switch off gas flame. Allow the cooker to cool naturally.

Serve chicken biryani with onion raita.

Chicken Biryani - ll

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 2 cups

Onion - 1( chopped )

Green chillies - 6

Chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Cinnamon - 2"

Bay leaf - 2

Cloves - 3

Cardamom - 2

Oil - 3 tbsp

Butter - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste.
For Marinade:

Chicken - 1/2 kg

Curd - 1/2 cup

Chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder a pinch

Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Mint Leaves - 1/2 cup ( chopped )
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup ( chopped )

Clean and cut the chicken into medium size.

Mix curd,Ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, corriander, turmeric,salt, Mint and corriander leaves to the chicken.

Let it marinate for 15 to 30 mins.

Method:

• Wash and soak the rice 10 to 15 minutes.
• Heat oil and butter. Add all the whole spices.
• Then add onions and green chillies.
• Sauté Onions till they are brown in colour, add ginger garlic paste. Fry well.
• Then add the chicken marinade.
• Cook on medium flame for 10 mins and simmer till the oil comes out.
• Add the soaked rice, salt, and 4 cups of water.
• Cover and cook with the weight on, until you hear 1 whistle.
• Switch off gas flame. Allow the cooker to cool naturally.

Serve chicken biryani with onion raita.

Chicken Briyani - l

Ingredients :
3 cups Basmati rice
2 lb chicken with bones
5 tbsp ground ginger garlic paste
1/2 cup yogurt
2 big onion ( sliced thin )
6 green chillies
2 tomatos ( chopped )
1 star anise
3 cloves
3 cardamoms
2 bay leafs
1″ piece of cinnammon
1 tbsp chilli powder
1/2 cup chopped mint leaves
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
water 5 cups
Salt to taste
cashew nuts for garnish .(optional)
5 tbsp oil
2 tbsp ghee

Method

• Wash and soak the rice in water 15 minutes.


• Cut the chicken into medium sized pieces.


• Heat the oil in the cooker.Add the star anise, cloves, cardamon,cinnammon and bay leafs and saute for a minute.


• Add sliced onions and green chillies and fry till they start to brown.


• Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for about 2 minutes.


• Now add chicken pieces along with the chopped tomatos and saute till the juice dries up.


• Add chilli powder,curd ,chopped mint leaves ,corriander leaves and salt to the taste.
  mix well. now close the lid 7 minutes.


• Now add ghee and soaked rice, mix it very gently, then add 5 cups of water, mix well.(slowly)


• cover and cook with the weight on, until you hear 1 whistle.


• switch off gas flame. Allow the cooker to cool naturally.


• Serve chicken biryani with onion raita.

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