Kerala Chicken Biryani is one of the tastiest biriyani preparations that can be easily prepared at home. Biriyani is a mixed rice preparation having its origin from Indian subcontinent. It is a delicious blend of basmati rice, Indian spices, meat and sometimes boiled eggs and vegetables like potatoes in some regional cuisines. Biriyani is a very popular dish in Indian Cuisine. Kerala Chicken Biryani is a flavorful dish, very spicy and aromatic. Biriyani dishes are very popular and generally served for marriages, functions and other social gatherings. Biryanis are liked by all, both young and old alike. No function is ever complete without a biriyani. The preparation style varies region wise but all have their own distinct flavors and aroma that are well enjoyed. The biryani dish is unique and special with cooked basmati rice layered with chicken masala and baked. You can adjust the spicy flavor as per your requirements.
Some prefer Kerala Chicken Biryani dish more spicy and hot. While some prefer biriyani dishes to be mild and tasty especially when children are around. The dish is wholesome and nutritious very filling to your tummy. Chicken or mutton is protein rich and full of vital nutrients required for body. Growing up kids require protein in daily diet for healthy formation of bones and body. Kerala Chicken Biryani is a wholesome and healthy dish, very filling and satisfying. The dish should be noted in your menu chart when you need to cook and enjoy something different and tasty. When guests arrive unexpectedly you can impress them with the preparation. Even new comers and bachelors can give a hand at the dish. You can explore a well detailed Kerala Chicken Biryani recipe here that can be easily prepared at home. Enjoy the dish with your family.
Kerala Chicken Biryani
Ingredients
- 2 cups Basmati rice
- 3 lbs Chicken 1 1/2 kg
- 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
- 10 pieces Cinnamon Karugapatta
- 10 nos Cloves Grambu
- 8 nos Cardamom Elakka
- 1" piece Ginger
- 8 nos Garlic cloves
- 3 stems Mint leaves Pudhina
- 2-3 stems Coriander leaves
- 20 nos Cashews
- 15 nos Raisins Onakka munthiri
- Ghee/Oil/Butter As reqd
- 3 tbsp Curd
- 1 tsp Rose essence
- Yellow color powder A pinch
- 3 nos Onion big
- 3 nos Tomato
- 2-3 nos Green chillies
- Oil for frying
For Marinating Chicken:-
- 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
- Turmeric powder A little
- Black pepper A little
- 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 2 tsp Masala powder Cinnamon-Cardamom-Cloves powder
- 5-6 drops Lemon juice
Instructions
- Mix together all the ingredients for marinating the chicken. Marinate the chicken with the above paste for approximately an hour. (You can do marination the previous day and refrigerate it)
- Fry chicken pieces in enough oil to a golden brown color.
- :- Don't fry the chicken pieces for long time. Otherwise, it will become very dry and hard. The purpose of doing this is to make the pieces little stronger so that it won`t split into small pieces while making curry. Keep fried chicken aside.
- Heat 2 - 3 tsp of ghee in a thick bottomed vessel.
- Turn the flame to high and cover with a lid. When boiling starts lower the flame and let the rice cook.
- When the rice is cooked, switch off the stove and keep it closed for about 30 minutes.
- :- It is okay to switch off the stove even before the rice is completely cooked. Because it will get some cooking time while baking. Keep the cooked rice aside.
- Add onions and saute` well.
- When it is nicely done, add chilly powder, coriander powder, a little turmeric powder, a little black pepper, a little masala powder and salt and saute again.
- Add curd and mix it well. Add fried chicken pieces to the mixture and stir.
- Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add big pieces of tomatoes, cover and cook.
- :- Stir in between. The gravy will become like a paste. It should not be dry or watery. :- Check salt and add more, if needed.
- For baking biriyani in Oven Style:- Take a big flat dish.
- Coat it with ghee or butter. Put the chicken with gravy as a bottom layer followed by a layer of rice. You can repeat the layers if available.
- Mix yellow color powder with rose essence and sprinkle on top of the rice with a spoon carefully. Sprinkle 1 tsp of ghee on top of it.
