Homemade chicken biriyani. Chicken Biryani is one of the more complicated rice dishes in Indian/pakistani cooking. Being quite an amateur cook I still managed to cook up a feast with this single dish and my hubby is still licking his fingers! I am never looking for another biryani recipe after this.

Since then it has been much popular and is considered to be a luxurious treat to enjoy on special occasions. Making a chicken biryani in authentic dum style does take some time and needs little expertise. The chicken biryani masala used in this making this mouth-watering Biryani recipe is juicy and tender, and has a flavour that you will relish for sure. You can have Homemade chicken biriyani using 31 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Homemade chicken biriyani

It's 1/2 kg of long grain basmati rice.
Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
Prepare 4-5 of Whole black pepper.
You need 1 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1 tsp of refine oil.
You need of For the chicken.
You need 700 gram of chicken.
You need 4 of onions chopped.
Prepare 11/2 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
Prepare 1 cup of thik curd.
It's 2 of tomatoes chopped.
It's 1 tsp of red chilli powder.
You need 5 table spoon of Refine oil+ ghee.
Prepare to taste of Salt.
You need 2 tbsp of Homemade Biriyani masala.
Prepare 1 tsp of Saha jeera(caraway).
It's 1/2 of nutmeg.
Prepare 1 tsp of white pepper.
Prepare 3 of green cardamom.
It's 3 of cloves.
You need 2" of cinnamon.
It's 1 of black cardamom.
It's 4 of eggs boiled.
Prepare 4 of round potatoes (fried).
You need 3-4 drops of kewra essence.
Prepare of Few strand kesar dissolved in warm milk.
Prepare 50 gms of hard butter.
You need of For Garnishing.
It's 1 cup of sliced onions fried till crisps & brown.
Prepare 1/2 cup of pudina leaves.
You need 1 teaspoon of sugar.

For preparing this amazing and mouth-watering Biryani recipe, chicken is marinated in yoghurt and a melange of spices and then cooked using slow-cooking method. Add the chicken and turn to coat. This homemade chicken biryani recipe is easier than you think. I have broken down the entire recipe into a step by step process so that you can make this at your own pace.

Homemade chicken biriyani step by step

Soak the rice for 1/2 an hour...
Cook the rice in boiling water with bay leaf whole black pepper and one teaspoon oil..
Cook the rice almost tender. strain and spread the rice on a tray..let the steam escape..
Keep it aside.Marinate the chicken with salt ginger garlic paste curd and red chilli powder at least for two hours..
Heat a heavy bottom kadhai..Add refine + ghee into it.Add sliced onions.stir fry till golden brown..
Add marinated chicken..cook it on moderate flame for 5 minutes..Add chopped tomatoes...
Add fried potatoes.cook the chicken till dry & tender..
Keep it aside.
Heat another heavy bottom pan...
Add one or two tablespoons ghee..
Add all the cooked rice & roasted masala..mix it well.add one teaspoon sugar.And keep it aside..
For assembling the biriyani take a large heavy bottom pan.Grease it with desi ghee..
Spread 1/3 of the rice.place the 1/2 chicken pieces on it.make the rice moist with two tablespoons chicken gravy..
Now arrange the bolied eggs and potatoes.Add fried onions..
Repeat the process by adding rice then chicken.Finished it last layer by rice..
Finished with sprinkle fried onions & pudina leaves..
Add kewra essence and kesar dissloved with warm milk..
Now add butter pieses..
Cover the pan with a tight lid. Seal the lid with dough..
Personally I placed the pan in a round oven for 25 to 30 minutes..
You can place the pan in microoven or on gas with a heavy bottom tawa underneath to reduce heat to minimum for 1/2 an hour before serving..
Serve hot with raita..

This biryani recipe is closest to Hyderabadi Biryani where chicken and rice are layered to make the most fragrant, and well spiced biryani. Biryani is a celebration of all that is great about Indian food - the heady aromas, the vibrant colours, the fluffy rice and those addictive curry flavours. Make this Chicken Biryani with your protein of choice - or try a vegetable biryani! One of the most requested recipes is finally here! This blog features healthy and delicious recipes, but as detailed in my food philosophy, there are some special times to enjoy our food cravings.