Herb Chicken Biryani Recipe with step by step pictures. In this recipe mint and coriander leaves are been pasted with green chillies and used as a main ingredient.
Herb Chicken Biryani
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Ingredients for Herb Chicken Biryani
- Oil - ½ cup
- Onions - 3 large sliced thinly
- Tomatoes - 2 large sliced thinly
- Chicken - 500 grams with bone, cut into small pieces
- Basmati Rice - 1 kg or 5 cups
- Chilli Powder - 1.5 tblspn
- Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1 tblspn
- Garam Masala Powder - 2 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Water - 7.5 cup ( for 1 cup rice you need 1.5 cup water)
- Ghee - 2 tblspn
For Masala:
- Coconut - ½ cup grated
- Mint Leaves - 1 cup
- Coriander Leaves - 1 cup
- Cloves / Krambu - 10
- Cardamom / Yelakai - 10
- Bay Leaf - 3
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 5 cm piece
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tblspn
- Black Stone Flower / Kal Paasi - 4 piece
- Star Anise - 1
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tblspn
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
- Green Chillies - 10
How to Make Herb Chicken Biryani
- Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins.
- Grind the ingredients for masala and make it into a fine puree.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add in onions and salt. Fry this till golden brown.
- Add in tomatoes and cook that for couple of mins.
- Now add in the ground masala and cook till oil separates.
- Add in chicken and mix well. Add in the spice powders and mix well.
- Now cook the chicken for 15 mins or so.
- Now add in the rice and toss well.
- Pour in water, bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer the flame and cook for 15 to 20 mins. Let the pressure go all by itself.
- Now open the cooker, add in ghee and mix well.
- Serve.
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Easy Herb Chicken Biryani Recipe
Ingredients
- Oil - ½ cup
- Onions - 3 large sliced thinly
- Tomatoes - 2 large sliced thinly
- Chicken - 500 grams with bone cut into small pieces
- Basmati Rice - 1 kg or 5 cups
- Chilli Powder - 1.5 tblspn
- Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1 tblspn
- Garam Masala Powder - 2 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Water - 7.5 cup for 1 cup rice you need 1.5 cup water
- Ghee - 2 tblspn
- For Masala:
- Coconut - ½ cup grated
- Mint Leaves - 1 cup
- Coriander Leaves - 1 cup
- Cloves / Krambu - 10
- Cardamom / Yelakai - 10
- Bay Leaf - 3
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 5 cm piece
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tblspn
- Black Stone Flower / Kal Paasi - 4 piece
- Star Anise - 1
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tblspn
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
- Green Chillies - 10
Instructions
- Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins.
- Grind the ingredients for masala and make it into a fine puree.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add in onions and salt. Fry this till golden brown.
- Add in tomatoes and cook that for couple of mins.
- Now add in the ground masala and cook till oil separates.
- Add in chicken and mix well. Add in the spice powders and mix well.
- Now cook the chicken for 15 mins or so.
- Now add in the rice and toss well.
- Pour in water, bring it to a boil. Cover and simmer the flame and cook for 15 to 20 mins. Let the pressure go all by itself.
- Now open the cooker, add in ghee and mix well.
- Serve.
Herb Chicken Biryani Recipe Step by Step
Anonymous
Hi Aarthy,
Can i use sona masoori rice for this? If yes, then what is the ratio of water?
uthaya j
How many cooker whistles aarthi?
Aarthi
@Anonymoussame ratio for 1 cup rice use 1.5 cup of water
Aarthi
@uthaya jonce the rice boils,put it in a very low simmer cover and pressure cook for 15 mins. thats it
Anonymous
@Aarthi
Thank you Aarthi. Gonna try this today....
plasterers bristol
Yum i love this recipe. Tastes great. Thanks for sharing.
Simon
Ishu
@Aarthi .Hi aarthi. I've two questions, 1.So there is no need for whistle only thing I've to do is cooking for 15 mins in a lower flame?
2. Can I use normal rice instead of basmati with other ingredients as same measurements you mentioned?
Awaiting for your reply.... Ishu
Ishu
@Aarthi. Hi aarthi. I've two questions, 1.So there is no need for whistle only thing I've to do is cooking for 15 mins in a lower flame? 2. Can I use normal rice instead of basmati with other ingredients as same measurements you mentioned? Awaiting for your reply... Ishu
Aarthi
@Ishuyes cook for 15 mins on low flame..
U can use normal rice too, but the water level will vary..use around 2.5 cup of rice.