- Sprinkle the fried cashews and raisins on top of it and cover with aluminium foil.
- Bake this in the oven at 375F for about 45 minutes.
- If you don't have Oven:- Use a big wide vessel coated with ghee or butter.
- Make layers as described in the above step.
- Cover it with a lid and heat the filled vessel on a low flame for approx 20 - 25 mins.
- :- Check the bottom of the vessel in between with a spoon or something to make sure it is not getting burnt. If it is getting burnt, reduce the heat.
- :- Serve Kerala Chicken Biriyani with lime pickle and raita. :- Make raita with onions, tomato, green chillies(optional), curd and salt. You can use the same quantity of Mutton instead of chicken to make Mutton Biriyani with the same recipe.
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superb
keep up the good wrk…hope to recieve more recipes from you.
Hey, i tried this recipe..it came out really good..i kinda did have too many chicken pieces.. but still it tasted nice..thanks.
thanks,ur recipe is good,explained well,its takes a lot of time,pls try to omit some of the steps of baking the biriyani.
not bad…….. people are exagerating. nothing like that. average.
Dear Ms.
You missed few essential spices in your recipe. Jeera. There are 3 types of jeera added to this biriyani(somb, fennel and shajeera).
Did you miss sprinkling of saffron soaked milk?
Bon apitet
Regards
Sushand
thanks for that good recipe
Hi,
This receipe is okay. Not that good as people have rated
I am really impressed with how the author has narrated this recipe and i am really excited aboout making this for a function….only i find small error(or rather cofusion) in the making of the gravy part….i noticed that all the spices that have been desribed to make the gravy have actually come from the marinating list…so do i still follow the narration or stick with the spices that were originally in the ingredient list for the gravy??can someone tell me how they proceeded??
I learnt to prepare biriyani from my mother…..and its almost the same method. Only difference is, while preparing the chicken gravy,we grind coriander + mint leaves AND poppy seeds(soaked for a few hrs) with shredded coconut….this way the gravy becomes really thick and nice.
But in this days of fast life, just imagine spending 3-4 hours in the kitchen to make a meal… who has the time?? Not worth…
tried this recipe.well explained but taste is jus` okay..
WOWOWOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! beautyful recepie I like TANX dear.
Finger Licking Delicous…Came out really well…Thanks
i prepared biriyani using this receipe.It was very tasty .Thanks 4 such a good recipe
Celebrate diwali with family and friends this recipe helped me to COOK
thanx yaar….gr8 recipe….
hi its very good recipe.
I just want to know that in step 3 we should do deep fry chicken or just fry chicken in some oil in a pan.
thx
really very very good taste thankyou
hmm….yummy.thanx 4 the recipe.
I tried biriyani first time and it came to be good. Nice recipe. Yea as others said you forgot to add perunjeerakam. Else everything is great!
Hi Shyla Rajiv,
Your recipe is fantastic. I tried it several times and it came out really v.good. My husband loved it v.much. I encourage you to put such recipes in the future. Also you have explained the recipes v. clearly.. Thanks a lot!
I was searching for a good recipe. finally i got it. wonderfull.Thank u very much.
Absollutely woderful biriyani!Delicious and authentic kerala biriyani.Have tried it numerous times now with great reviews.
This is really a great one. I have tried this a number of times and my family enjoys it a lot. Thanks
Biriyani came out really well. Excellent recipe; well explained. Keep up the good work!!
Dear Shyla…
Thank you so much for this awesome recipe… My husband liked it a lot…My friends were asking for the recipe…thanx once again…
I made it for my daughter`s birthday. It was simply great. Thankyou for this great recipe
It was the first time i tried out biriyani, and thanx to u, it was excellent!!
and i got the compliment: “A PROFESSIONALLY made biriyani!!!”
Kudos!!!
i`m a regular visitor of ur site. The recipies in this site is just simply excellent. Keep up the good work!!! My biriyani came out really superb!!!!Thanx to pachakam.com and shyla rajeev.
