Name: Tamil Nadu Chicken Biryani(Kozhi Biryani)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 300 gms Rice (Or 2 cups); 500 gms Chicken (or 1 pound); 100 gms Onions (chopped, small size); 4 to Whole hot green chillies (depending upon your taste); 2 tsp Ginger Garlic; 3 nos Tomatoes (chopped); 1 tsp Chilli powder; 2 tsp Spices powder; Salt (as reqd); Lemon (half); 1 tbsp cilantro (chopped); 1 tbsp Mint leaves (chopped); 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 tbsp Ghee or butter; 4 cups Water; 4 pieces Cinnamon (1" size); 3 nos Cardamom; 3 nos Cloves

Tamil Nadu Chicken Biryani(Kozhi Biryani)

Simple and tasty Chicken biryani

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

300 gms Rice Or 2 cups
500 gms Chicken or 1 pound
100 gms Onions chopped, small size
4 to Whole hot green chillies depending upon your taste
2 tsp Ginger Garlic
3 nos Tomatoes chopped
1 tsp Chilli powder
2 tsp Spices powder
Salt as reqd
Lemon half
1 tbsp cilantro chopped
1 tbsp Mint leaves chopped
2 tbsp Vegetable oil
1 tbsp Ghee or butter
4 cups Water

Spices Powder(Heat a pan without oil and roast these spices n medium flame for 2min and powder it):

4 pieces Cinnamon 1" size
3 nos Cardamom
3 nos Cloves

Instructions

Heat oil and ghee or butter in pressure cooker.
Add chopped onions and whole chillies and fry till onions become transparent.
Add gingergarlic paste and saute for 2 minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes and saute for 3 minutes.
Add chilly powder, spices powder, salt, Chicken and 1 cup water and mix well.
Close the cooker and allow for 2 whistles.
After the whistle stops let it rest for some time.
Then open the cooker and check for salt and spices.
If everything is good,add lemon, chopped cilantro, mint, remaining 3cups water and rice.
Mix well and close the cooker lid and allow for 1 whistle.
Carefully open the lid after it stops its steam and mix the biryani well from bottom to top and serve with curd raitha.
:- Chicken biryani is ready.

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Tamil Nadu Chicken Biryani(Kozhi Biryani)