Chicken Biriyani / Kozhi Biryani Recipe

Ingredients

• Rice - ½ kg (3 cups)
• Cinnamon
• sticks -2 x 1” piece
• For the
• Chicken Korma:
• Garlic – 6
• big cloves finely chopped
• Ginger – 2 tsp
• finely chopped
• Green Chillies,
• slit open - 2
• Coriander
• leaves, chopped – 2 tbsp
• Mint Leaves,
• chopped = 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon
• sticks - 3 x 1” piece
• Freshly squeezed
• Lime juice – 1 tsp
• Grind to a
• fine paste:
• Khus Khus / Poppy seeds -1 tbsp
• Fennel Seeds
• / Perum Jeerakom – ½ tsp
• Coriander
• Powder / Mallipodi – 2tsp
• Kashmiri Chilly
• Powder – 2 tsp
• Preparing
• the Rice: Wash rice
• and drain out the excess water.
• In a non-stick
• pan heat 3 tbsp ghee and add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and sauté for few
• seconds and add the rice. Stir continuously on high heat for 2-3 minutes. Add
• boiling water and salt, stir well and cook covered on low heat until the water
• has been absorbed. Gently stir the rice with a fork and keep aside.
• Preparing
• the Chicken Korma: Cut chicken
• to medium pieces and clean properly. Mix ground ingredients in ½ cup yogurt and
• marinate chicken pieces in this mixture and keep aside for 1 hour.
• Heat 4 tbsp ghee in a non stick pan. Add chopped onion, ginger and garlic and sauté till
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