I always wanted to make chicken biriyani myself. But know one really taught me how to cook this dish. After reading this recipe I tried it, and it was wonderful and delicious like what I used to get it in Anjappar restaurant, chennai 😉
Thanks a lot!!!
I tries this recipe. It turned out very goooooooooooooooood. Thank you Shyla Rajeev.
Tastes good. Thanks to Shyla Rajeev.
Wow! very simple and GR8 taste. Kids love it.
I TRIED UR RECIPE,IT WAS EXELLENT AND AWESOME.THANKU FOR UR NARRATIONS-IMPRESSED.I THINK 2 CUPS RICE IS NOT ENOUGH,THANKU ONCE AGAIN
An easy recipe that cooks up a really mouth waterin biriyani.
Thanks a lot
I agree with Sushand, u missed out on the 3 types of jeeras. Secondly i would avoid too much use of red chilli pd. So in the marination its good to add 6-7 green chillies instead of red chilli pd. Frying the chicken is not really needed…but i`ll give it a try to see what happens.
Also, for 3 lbs of chicken ideally u can use 5 cups of rice. Also if u want it to be authentic, when chicken is almost cooked u can add a ground paste of coconut , mint an poppy seeds (a spoon of each) to the gravy and thicken the gravy. Key is to not overload it it with too much coriander/chilli powder and keep the flavor very subtle, so that the biriyani has a nice aroma of all the mint rose water/saffron etc., in the right proportion.
Its a good idea to prepare the chicken masala and leave it in the fridge and the chicken always tastes better the next day.
Also for baking i prefer 200 for 1 hr, else the top rice can get crispy.
A superb dish…. Thanks a lot, our friends too enjoyed it.
this is really a very good recipe.i skipped the part of frying chicken.even then it was very good.
This recipe is really excellent!!!!! i tried it and it came out extremely well. everyone should try this.Shyla….do include more of such fantastic kerala recipies.really eager to try.
Excellent recipe. Well presented. Came out well.
My future depends on the recipe, the Kerala guy who loves me said the only thing I need to learn before we move in together is this biryani, and it sounds easy, so…Wish me luck…:)))
Great recipe … Its tasty …
hey..i tried out the biryani with mixed vegetables like carrot,peas,corn,cauliflower,potatoes(since i am a veggie)instead of chicken…it still turned out to be grrrrreat..thanx to you…mrs.rajiv!!!
it sounds so very delicious..can you pls tell me how to make a veg or egg biriyani? i don`t eat non-veg!!
Thankyou Shyla.i enjoyed making this recipe and my husband enjoyed eating it!!!!it was really tasty.thankyou once again for a great recipe.
Thank you, Shyla. It was excellent.
This biriyani was out of this world…
This recipie was delicious. It was soo easy to make, I made it with chicken, and aslo with shrimp. It tasted GREAT!!!. I even made it for my friends and family…needless to say there was none left by the time dinner was over!! People were licking thier fingers!.
Thank You so much.
Thanx shyla for this great recipe. i tried it & it turned to be wonderful.
but i have some doubts about baking. i am a beginner of microwave,
1. actually what is the use of baking this??? i tried with out baking, as i am not so used to microwave
2. whether it will burnt while baking for 45 minutes, because we r not adding any water??? and it is difficult to check the lowest layer without stirring. and stirring destroys its layer by layer decoration.
3. which one we have to use, microwave, convection or a combination, for baking???
it wasso great…..
this is such an excellent recipe. the biriyani came out restaurant style. thankyou so much
It was very nice … thank you 🙂
Between one week time i tried it for 2 times. It was really delicious. Especially the style of narration is great. Expecting more impressive recipes from the same hand….. Thank you.
we have not tasted a biriyani so good…we are trying to make occassions to make this recipe…its so good that atleast once in a month we are forced to make it!!!!!!!!
When I tried this dish for the first time, it was absolutely finger licking. Its a favourite in my home. Thank you for this delicious dish.
