How to Prepare Scrumptious Chicken Reshmi Biryani ?
‘Biryani’- the word is enough to bring joy in your eyes, and make your mouth go watering. This is itself a full-course meal that needs no side dishes. Biryani belongs to the Mughal cuisine and then spread throughout India. You will be glad to know that this cuisine is different in distinctive states. You can’t think of Kolkata Biryani without potato while Hyderabadi Biryani is all about spices. Lukhnowi Biryani is also different in taste than these two. Have you ever tried chicken reshmi biryani? Today, you will get the recipe for it. Try on your Sunday brunch and give a sweet surprise to your family.
Ingredients
To prepare chicken reshmi biryani for two, you will need following ingredients at this quantity-
- Chicken slices- 4-1/4 lb
- Salt as per taste
- Curd- 2 cups
- Ginger Paste- 2/2 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder- 2/2 tbsp
- Garlic Paste- 2/2 tbsp
- MyMasala Coriander Powder- 2 tbsp
- MyMasala Chili Powder- 4tsp
- Fried onions- 1-2 tbsp
- Onions- 4 (sliced)
- Whole Spices- 2/2 Tsp
- Coriander Leaves- 2 cups (chopped finely)
- Basmati Rice- 4 cups
- Water as much you need
- Dough for sealing the pan
Methods:
- First, you need to marinate the chicken in curd, salt, garlic and ginger paste, MyMasala turmeric, coriander powder, MyMasala chili powder and whole spices for 3-4 hours. You can keep the marination overnight.
- Take a large pan and heat oil in it. Fry onions till that become golden brown and crispy.
- Strain the oil from onion and keep it aside.
- Take 8 cups of water in a saucepan and add salt to it. Boil it. When the water is bubbling, add rice to it and cook for 8-10 minutes until it is cooked properly.
- Drain the excess water from the rice and keep it aside.
- Take a large cooking vessel with a lid and add the oil, you kept aside. Make a single layer of chicken on the oil.
- Now, layer it with fried onions, coriander leaves, and rice. Once done, repeat the layer again.
- After filling the vessel, you need to grease the edges of the lid and seal it with the pot with the help of dough. Oiling is important so that you can open the lid easily later.
- Cook on the high flame for 10-12 minutes. Then, place a griddle on the oven and put the vessel on it. Now, cook for one hour in low heat.
- After an hour, you will start getting the aroma. Break the seal and your yummy chicken reshmi biryani is ready to serve.
Usually, people don’t need any side dish with this recipe. But, if you are preparing it for any occasion, you can prepare chicken chaap or chicken vaarta with it. Else, chicken reshmi biryani tastes great if you have it with raita and salad. So, to make your coming weekend special, you can prepare this item and bring joy to your family members.