Name: Kerala Top Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Rice (washed and drained); 2 nos Cardamom (Elakka); 1 - Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 2 - Cloves (Grambu); 4 cups Water; 1 no Chicken cube of Maggi tastemaker; Salt (As reqd); 1 tbsp Ghee; 3 tbsp Small onions(chopped) (Kunjulli); 2 tbsp Grlic (chopped); 1 no Green chilly; 1 - Ginger (1"); Coriander leaves; 1 no Tomato; 1/2 cup Yoghurt (Curd); 1 tsp Chilly powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Pepper powder; 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder; 1 - Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 1 - Cloves (Grambu); 1 - Cardamom (Elakka); 3 - Cashew nuts; 1 no Onion (sliced thinly, big); Ghee (As reqd)

Kerala Top Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)

Easy Chicken Biriyani/Fried Rice/Pulao

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

For rice:-

2 cups Rice washed and drained
2 nos Cardamom Elakka
1 - Cinnamon Karugapatta
2 - Cloves Grambu
4 cups Water
1 no Chicken cube of Maggi tastemaker
Salt As reqd
1 tbsp Ghee

For preparing chicken curry:-

3 tbsp Small onions(chopped) Kunjulli
2 tbsp Grlic chopped
1 no Green chilly
1 - Ginger 1"
Coriander leaves
1 no Tomato
1/2 cup Yoghurt Curd
1 tsp Chilly powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Pepper powder
1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
1 - Cinnamon Karugapatta
1 - Cloves Grambu
1 - Cardamom Elakka
3 - Cashew nuts
1 no Onion sliced thinly, big
Ghee As reqd

Instructions

For preparing rice:-(can be used for both Fried rice and Biriyani) 1)Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a vessel on a low flame.
Add cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.
When it crackles, add rice and stir-fry for 2 mins.
Add water, a chicken cube of Maggi tastemaker and a little salt and stir well.
Cover and allow it to cook on a high flame.
Simmer, till it is cooked and all water is dried up.
:- Be careful not to burn the bottom. :- Check with a spoon. If not well cooked, add a little more water and simmer covering with the lid.
For preparing chicken:- 1)Crush or grind roughly, the small onions, garlic, green chillies and ginger separately.
Grind together pepper powder, chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and cashewnuts into a paste adding sufficient water.
Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a frying pan on a low flame.
Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
Add crushed or ground small onions followed by ginger, garlic and green chillies and saute`.
When a nice smell comes, add the ground masala paste and stir well.
Add a few coriander leaves.
:- If not available, you can add a tsp of coriander powder.
Add tomato pieces and stir well.
Add curd and mix well.
Add chicken pieces and salt.
Stir well for a while.
Add a cup of water and stir well.
Cover and cook on a low flame.
Remove from the flame when chicken is soft and the gravy is thick.
Fry the sliced onion in a tbsp of ghee and oil, till brown.
For mixing rice and chicken:- a)For Biriyani:- 1)Pour 1 or 2 tsp of ghee in a vessel.
Add a layer of rice.
If you want colour, add a drop of it too.
Add chicken curry followed by rice.
Repeat the placement of rice and chicken in alternate layers.
Add a few drops of lemon juice in between.
Top with fried onions.
Keep in oven for 1 min.
b)For fried rice:- 1)Saute small onions, garlic, ginger, green chillies (ground).
Saute the vegetables.
Add salt, maggi tastemaker, 1 tsp of soya sauce and a little vinegar.
Add cooked rice and fry well.
c)For vegetable pulao:- 1)Saute small onions, garlic, ginger, green chillies (ground).
Saute the vegetables.
Add salt, maggi tastemaker and a little lemon juice and mix well.

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Response (6)

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lilly February 27, 2008

my dear,
When u make curry for biryani try adding a handful of mintleaves,and see the difference.i am shure u like it

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divya November 26, 2007

pls mention how to prepare this without an oven.

nice recipe. thanks

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sd September 9, 2007

very simple and tasty recipe.

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binoj June 15, 2007

plz mention how much chicken to use!!!


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Aji June 25, 2011

Excellent, we tried…good

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regina November 4, 2005

hi…im a new wife…and a new cook too.(just 3months of cooking).The apartment i live does not have a oven. my husband loves ckn biryani. how can i do this without an oven??? THANK U

Kerala Top Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)