Punjabi Chicken Biryani
Punjabi Chicken Biryani (Murgh Biryani) is a tasty dish, Select only Chicken breast and drums (legs) to cook this biryani for a real taste.
Ingredients:
- Chicken 1 kg
- Extra Long Grain Silky Polished Basmati Rice 1/2 kg
- Oil 1 cup
- Potatoes ,quartered, 2
- Yoghurt 1 cup
- Tomatoes ,sliced rings, 2
- Onion , chopped, 2
- Ginger crushed 2 teaspoon
- Garlic crushed 2 teaspoon
- Green Chillies (Achari variety) 4
- Fresh Mint leaves 1/2 cup
- Fresh Coriander leaves 1/4 cup
- Salt to taste
- Chilli powder to taste
- Haldi 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin whole 1 teaspoon
- Fennel whole 1/2 teaspoon
- Caraway whole 1/2 teaspoon
- Dried Plum 4
- Cinnamon Sticks 3
- Cardamom Large whole 2
- Cardamom small whole 5
- Black pepper whole 15
- Mace flower 1/2
- Coriander whole 1 teaspoon
Procedure:
- Thoroughly wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.
- Take 6 glass of water in a pan, add 2 teaspoon of salt and boil till rice is nearly tender (One kanni remain). Drain and keep aside.
- In another pan fry onion in oil till golden brown. Now add ginger, garlic, yoghurt, tomatoes, green chillies and spices and fry for 2-5 minutes. Then add Chicken pieces and potatoes and cook on medium flame till chicken and potatoes are well done. Sprinkle Coriander and Mint leaves and Spread at top the boiled rice and simmer.One pinch of Yellow Food Colour (Zarda Colour) can be sprinkled before simmering.
- Delicious Punjabi Chicken Biryani is ready.
- Mix and serve hot with Salad and Mint raita.
