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Chicken Biryani

Amina Saifuddin
Amina SaifuddinAdded July 12, 2026
Chicken Biryani
Prep
30 min
Cook
2h
Total
2h 30m
Servings
6

Ingredients

6 servings
  • 750 Grams Chicken or mutton
  • 100 Ml Oil
  • 1 Inch cinnamon
  • 5 Number Cloves and Cardamom
  • 200 Grams Onion
  • 200 Grams Tomato
  • 4 Green chilli
  • ½ Cup Yogurt
  • 3 Tbsp Ginger and garlic paste
  • Handful Cilantro and Mint leaves
  • 1 Tbsp Red chilli powder
  • Small Pinch Turmeric
  • 500 Grams Basmati rice

Instructions

  1. 1

    Add oil to the pan when it is hot, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and onions .

  2. 2

    Sauté onions to light dark brown

  3. 3

    Add ginger and garlic paste and sauté until the raw smell is gone

  4. 4

    Then add chicken, tomatoes and green chilli and add salt to taste

  5. 5

    Once chicken’s color changed, then add yogurt, cilantro and mint leaves

  6. 6

    Cook them at low flame until chicken well done

  7. 7

    In another pot, add enough water for rice and let it boil

  8. 8

    Meanwhile, soak the rice for minimum 30 minutes

  9. 9

    Once the water is ready, then add the rice and cook it al dente

  10. 10

    Drain the water and mix the rice with korma. Then keep the pot in the oven at 350 F for 20 minutes

  11. 11

    Finally, fluff the rice and Biryani is ready