Fabulous boss. It came out very well. Customized slightly to meet our requirements. Hats off to you…
Its a very tasty dish, simple to cook.
yummmmmmm….gr8 taste…..
absolutely delicious!
Thanks, this is the best biriyani recipe I have come across.Finally my food taste yummy.
Liz
Thank you Shyla Rajeev for the excellent Kerala chicken briyani recipe. My family enjoyed it very much. It is easy to prepare and not as complicated as other recipes.
Radha.
My first time trial for a Kerala biriyani. It turned out very well with ur receipe & my Mallu friends enjoyed it. Thanks a lot for the detailed receipe.
Awesome dish. Very well explained. Good job. Thank you very very much.:)
EXCELLENT RECIPE.CONGRATULATIONS.
Thanks a lot. iam newly married. i didnt know the ABCD of cooking. i tried your recipe and it came out really well.i could gain the appreciation of my sister in law. thank you very much
First time making biriyani , turned out very well.Especially the rice come out very tasty
Hey this is the first time a non-veg dish that i made comes out nicely. Its really good.
have tried it.. absolutely finger lickingly delicious!!
It really was a good Biriyani……. thanks
soooo delicious.
It tastes so good that i wanted to prepare it many times. Thank you very much.
Excellent biriyani. Thanxs for giving all the minor details!
It was excellent.U made our Easter fantastic,thanks a lot.Plz give the recipe for fried rice too.
it was a very fine one.
U have really taken effort to add such a long and detailed recipe for all ur readers.
Thanx
I`m from Brazil, South America, but my husband is from Kochi, Kerala and when I made this recipe…wow!!! He could not believe! It`s wonderful. Thanks a lot.
I was totally impressed by the receipe.so far never seen a receipe for biriyani , which i would be able prepare with ease and get the same taste each time i prepare.
Really nice receipe. please provide receipe for `chicken varuthu arachathu` curry. Do you know how to fry chicken like, what we get from mc donalds—kentucky–etc. What r thge materials they use for covering chicken legs and thighs.
thanks
joby
Very good recipe.You really made a good effort.Thankyou
I have never made chicke biriyani before and didn`t expect this recipe to come out so good.It certainly is a crowd pleaser.Thanks a lot for posting this wonderful recipe..
it was excellent
superbbb!!Its very niceeee
This is perfect!! I kind of got a good cook award from the people who tasted it (including my husband ;))
Two Thumps Up ! Two Thumps Up !
This is a great recipe, Thanks for sharing this wonderfull treat. Everyone shud try this u`ll fall in love with it … Best Wishes
Excellent recipe. You must be congratulated for coming up with this.
This one`s really good!! To all those who see the lengthy list of ingredients and even lengthier method of preparation, please don`t be put off! It really is quite simple and at the end of it you will not regret the effort. Thanx to the contributor of the recipe and all those who rated it!
I never expected this recipe to turn out so well as Iam a beginner to cooking.This dish was so fabulous.Thanks for sharing such a great recipe…
very good biriyani….. I will make every occasion
It is an excellent recipe. Can vouch for it as I was lucky to taste it (I`m the lucky husband)!
Excellent Recipe. The presentation is excellent and good guide for beginners.
Thanks for Effort.
its a good dish!thank you
this one is worth trying. it turned to be excellent
am newly married and i didnt know any cooking.i tried out ur recipe and it turned out to b great.no words to Descriptionibe it!!!!!!!!!!my husband was in all praise for me……..THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!keep on posting your tasty recipes for people like us,it ll b a great favour…………once more thanks a lot and lot and lot………………..
that seems is crazy…she is jealous!! shyla..your recipe is excellent! no doubt!
This recepie is fabulous.My guest were in all praise of this recepie.thank u.plzzz do post more good recepie like this one.
UR BIRIYANI ROCKS! The three n half hours of making this recipe.. IS REALLY WORTHA WAIT, TRULY!! Thankx
Thanks a lot for this recipe.Its vry tasty. seema seems to be nut who has no sense of good taste. seema if u feel this is not great why dont u post some great recipes urslf b4 daring to comment on others good efforts?
