Recipes
Chicken Biryani
FAB PRODUCTS USED
FAB PREMIUM OIL SOLUBLE BIRYANI,FAB PREMIUM OIL SOLUBLE KASHMIRI SAFFRON
Prep Time
:40:(HH:MM)
Serves
8-10
Baking/Cooking Time
40 min
Baking Temp
00
Baking Temp Details
Celsius
Level
Adavanced
Short Recipe Description
Additional Categories
Non Vegetarian
INGREDIENTS
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1: For the Rice Basmati rice - 750 grams Fab Premium Oil Soluble Kashmiri Saffron Flavour - 1/2 tsp Bay leaf - 2 pcs Cinnamon stick - 3 inches long 2: Chicken Marination Chicken - 1 Kg Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp Red chilli pwd - ½ tsp Lemon Juice - few drops Salt - ½ tsp Yoghurt - 1 tbsp 3: To prepare Biryani Ghee - 6 tbsp Oil - 6 tbsp Cloves - 5 Cinnamon - 1 stick Cardamom - 4 Bay-leaf - 2 Saunf - ½ tsp Cumin - 1 tsp Onion - 4 medium sized ( sliced thinly) Ginger garlic paste (Homemade ) - 1 tbsp Green chilly - 3 Tomato - 4 roughly chopped Red-chilli pwd - ½ to 1 tsp Garam masala pwd - ½ tsp Fab Premium Oil Soluble Biryani Flavour - 2 tsp or (20 drops ) ( to be mixed with 1 table spoon ghee later on ) Fresh mint and coriander leaves - handful Salt to taste - |
METHOD
- Mix all marinade ingredients to the chicken pieces and leave it aside for about 1/2 hour in refrigerator ( preferably overnight ) Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins.
- Drain the water completely and set aside.for 15 mins while we make the gravy for the rice Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan or pressure cooker.
- Add the basmati rice and saute in low medium flame, till it turns fragrant and opaque in colour , remove & keep aside after it cools down a bit add the Fab Premium Oil Soluble Kashmiri Saffron Flavour to it ( only after cooling) .
- In the same pan Heat the pan ,Add 3 tbsp of ghee and 3 tbsp of oil and heat it.
- Add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf, saunf, cumin etc .
- And sauté for around 2 mins or till it's fragrant on a low medium heat .
- Add sliced onions and fry till it's pinkish in colour & the raw smell is gone Add full green chillies( do not slit) and ginger garlic paste .
- Sauté for 5-7 minutes Add chopped tomatoes and cook until soft and all the oil is separate from the masala now - around 10 minutes Now add the marinated chicken and saute for 5 mins on a low medium heat .
- Add finely chopped mint and coriander leaves.
- To the masala add 5 cups of water and mix well.
- Add red chilli powder , salt, and garam masala pwd Allow to boil for a minute in low flame.
- Now add the fried basmati rice and stir in gently( preferably with silicone spatula to avoid breaking the rice ) Taste and adjust salt Heat a small pan with 1 tablespoon ghee & add the Fab Premium Oil Soluble Biryani Flavour to it and pour over the rice and masala , Close the lid and let it simmer for about 10 mins , if in cooker then simmer down till one whistle After one whistle, simmer the flame at the lowest setting for5 to 7 mins.
- Once the pressure goes off, open the lid and fluff the biryani gently with a fork Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with raita !!! veg variations ( any vegetables-1 kg in weight ie cauliflower, potatoes , beans , sweet corn , peas , mushrooms , raw banana , green peppers ,even sweet potatoes ) you can even add boiled eggs to this chicken biryani..
