Chettinad Biryani Recipe
Delicious chettinad style samba biryani which has yummy coconut aroma and taste to it. It is spicy and taste yummy with raita.
Ingredients
- Oil - 4 tblsp
- Ghee - 2 tblsp
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 piece
- Cardamom / Yelakai - 5
- Cloves / Krambu- 5
- Pandan Leaf - 1
- Bay Leaf - 1
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Onion - 2 large sliced
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 tblsp
- Tomato - 4 chopped
- Green Chillies - 2
- Chilli Powder - 2 tblsp
- Coriander Powder - 2 tblsp
- Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tblsp
- Salt to taste
- Seera Samba Rice - 2 cups
- Curd - ¼ cup
- Coconut Milk - 1 cup
- Water - 2 cup
- Potato - 2 peeled and cubed
- Curry leaves a handful
TO GRIND:
- Coconut - ¾ cup
- Coriander Leaves - ½ cup
- Mint Leaves - ½ cup
Instructions
- Grind ingredients given to grind to a smooth paste and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add whole spices and let them sizzle.
- Add in onions and cook till light golden.
- Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well.
- Add tomatoes,chillies and cook till mushy.
- Add salt, spice powders and mix well.
- Add coconut masala, curd and mix well.
- Add in potato, curry leaves, seera samba rice and mix well.
- Add water coconut milk and mix well.
- Bring it to a boil.
- Cover and simmer the flame and cook for 1 whistle.
- Let the steam escape by itself.
- Open and add ghee.
- Mix well.
- Serve.