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Easy Kerala Chicken Biriyani | Kozhi Biryani)

Kerala Chicken Biriyani, popularly known as Kozhi Biryani, is a delightful one-pot dish that combines fragrant basmati rice with succulent chicken, aromatic spices, and rich flavor.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Chicken Cut into medium sized pieces
  • 2 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt As reqd
  • 1 1/2 Cup Basmati rice Good quality
  • Whole Garam masala Little
  • 1 No. Onion Finely sliced, big size
  • 1 tbsp Red chilly powder
  • 2 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 1 Tsp Garam masala powder
  • 1 Cup Mint and coriander leaves
  • 1 Cup Tomato Cut into small/fine pieces
  • Oil As reqd
  • Water As reqd

Instructions
 

  • Marinate the chicken with 2 tbsp of ginger/garlic paste, turmeric and salt. Keep aside for about 2 hours.
  • Boil 1 1/2 cup of good quality basmati rice with required water. Cook them with whole garam masala and keep aside.
  • In a heavy kadai/pan, heat 1/4 cup of any oil of your preference and saute onion.
  • When they are translucent in color, add all the remaining masala: red chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala and saute` till the oil separates.
  • Add the tomato and the both green leaves and saute again.
  • Take another pan and fry the marinated chicken pieces till they turn brown and keep aside.
  • Add the fried chicken pieces to the masala and saute till the water starts coming out of the chicken pieces. Add about 1 glass of hot water for the chicken to cook along the masala. Cover and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes or until done.
  • Layer the rice and chicken masala in a heavy flat bottomed vessel.
  • Pour 1/2 cup of milk with 1 tsp of turmeric power, among the layers of rice and chicken.
  • Top the vessel with rice and add milk solution.
  • For a sumptuous taste add 1 tbsp of ghee on top layer and cover with a deep vessel.
  • Keep the flat bottom biriyani vessel on a Tava and heat them for about another 10 minutes and now your biriyani is being baked in a traditional way.
  • :- Garnish with fried cashew, kismis and golden deep fried onion if you prefer.
  • :- But even without them its more healthy and tasty too.
  • Note:- The advantage with this biriyani is that it contains less Ghee/oil and being made at home it carry less masala and oil.

Notes

You can visit this link Pottalam Chicken Biriyani | Banana Leaf Chicken Biriyani | Kizhi Chicken Biriyani With Video. You can also visit this link Kozhikode Chicken Biriyani.
Keyword Easy Kerala Chicken Biriyani, Kozhi Biryani
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