Name: Kerala Simple & Nice Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Rice; 4 cups Hot water; 8 nos Chicken drumsticks; 1 cup Ghee; 1/2 cup Almonds(chopped) (Badam); 1/2 cup Cashew nuts (chopped); 2 nos Onions (finely chopped, medium); 4 nos Bay leaves (Karuga/Vazhana ela); 5 nos Cloves (Grambu); 8 nos Black Peppercorns (Kurumulaku); 4 nos Green cardamoms (Paccha elakka); 1 no Brown cardamom (crushed); 2 sticks Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 1 tbsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Garam masala; 1 pc Onion (small); 2 nos Garlic pods; 2 pc Ginger; 1 cup Yoghurt; 1 tbsp Saffron strands; Salt (As reqd)

Kerala Simple & Nice Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)

A delicious festive dish

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Prep Time 40 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cups Rice
4 cups Hot water
8 nos Chicken drumsticks
1 cup Ghee
1/2 cup Almonds(chopped) Badam
1/2 cup Cashew nuts chopped
2 nos Onions finely chopped, medium
4 nos Bay leaves Karuga/Vazhana ela
5 nos Cloves Grambu
8 nos Black Peppercorns Kurumulaku
4 nos Green cardamoms Paccha elakka
1 no Brown cardamom crushed
2 sticks Cinnamon Karugapatta
1 tbsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Garam masala
1 pc Onion small
2 nos Garlic pods
2 pc Ginger
1 cup Yoghurt
1 tbsp Saffron strands
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Grind together garam masala, onion, ginger, garlic and yoghurt into a smooth paste.
Rub it over the chicken and leave aside for 30 mins.
Heat ghee in a pan or a kadai.
Fry almonds and cashew nuts and set aside for garnish.
In the same ghee, fry the onions crisp and reserve half for garnish.
To the remaining onions, add the bay leaves, cloves, peppercorns, cardamom, cinnamon and turmeric powder and fry.
Add chicken and cook for 20 mins.
Add the rice, hot water, salt and cook over moderate heat until cooked.
Dissolve saffron in a little warm water and add it to the rice.
Garnish with the balance of fried onions and nuts.
:- Serve hot.