This is a really good recipe. my whole family enjoyed it. Thanks alot.
Indeed too tasty…….wanna do it again……..Thanks for the recipe…….do post it more…..so that it would be easy for us to cook…..
Dear Shyla ,As Im a big fan of ure biryani recipe and trust ur methods a lot was wondering if you have posted some other recipes on this site which i could try- also do you know a good vegetable kurma recipe? i tried the ones on this site but it didnt come as good as the ones you get in restaurants-since ure recipe was great for biryani-PLZ post a message with sum of ur other great recipes!!!!!
happy cooking!
THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS! Binu, I also think this recipe takes more time. So, I try to omit some steps when I don`t have much time. but then I won`t get the exact taste I get with all the steps included. Also, there is an `Instant Biriyani` recipe I added to the Chicken section of this site, which won`t take much time. To me it tastes OK. But nothing compared to this one.
very good receipe…and easy to make also…best wishes
This recipe is awesome..my husband loved it!! He was very impressed. The only problem was cooking the rice..I had to keep on adding more water. I didn`t realize that 1 cup rice, needs 1 and 3/4th cup of water. I only added 3/4 cup of water!! Next time I will get it right!
Thanks for the recipe!
Hello Deepika…. I fry chicken in a pan, with oil about 1 cm deep in it. RESA, I would like to add other recipes too.. but not getting enough time to do that. Will do it, when I have some time. THANKS!!
i tried this recipe…wowww…it really came out well..i recommend this for a grand function…it`ll take some pretty time to make but the taste is excellent..my husband liked a lot…thanks for the recipe.
Excellent! Excellent! Thank you. Expecting more from you.
It was really good and I never made a Biriyani Like this. The smell was so good and looks & taste like you buy it from restaurants..
Thanks very much!!!
A Wonderful recipe thank you so much!!!Have mad it my trademark biryani my family loves it!!!What i like about ur recipe is the precise instructions detailed steps and proper amounts everything is so detailed its haed to make a mistake- Im planning to check out more of YOUR recipes- if you havent uploaded them i request you to share ure culinary skills u should also probably write a book!
very nice recepie .
Excellent, Excellent & Excellent, Nothing more or less
Excellennnttttttttt.it came out very tastyyyyyyyyy….
so tasty
Nalla sayamban recipe.. adipoli..savari kiri kiri..
seriously good work mate!!!!
it seems good…2cups means how many kg?is it enough for 1.5kg chicken?
absolutley delicious, especially if followed exactly. my first time making biriyani but i will be making it very often now. thankyou very much indeed
This is one of the greatest Biriyani`s I have ever had. Even the Americans love this recipe. The person who gave a low rating due to the cooking time, we are talking about taste not fast life (“Burger King” is a good option for you. They have chillie). You must be rating poor on all the croc pot recipes since it takes 10-12 hours to prepare. No words can Descriptionibe this recipe. My American friends go nuts after tasting this Biriyani. I am making this for the Thanksgiving.
The best food is Kerala food. Period. Not Sushi!!!!!!!!!!!
It was really an excellent dish. Everybody at home loved it alot. I never thought it would turn out fine, as it was my first attempt to prepare biriyani. Thanks alot! My mother has asked me to wish you on her behalf too.
this is a excellent reciepe and very useful for people like me,be`cos i was in a search of a good kerala type biriyani.but,i have one doubt,i have heard that,when u bake biriyani start with a layer of rice and end with rice.but here,its written that u must put all the gravy as a bottom layer and above that put all the rice as one layer,then how come the gravy taste will come into rice?will it be good?or put the rice as first layer then gravy as second and rice on the top of it, will be good?anyone help me?thankx.
Very good recipe.thanks a lot.
Shyla…this is the only recipe i have seen with so many comments…to be very honest i havent tried ur recipe but by the looks of it i can say its very tasty as everyone has been saying…i am a constant biriyani maker myself which is some what similar to this…so i can relate with this recipe…maybe i will post my recipe someday and hope to get so many ratings as u did…way to go ; )
Adipoli biriyani! All the ingredients just added up so well that it tasted and smelled very nice.
