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About Recipe

Malabar Chicken Biryani, being got a place in our list of top 5 Indian Biryani. This delicacy from the Malabar region of Kerala is very popular among Biryani lovers.

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 1 kg

Chicken – 1 kg

Biryani Masala Paste (green chilly, cinnamon, cloves, fennel, cardamom, peppercorn) - 4tbsp

Green chilly – 10 nos

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Coriander leaves - 50 g

Mint leaves - 25 g

Curd - 150 ml

Tomato - 150 g

Onion - 1 kg

Black cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Cinnamon stick - 2 pieces

Bay leaves - 2

Cashew nuts kismis - 50 g

Cardamom – 5 nos

Ghee - 200 g

Coriander powder - 2 tbsp

Milk - 500 ml

Saffron - 1 pinch

Water (For rice) - 1 litre

Cooking Procedure

1

n Heat the ghee in a saucepan; saute the onions till golden brown colour and add sliced tomatoes saute well. Put ginger garlic paste, curd and biriyani masala and turmeric powder, and coriander powder. Add the chicken pieces and cook well. Soak the rice about 10 minutes and drain well. Melt the ghee in a saucepan and add in the spices and sliced onion mint, coriander leaves, cashew nuts, kismis, bay leaves and saute till brown in colour. Add milk and water. Allow to boil and then add rice. Lower the heat, cover and continue to cook for 15 minutes. Take another saucepan and place half the rice into it. And add the chicken on the top of the rice. And put the remaining rice on top of the chicken. And spread to make an even layer. Make random holes through the rice with a spoon and pour into each a little saffron milk. Place a few knobs of ghee, fried onion, cashew nuts and kismis on the surface and cover tightly.n

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