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Chicken Biryani

Recipes Details

Preparation Time:

1 hour

Cooking Time:

30 minutes

Servings:

4

Ingredients

  • 5 cups Basmati rice
  • Half a chicken (cut into pieces)
  • 1/2 cup yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp turmeric powwder
  • 1 tbsp dried chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp chicken curry powder
  • 1 red onion (sliced)
  • 2 tomatoes (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp minced ginger
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 3 star anises
  • 4 cardamon pods
  • 2 pandan leaves (chopped)
  • 5 tbsp ghee
  • Salt
  • Raisins
  • Cashew nuts
  • Coriander & Mint leaves

Kitchen Appliances:

  • Rinnai RB-92G Hyper Burner Built-in Gas Hob

Method

  1. In a bowl, add in chicken pieces, 1 tbsp of turmeric powder, dried chilli powder and chicken curry powder and 1/2 cup yoghurt. Mix well and let the chicken marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
  2. Rinse 5 cups Basmati rice and pour into the rice cooker pot. Set aside for later.
  3. In a hot wok, melt and heat up 5 tbsp ghee.
  4. Add in raisins, cashew nuts, 2 cinnamon sticks, 3 star anises, 2 bay leaves, 4 cardamon pods and 2 sliced red onions. Stir fry until aroma are released.
  5. Add in 1 tbsp of minced ginger and minced garlic and 2 chopped pandan leaves.
  6. Mix until well combined then add in 2 chopped tomatoes and 1 packet of biryani spice powder mix. Mix well and stir fry until tomatoes turn soft.
  7. Add in the marinated chicken pieces. Mix well and cook for about 3 minutes.
  8. Then turn off the heat and transfer the chicken mixture into the rice cooker pot filled with the washed rice.
  9. Pour in 5 cups of water and add a pinch of salt. Mix to combine well and add in coriander and mint leaves.
  10. Cook in rice cooker until fully-cooked.
  11. Enjoy!