Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chicken biryani. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Chicken biryani is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Chicken biryani is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken biryani using 24 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken biryani:

1. Make ready 750 g chicken, skin on, bone in, halved along bone
2. Prepare MARINADE:
3. Prepare 2/3 cup (150 ml) yoghurt, plain
4. Make ready 1/2 cup (125 ml) water
5. Take 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or other plain oil)
6. Take 6 garlic cloves, minced
7. Prepare 2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger
8. Make ready 1/8 tsp ground turmeric
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp cinnamon
10. Take 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
11. Make ready 2 tsp garam marsala
12. Make ready 2 tsp coriander
13. Take 1 tbsp cumin
14. Get 2 tbsp paprika, sweet / ordinary (not smoked)
15. Get 1 3/4 tsp salt
16. Take 2 tbsp salt
17. Make ready 10 cloves
18. Prepare 5 dried bay leaves
19. Get 6 green cardamon pods
20. Make ready 2 1/4 cups (450 g) uncooked basmati rice
21. Prepare 1 tsp saffron
22. Prepare 2 tbsp warm water
23. Make ready 1 cup coriander / cilantro, chopped
24. Take 1/4 cup (60 g) ghee or unsalted butter, melted

Steps to make Chicken biryani:

1. Mix Marinade in a large pot. Add chicken and coat well. Marinade 20 minutes to overnight.
2. PAR BOILED RICE: - Bring 3 litres / 3 quarts water to the boil, add salt and spices. Add rice, bring back up to the boil then cook for 4 minutes, or until rice is just cooked still a bit firm in the middle. Rice will taste salty at this stage, disappears in next stage of cooking.Drain immediately. Set aside,
3. SAFFRON: - Place in a bowl, leave for 10 minutes.
4. BIRYANI: - Place pot with chicken in it onto a stove over medium heat. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove lid. Cook for 5 minutes, turning chicken twice. Remove from heat.
5. Turn chicken so skin side is down - it should cover most of the base of the pot.Scatter over half the onion then half the coriander. Top with all the rice. Gently pat down and flatten surface. Drizzle saffron across rice surface in random pattern, then drizzle over ghee.
6. Place lid on. Return to stove over medium heat. - As soon as you see steam, turn down to low then cook for 25 minutes. - Remove from stove, rest with lid on for 10 minutes.
7. Serve hot.

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