Bihari Chicken Biryani
Chicken Biryani from the land of Bihar.
Servings Prep Time
8people 10minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40minutes 30minutes
Servings Prep Time
8people 10minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40minutes 30minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Make a paste of Poppy seeds, onions, green chillies, red chillies, black pepper and half of the coriander leaves.
  2. Marinate the chicken in the above paste. Keep it aside for 15 minutes.
  3. Add yoghurt, salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric to the chicken too. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
  4. In a pan, add oil and add sliced onions and fry till brown. Take half of the fried onions out for garnishing.
  5. Add ginger garlic paste. Saute till the raw smell goes away, around 2 minutes.
  6. Add the marinated chicken. Add little water, around ½ cup. Add remaining coriander leaves and half of the mint leaves. Add little lemon juice. Cook for around 15 minutes and the yakhni is prepared..
  7. Now to prepare rice. Add 1 TBSP oil to a pan. Add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaves. Add the remaining mint leaves. Add 1 tsp of salt and 10 cups of water. Once the water boils, add rice and cook till its half cooked. It will take around 7 – 10 minutes. Drain the rice.
  8. Now layer the Biryani for dumm. Layer the rice and yakhni with coriander leaves and mint leaves.
  9. Add a little orange kewra water for adding extra color to your biryani. Granish with the fried onions we kept aside. Let the biryani dumm for 30-35 mins. If in the oven the temp needs to be 300F and if using gas, keep it on high for 5 minutes and low to medium for the rest 25 minutes.
  10. Serve with Onion and tomato Raita. Enjoy!!!