Biryani
Serve with a cold Kachumber Salad.
Ingredients
Ingredient | Standard | Standard Unit | Weight 1 | Unit 1 | Weight 2 | Unit 2 |
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Ginger garlic paste | 0.5 | tspn. | ||||
Cilantro (fresh) | 0.0625 | cup | 1 | bunch | ||
Mint (fresh) | 0.625 | cup | 1 | bunch | ||
Jalapeno pepperSerrano pepperCayenne pepper | 1 | peppers | ||||
Onion (red, large) | 0.25 | onion | ||||
Yogurt (whole milk, plain) | 0.0625 | cup | 15 | g | .5 | oz |
Milk | 0.0833 | cup | 20 | g | .7 | oz |
Butter (unsalted) | 0.313 | tbsp. | 4.4 | g | .16 | oz |
Chicken (thigh) | 0.375 | lb | ||||
Olive oil | 0.25 | cup | 56 | g | 2.3 | oz |
Basmati rice (long, dry) | 0.5 | cup | 98 | g | 3.5 | oz |
Cardamon pods (black, whole) | 1 | pods | ||||
Cardamon pods (green, whole) | 1 | pods | ||||
Cinnamon (stick) | 0.125 | inch | ||||
Peppercorns (whole) | 0.25 | tspn. | ||||
Bay leaves | 0.0625 | leaves | ||||
Saffron threads | 0.0625 | tspn. | ||||
Turmeric (powder) | 0.25 | tspn. | ||||
Garam masala | 0.375 | tspn. | ||||
Salt (optional) |
Objects
Object | (Optional) |
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Stove top | No |
Oven | No |
Large pot | No |
Baking pan | No |
Skillet | No |
Aluminum foil | No |
Rice washer | Yes |
Sieve | Yes |
Baking Sheet | Yes |
Paper Towels | Yes |
Instructions
Marinate Chicken
- Mix: 0.25 Tspn. Ginger Garlic Paste, Tumeric, Peppers, Yogurt, 0.25 Tspn. Olive Oil, and salt (to season).
- Marinate chicken with mixture, refrigerate for 1 hour.
Rice
- Wash Rice.
- Add to Large Pot: Salt (to season), Black Cardamom Pods, Green Cardamom Pods, Cinnamon Stick, Peppercorns, Bay Leaves, Rice, 2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice.
- Boil for 13 mins. Drain rice mixture. Spread rice out to cool (on counter/baking sheet).
Saffron Milk
- Mix: Saffron Threads and Milk. Cover with Aluminum foil, and wait 30 mins.
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C)
Fried Onions
- Heat remaining Oil in Skillet (high).
- Thinly slice 75% of the Red Onions.
- Fry onion slices in oil for 3 mins. Remove and place on paper towel.
Chicken Part 2
- Set aside a small amount of Butter for step 6.
- Finely chop remaining Red Onions.
- Heat Skillet (medium). Melt 0.25 tbsp. Butter, and 0.25 tspn. Ginger Garlic Paste. Cook 1 min.
- Add onions. Cook 5 mins. Add marinated chicken. Cover and cook 8 mins.
Biryani
- Apply Butter set aside in step 5 to inside of baking pan.
- Add half of rice mixture evenly.
- Add chicken, Cilantro, Mint, 50% of fried onions, Yogurt, and 0.125 tspn. Garam Masala.
- Add remaining rice mixture evenly. Add remaining fried onions. Add remaining Garam Masala (0.25 tspn.).
- Pour saffron milk over baking pan.
- Cover in 2 layers of aluminum foil. Bake 50 mins. Cool 15 mins.
- Mix layers together.
Eating Now
- Serve.
Prep for Eating Later
- Recover aluminum foil, store in fridge.
Eating Later
- Microwave 3 mins.