Aloo Chicken Biryani
INGREDIENTS
Chicken - 500 g
Half-cooked rice - 1/2 kg
Aloo (potatoes) - 4 to 5
Cinnamon - 4 to 5
Cardamom - 4 to 5
Bay Leaf - 1
Peppercorns - 5 to 6
Green chillies - 8 to 10
Onions - 2 cups
Turmeric powder - 1/2
teaspoon Red chilli powder - 1
teaspoon Lemon juice - 1
teaspoon Coriander - 4 to 5
strands Saffron - 1 teaspoon Oil
Salt as per Taste
METHOD
Heat oil in a pan. To that add the finely chopped onions
and fry them until teh onions turn reddish brown in
colour. Then, keep this mixture aside. To the same pan,
add oil and then add the chopped potatoes and fry
them well. Keep this aside. Now, take a large bowl. Add
the chicken pieces to it. Then, add turmeric powder,
salt, red chilli powder and lemon juice. Neaty mix all
the ingredients well and keep this aside for 10 to 15
minutes. Now, heat some oil in another pan. To this add
cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, bay leaf, green chillies
and cloves. Saute them well. To the same pan, add the
chicken mixture and saute the content well. Now, take
a pressure cooker and add half-cooked rice to that.
Then, add the chicken mixture on top. This can be later
followed by added fried onions and saffron. Let it cook
for three whistles. Garnish it with coriander when done.
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