Sunday, August 10, 2014

Achari Biryani اچاری بریانی

Achari Biryani is a very Tangy, Tasty and Mouth watering Biryani cooked with pickle spices. 

Achari Biryani
Ingredients:

  • Rice 1/2 kg
  • Chicken  1 kg
  • Yoghurt 1 cup
  • Oil 1 cup
  • Tomatoes chopped 4
  • Onion chopped  3
  • Ginger paste 2 teaspoon
  • Garlic paste 2 teaspoon
  • Fresh Coriander leaves 1/2 cup 
  • Fresh Mint leaves 1/2 cup
  • Green Chillies , slit along length 6
  • Lemon wedges 4
  • Lemon juice 2 

Spices For Curry:

  • Salt to taste
  • Red Chillies powder 1 teaspoon
  • Red Chillies Cutter 1 teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
  • Mustard whole 1 teaspoon
  • Kalaungi whole 1 teaspoon
  • Methidana 1 teaspoon
  • Fennel whole 1 teaspoon
  • Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
  • Black pepper powder 1/2 

Spices For Biryani:

  • Plum 6
  • Cumin whole 1 teaspoon
  • Black pepper whole 1 teaspoon
  • Cardamom green 6
  • Cardamom brown 3
  • Mace 2 petal
  • Bay leaves  3
  • Cinnamon sticks 4
  • Cloves 10
  • Zarda Food Colour 1 

Procedure:

  • Wash and soak rice for 1/2 hour.
  • Boil soaked rice in 6 glass water with 2 teaspoon of added salt.
  • Drain water and keep aside the boiled 


  • Now prepare green chilles.
  • Slit along green chillies.
  • Mix all spices together, divide in two portion.
  • In one portion add lemon juice and make a paste. Retain 1/2 portion.
  • Fill this lemon spices paste into green chillies and keep 


  • Now fry onion in oil till golden brown.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 1 minute. 
  • Then add tomatoes, yoghurt, chicken and 1/2 portion of remaing spice mix and also add biryani spices except colour..
  • Fry for 5-8 minutes, then cook on medium flame till chicken is done.
  • Add lemon wedges and spice filled green chillies. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Curry is ready for Achari 


  • Now in a large pan, place at bottom the prepared curry.
  • Sprinkle mint and coriander leaves. 
  • Then spread on top the boiled rice.
  • Add colour dissolved in little water or milk.
  • Simmer for 15 minutes while lid is tightly closed.
  • Delicious Achari Biryani is ready.
  • Mix and serve