Our rice was a little bit on the cripsier side, may be because we fried it for too long, or was it the baking? I`ll get it right the next time.
3lbs chicken for 2 cups of rice looked a little too much, (may be its because we like more rice.) We used just 1.5lbs for 2 cups of rice.
When the color was added, all the rice became yellow. I think it`ll be better if only a part of it was colored. The white and yellow mix will give it a better appeal.
thanks again.
Really Excellent
Hello,
I followed the recipe and the biriyani cameout very well, execellent recipe
thanks much
-Remy.
This is an excellent recipe, I have tried it for both chicken and Goat.
Just one comment to add; it will help if the recipe tells the measurement of the oil to take when preparing the gravy and when frying the chicken or mutton.
I will give 5 star to this recipe.
Thank you Shyla!
It is very nice recipe. I really started loving Indian food after my wife Anu (from India) prepared this one !!! wonderful!!!
Very good test and Excellent
hello shyla,wonderful recipe..has been a hit every single time..thanks so much. DM.
This is an awesome recipe. I have tried this recipe several times. Though its a little long, its worth the hard work and time. Especially when i receive all those appreciation at the table. I am so glad i found this recipe. But I`d like to get some advise on the calculation of the ingredients when i cook on a large scale, like if i use more than 1 1/2kg of chicken. I dont think i am doing it right:( Thanx for ur recipe!
i have tried this recipe many times for couple of years came out very good.thank you
For the first time my biriyani tasted like a biriyani. Hats off to you shyla for the excellent recipe. The biriyani was flavorful and yummy. You made my day a wedding anniversary day. My husband loved it. I am planning to make it for my in laws also. I just increased the quantity of the rice. Thank you so much for the recipe. Hoping to see more of you in this site..
this recipe is really really excellent,but u missed 2 add fried onion in step 22 .thnx 4 the excellent recipe, expecting more GR8 recipe frm u.
this recipe is really good and i tried it several times and it came out really fantastic. thank you once again for a delicious recipe
Excellent recipe…thanks a lot…….gives full mark..we loved it!!!
Oh i am seaching for such a recipe and got and prepared. It was yammy!!!
wonderfull reciepe
Yammy Yammy Recipe We all just love it
Thanks shyla for this excellent recipe.
Super dish. Was just perfect. My husband loved it – Thanks for the recipe shyla
It is very testy and im not to say in words its really wonderful thanks to you very much and my family members also liked it to much thanks once again for this recipe.
An excellent recipe. Well written. Have tried it on several occasions, and sucess each time. Thankyou.A must try!
thank u sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much………………..never in my life I`ve had such a wonderfull biriyani………………..thanks once again!
I tried this recipe as it had come with great comments. I usually try recipes based on the comments and I am happy to say that the comments have done justice to the recipe. I made it for my daughters 4th bday party and it was a HIT. Excellent.Since my husband loved it so much I am making it once again. with such great recipes I can become an excellent cook. Ha Ha Ha …….
Wonderful recipe … My husband loves it..
I make it over and over again for guests..
I recommend it to all my friends..
This is an excellent recipe……thank you so much.I shared this one with a lot of my friends.
Maya
10 stars 4 u dear….this receipe is truly awesome….hats off to u….
Excellent dish..!!! Must try for everyone who like biriyani. Thnx a lot for this wonderful recipe.
Thank u sooo much for such a wonderful recipe. I have tried many written recipes from different sites but never came out well as this one. The way it is presented is excellent that even a beginner like me can cook as experts. Shyla, I would appretiate more recipes like this. Thank you soo much.
Super!!!!!!!!!!!! excellent recipe…really enjoyed……Thanks a lottttt
This one came too good. I have made Biriyani before too, but none came this good. Kudoos to you… We used Kohinoor Basmati rice, seems like one can use more rice we think… Again thanks for the wonderful, clear, detaile recipe…