Chicken biriyani(Tamilnadu style)

                Chicken biriyani(Tamilnadu style)

It is an entirely diffrent biriyani recipe from keralal style.Easy to prepare and spicy too.Did you see my  Chicken biriyani kerala style recipe and Thalassery chicken dum biriyani recipe ?

Ingredients:

• Chicken:1/2 kg
• Basmati rice:3 cup
• Garlic cloves:20
• Ginger:30gm
• Onion:3 big
• Tomato:2
• Green chilly:2
• Chilly powder:1tspn
• Turmeric powder:1/4 tspn
• Cinnamon/patta:1 big piece
• Clove/grampoo:4
• Cardamom/elakka:4
• Star anise/thakkolam:2
• Bay leaves:2
• Coriander leaves: handful
• Mint leaves: handful
• Curry leaves:2 springs
• Coconut milk:1 cup
• Lemon juice:1tspn
• Coconut milk : 1 cup
• Water: 3.5cup
• Oil:1/4 cup
• Ghee:1/4 cup
• Dalda:2 tspn(optional)

Method:

• Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 minutes.Drain and keep it aside.
• Marinate chicken pieces with salt and few drops of lemon juice.
• Grind ginger and garlic together and keep it aside.
• Heat pressure cooker with ghee, oil and dalda(if you are using).
• Add crushed cinnamon,cloves,cardamom,star anise, and bay leaves.
• Add onion and sauté it well.
• Add tomato slices and sauté it again.
• Add ginger garlic paste sauté it again and wait for few seconds .
• Add coriander leaves, mint leaves and curry leaves.
• Add green chilly, chili powder, turmeric powder and salt
• Add marinated chicken pieces.Mix it well with all other ingredients.
• Close the pressure cooker with a plate and keep it in low flame for 10 minutes.
• Now add basmati rice and stir well.Add lemon juice.
• Add coconut milk and water.Stir well.
• Close the pressure cooker and place the weight.
• Wait for one whistle in high flame.
• Switch off the flame and let cooker cool down.
• Serve it hot.

ps:This measurement is enough to serve for 4 to person

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