Greetings, beautiful hivers, I hope you are healthy and fine wherever you are. Today, I am going to share with you a delicious rice dish called boneless chicken biryani.
Biryani is a dish that people love to eat all over the world. There are several different versions of biryani. In Pakistan, it is traditionally a heavily spiced rice dish that takes a long time and a lot of effort to prepare. However, I am going to make an easier, milder, yet yummier version of it today that is liked by everyone, the kids as well as the adults alike. The ingredients required are also very simple and can be easily bought from a local grocery store. So let's get started.
Ingredients
Boneless, skinless chicken breast 300g, cut into ½ inch thick cubes
Rice 300g, washed and soaked for ½ an hour
Onion 100g
Tomatoes 250g
Ginger 30g, Julienne.
Garlic 30g, finely chopped. If you prefer ginger/garlic paste can also be used instead.
Salt 1 teaspoon
Black pepper ½ teaspoon
Red chilli flakes ¼ teaspoon
Cumin 1 teaspoon
Olive oil 4 tablespoons. You can substitute it with any cooking oil of your choice.
Fresh coriander 1/2 cup, chopped
Fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup
Fresh green chillies 4-5, chopped
Cooking Method for Rice
Take 1.5 liters of water in a pot and bring it to a boil. On medium heat, add rice to the boiling water, ½ teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of cooking oil.
Cook the rice until half done, stirring only a few times. Be careful to avoid over-stirring.
When the rice is half-cocked, drain the water and stop the cooking process by placing the rice under tap water.
These steps in rice preparation are very important to follow to avoid breaking the rice and making them mushy.
Cooking Method for Chicken
In a pot, on medium heat, add cooking oil and chopped onion.
Fry the onion until golden brown in color. Once the onion turns golden brown in color, add cumin, garlic, and half of the chopped ginger. Here you can use ginger/garlic paste instead as well. Saute until fragrant.
After that add chicken to the pot and fry until the chicken starts changing its color.
Then to the chicken, add chopped tomatoes. After adding the tomatoes, add salt, black pepper and red chilli. Stir well.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking the chicken for 15 minutes, stirring after every 5 minutes interval. Once the chicken is cooked, turn the heat off.
Layering
Now comes the fun part; layering . Layering is a very interesting and unique step in biryani preparation. I have tried to make it super easy for you.
Take half of the cooked chicken out of the pot.
Then spread half of the prepared rice over the remaining chicken in the pot. Over this first layer of chicken and rice, sprinkle half of chopped coriander, mint leaves, chopped green chillies and chopped ginger. Our first layer is done.
Now for the second and final layer, repeat the same steps that is; add the remaining chicken and spread the remaining half of the rice over the chicken followed by chopped coriander, mint leaves, green chillies and ginger on top of the rice.
Final Step
After layering is done, cover the pot with the lid. Place the pot on medium-high heat for the first 8 minutes. Then reduce the heat to very low and let it cook for another 15 minutes.
*Be careful not to increase the heat and not to remove the lid during this step.
Turn the stove off after 15 minutes. Use a fork to fluff up the rice.
Dish out and enjoy your meal.
*This recipe serves two.
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Hello @hameem,
I have eaten Biryani once, two years ago and it was an amazing experience for me. I loved it. Though I have been trying to make it, but I don't get it right. Your recipe is simple and straightforward. I will try it out again. Thank you for this. Good day.
Hey @Bigabigail, this recipe is super easy to make. This time when you make it, its going to be a success for sure😊
Thank you for your nice comment.
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How rich it looks
It really is! Thanks for your nice comment.
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Greetings @edwing,
I see! But I used single #, why the tags are appearing like so! Should I correct the tags and update the post?
I have shared my picture at the end. Next post will include my picture while cooking.
Thanks for your comment!
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Sure, why not! We have plans to visit Sheikhupura resort soon when my husband returns from Islamabad in December. I'll be sharing the fun pictures here too.
Great will wait for those reviews, to learn more about your region 🤗.
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Corrected the tags. Thanks
Thank you 🤗, we hope to see you soon with more recipes, I'm also going to the kitchen right now 😋, greetings from Venezuela ✨
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