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Chicken Biryani

Non-vegetarian

Layers of marinated chicken and fragrant basmati, slow-cooked on dum.

Time75 min
Servings5
LevelHard
Chicken Biryani

Method

  1. Marinate the chicken in yogurt, spices and half the fried onions for 1 hour.
  2. Parboil the rice with whole spices until 70% cooked.
  3. Cook the chicken in a heavy pot until half done.
  4. Layer the rice over the chicken with mint, coriander, onions, saffron milk and ghee.
  5. Seal the lid and cook on low heat (dum) for 25 minutes. Rest 10 minutes before serving.

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