International kitchen

Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani is a International recipe with clear ingredients and practical, step-by-step directions.

Chicken Biryani prepared recipe
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Preparation checklist

  • Read all 6 method steps from beginning to end.
  • Measure and arrange all 17 listed ingredients.
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Step by step

Method

  1. 01

    Cook soaked and washed rice.

  2. 02

    Marinate the chicken in lemon juice, yoghurt, ginger, garlic, salt, turmeric powder, cumin powder, cloves, chillis, chopped tomatoes, and tomato purée.

  3. 03

    Heat oil in a pan, add onions, and cook until onions turn golden brown. Add these to the chicken.

  4. 04

    Grease a heavy-bottomed deep and wide mouthed pan. Add a layer of rice. Put in the chicken mixture, top with the rest of the rice, and put the saffron on top.

  5. 05

    Bake in the oven for 1–1½ hours at 150°C (300°F); cut into a piece of chicken to see if it is cooked.

  6. 06

    Serve the biryani with yoghurt on the side.

Ready to serve

Serve the dish as directed and enjoy it while it is at its best.

Bon appétit — enjoy your meal!
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Source & licence

This recipe was adapted and reformatted from Wikibooks Cookbook . Text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Image: CC BY-SA 4.0, credited to Ranjith Kumar; view original image record .