Name: North Indian Yummy Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken; 2 nos Onion (big); 2 nos Tomato (finely chopped); 1/2 cup Curd; Ginger (garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbsp); 2 - Green chillies; 1 tbsp Chilly powder; 2 tbsp Coriander powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Garam masala powder; 1/2 cup Coconut (scraped); 2 tsp Poppy seeds (Khashakhasha); 10 nos Cashewnuts; Salt (As reqd); Coriander leaves for garnishing; Oil; Ghee; 1 no Onion (sliced, medium); 10 - Raisins (Onakkamunthiri); 10 - Cashewnuts

North Indian Yummy Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)

Spiced Rice and Chicken Combo...

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

For the chicken curry:-

1 kg Chicken
2 nos Onion big
2 nos Tomato finely chopped
1/2 cup Curd
Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tbsp
2 - Green chillies
1 tbsp Chilly powder
2 tbsp Coriander powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Garam masala powder
1/2 cup Coconut scraped
2 tsp Poppy seeds Khashakhasha
10 nos Cashewnuts
Salt As reqd
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Oil
Ghee

For garnishing the biriyani:-

1 no Onion sliced, medium
10 - Raisins Onakkamunthiri
10 - Cashewnuts

Instructions

For making the chicken curry:- 1)Marinate the chicken pieces(medium size) with garam masala and salt for an hour.
Make a paste of ginger-garlic and the green chillies in the mixer.
Make a paste out of the spices(chilli, coriander and turmeric)
Heat about 2 tbsp of oil in a pan.
Fry the coconut until golden brown.
Add poppy seeds followed by the cashew nuts. Fry a little more.
Allow this mixture to cool and make a paste out of it.
Heat 2 tsp of ghee and 2 tbsp of oil in a pan.
Saute the sliced onions in it until it turns golden brown.
Add the ginger-garlic-chilli paste.
Add the chilli-coriander-turmeric paste.
Add coconut-poppy seeds paste.
Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 5 mins.
Add the curd.
Keep stirring until the oil separates.
Add the marinated chicken.
Add water as required. Let it cook on medium flame.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
For making the rice:- 1)Boil the water in a vessel.
Heat 2 tsp of ghee and 2 tbsp of oil in a separate vessel.
Fry the cinnamon sticks, cardamom, cloves and bay leaves in it.
Add the cleaned and drained rice and fry it until the rice appears opaque.
Add the boiling water followed by the salt.
Cook the rice on medium flame with no left over water.
For garnishing:- 1)Fry the onions until it is brown. Keep it aside.
Fry raisins as well as the cashewnuts.
Final Dressing:- 1)Take a dry vessel.
Grease the vessel with ghee or butter.
Sprinkle a layer of the fried onions.
Place a layer of rice.
Place a layer of chicken along with the gravy over it.
Sprinkle a few cashewnuts and raisins over it.
Repeat all these layers.
Finally bake this at 350 deg c for approx. 10 mins.
- Serve it hot with a side of Raitha, pickles n papad.

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North Indian Yummy Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)