Name: Kerala Simple & Yummy Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken (cut into big pieces); 1 kg Basmati rice; 250 gm Dalda or Ghee; ½ kg Onion (sliced finely & divided into three portions); ½ kg Tomato; 100 gms Green chillies (crushed); 5 nos) Ginger – 100 gms (4 (crushed, 4); 100 gms Garlic (crushed); Cinnamon(Karugapatta); Cloves(Grambu); Cardamom(Elakka); Nutmeg(Jathikka); Mace(Jathipathri); 2 tsp Pepper (crushed); 3 tsp Coriander powder; 50 gms Cashewnuts; 100 gms Raisins; 1 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves (chopped); 1 1/2 tsp Mint leaves (chopped); 2 kg Water; 1 pinch Biriyani colour; Salt (As reqd)

Kerala Simple & Yummy Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)

Easy to make chicken biriyani

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Prep Time 40

Total Time 40

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 kg Chicken cut into big pieces
1 kg Basmati rice
250 gm Dalda or Ghee
½ kg Onion sliced finely & divided into three portions
½ kg Tomato
100 gms Green chillies crushed
5 nos) Ginger – 100 gms (4 crushed, 4
100 gms Garlic crushed

Spices(powdered):

Cinnamon(Karugapatta)
Cloves(Grambu)
Cardamom(Elakka)
Nutmeg(Jathikka)
Mace(Jathipathri)
2 tsp Pepper crushed
3 tsp Coriander powder
50 gms Cashewnuts
100 gms Raisins
1 1/2 tsp Coriander leaves chopped
1 1/2 tsp Mint leaves chopped
2 kg Water
1 pinch Biriyani colour
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Clean the chicken well.
Apply well 1 tsp of turmeric powder and salt over the chicken and keep it for 1 hr.
:- Don¦t use the chicken¦s liver.
Crush the ingredients which are to be made into a paste and keep it separately.
For cooking the chicken:- 1)Fry the marinated chicken in oil.
To the remaining oil, fry onion(1/3 of the onion) till golden brown.
Add powdered cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, pepper, coriander powder and fry for 2 mins.
Stir in low fire.
Add cut coriander leaves & mint leaves to it and stir for 1 min.
Add crushed ginger, green chillies and garlic and stir for 1 min.
Add sliced tomato and stir, till tomato gets cooked
Add salt.
Add fried chicken pieces into it and mix well.
Cover the lid and cook.
When done, remove from fire.
For cooking rice:- 1)Take rice and rinse it thoroughly in a sieve under cold running water.
Heat 100 gm of dalda or ghee in a pan.
Fry cashews & raisins in it & transfer to another dish.
To the remaining ghee, add 1/3rd of the onions and fry till golden brown.
Now to a little ghee, add 1/3rd of the onion & fry till medium brown.
Add 2 kg of water & salt to taste.
Bring it to a boil.
Add washed rice into it & boil.
Lower the flame, cover and cook for some time. Stir occasionally.
When water evaporates completely, add biriyani colour mixed with 2 - 3 drops of water and mix well.
Switch off the fire.
Cover using a lid and keep for 1 hr.
For serving:- 1)Take a small plate and place 2 tsp of fried cashews, onion & raisins, 1 chicken piece,1 tsp of masala on it.
On top of it, add some rice & press well.
Transfer to another serving dish in such a way that the masala comes on top.

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Response (3)

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Manju April 3, 2011

Excellent and easy recipe to make. Biriyani turned out awesome.

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Kavitha Racharla August 7, 2009

Very Good and ease one

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PRATHEEKSHA ROBIN August 18, 2010

Hey..its really a good recipe. I tried the same and it was really awesome. Thanks for the good recipe..

Kerala Simple & Yummy Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)