How to Cook Tasty Chicken Reshmi Biryani

Chicken Reshmi Biryani.

You can cook Chicken Reshmi Biryani using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Reshmi Biryani

1. Prepare 1 kg of chicken.
2. Prepare 1 kg of onions, sliced.
3. Prepare of Oil for frying the onions.
4. You need 1 cup of finely chopped coriander leaves.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of ginger paste.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of garlic paste.
7. It's 1 tbsp of coriander powder.
8. You need 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
9. You need 2 tsp of chilli powder.
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of garam masala.
11. You need 1 cup of yogurt.
12. You need to taste of Salt or.
13. Prepare of For the Rice:.
14. It's 2 cups of basmati rice.
15. It's to taste of Salt or.

Chicken Reshmi Biryani step by step

1. Heat enough oil in a heavy based broad pan or kadahi as will take in the onions comfortably (the onions should be covered with the oil) and fry the onions in it till brown and crisp..
2. Strain the onions and the oil into a strainer, and keep aside..
3. Marinate the chicken in the garlic and ginger paste, dhania, haldi, chilli powder, garam masala, yogurt and the salt, for 3-4 hours at least..
4. 'Almost' cook the rice in water to which salt has been added-- Bring water to a boil, add the rice and salt, cook till the rice is almost cooked (takes about 8 minutes). Drain the rice and keep aside..
5. Heat 1/2 cup of the remainder of the oil in a large heavy based pan with a lid and add the chicken to it, spreading it to form a layer..
6. Over the chicken, make a layer of half each of the rice, onions and coriander leaves..
7. Repeat the same layers a second time and cover the pan, sealing it with some dough..
8. Let it cook on high heat for 10 minutes, then place on a tawa and leave on low heat to cook for about an hour..
9. Break the seal and serve either in the same pan or transfer on to a serving dish..