Chicken Biryani Recipe (Easy, Step by Step Pictures + Video)

For Marinating Chicken

• 500 grams Chicken (bone-in)
• 1/2 cup Curd
• 1 tsp Chilli powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala powder
• 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
• Salt to taste

Fresh Garam Masala

• 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds
• 1 stick Cinnamon
• 6 no Cardamom
• 2 no Mace
• 1 no Star Anise
• 2 no Cloves

For Biryani Base

• 2 tbsp Ghee
• 3 tbsp Coconut Oil
• 2 large Onion (sliced thinly)
• 3 no Green Chillies (slit )
• 3 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 2 tsp Chilli Powder
• 2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder

For Roasting Rice

• 2 cups Basmati Rice
• 1 tsp Ghee

For Cooking Biryani

• 1/2 cup Coriander Leaves (chopped finely)
• 1/2 cup Mint Leaves (chopped finely)
• 1 cup Coconut Milk
• 2 cups Water
• Salt to taste

1. 1

   Marinate chicken with the given ingredients for 10 mins, You can leave it in the fridge overnight.

2. 2

   Wash and soak basmati rice multiple times till the water runs clear. Soak them in cold water for 30 minutes.

3. 3

   Grind the ingredients given for the fresh masala masala to a fine powder. Set aside.

4. 4

   Now make the masala. Heat oil and ghee in a kadai. Add in onions, green chilli and saute till light golden. Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min. Add in turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder and the fresh garam masala.. Saute it for a min. Now add in the marinated chicken along with the marination. Saute it for 7 to 8 mins so the chicken gets coated with the masala.

5. 5

   Transfer the masala to a pot. In the same kadai. Add a tsp of ghee and fry the soaked and strained rice for 5 mins or so. Once it is coated well with the ghee, add it into the pot over the chicken.

6. 6

   Add in coriander leaves and mint leaves, coconut milk and water. Add salt to taste Now bring everything to a boil. Let it boil for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and Cook on low heat for 15 minutes. Now the rice must be cooked. Turn off the heat and Let it stay for 10 minutes. Now gently fluff the rice with a fork. Open the pot and mix gently using a spatula or fork. Serve hot with raita.