Chicken Biryani

Name: Chicken Biryani
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 600g chicken thighs, marinated in yogurt and biryani spices; 500g basmati rice, par-cooked; 4 onions, thinly sliced and fried very dark; pinch saffron in warm milk; fresh mint and coriander generous; 100g ghee; whole spices: bay, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon

India

India's most prized rice dish. Every region has its version — Hyderabadi, Lucknowi, Kolkata. The debate is unresolvable.

India's most celebrated rice dish — fragrant basmati rice layered with spiced chicken, caramelised onion, saffron and mint, slow-cooked in a sealed pot. The dum method is the key.

Prep

30 mins

Cook

60 mins

Difficulty

Hard

Calories

505 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

600gchicken thighs, marinated in yogurt and biryani spices

500gbasmati rice, par-cooked

4onions, thinly sliced and fried very dark

pinchsaffron in warm milk

fresh mint and coriandergenerous

100gghee

whole spices: bay, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon

Method

Fry onions until very dark and crispy. Set aside.

Brown marinated chicken.

Layer in a pot: chicken, then rice, then onion, then herbs, then saffron milk.

Seal with dough or foil. Cook on lowest heat 30-35 minutes — this is dum cooking.

Chef's Tip

The seal is essential — dum cooking relies on trapped steam to cook the rice from below.

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