Hyderabadi Briyani
Ingredients:
Rice ½ kg
Chicken 750 gm
Red chili powder 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp
Onion as required
Lemon 4
Mint leaves ¼ bunch
Fresh coriander leaves ¼ bunch
Green chili 4 – 6
Black pepper 1 tsp
Cardamom 3 – 4 (whole)
Cumin 1 tsp (whole)
Yellow food color 2 tsp
Yogurt 1 cup
Milk 2 tbsp
Oil/clarified butter ½ cup
Recipe :
Marinate chicken with salt, red chili powder, black pepper, ginger garlic paste, yogurt and cumin.Now boil rice and add mint leaves, green chilies, whole cardamom, salt and vinegar.
Cook rice for a while.
Then preheat oil in separate pan, add chicken and cook on low flame without water.When chicken water dries up then add coriander leaves, mint leaves and 3 lemons juice.Now add little oil in a large pan, make rice layer then add chicken, sprinkle coriander leaves, mint leaves and cover with remaining rice.Fry medium size onion in oil to sprinkle on top of rice.Finally, dissolve yellow food color in milk and add 1 lemon juice. Drop on rice.Simmer for 10 minutes and serve hot.Hyderabadi chicken biryani is ready to serve.