Chicken Biriyani Kerala Style Recipe(Kozhi Biryani

Ingredientsfor 6 servings

• 1 kg Basmati rice
• Water (For 1 cup of rice, add 1 1/2 cups of water
• 1 kg Chicken can — also make it with mutton and fish
• 2 tsp Garam masala powder
• 100 g Ginger paste 3 tsp
• 100 g Garlic paste 3 tsp
• 1 cup Curd
• 1 nos Lemon
• 1/4 kg Tomato — sliced
• 1/2 kg Onion — sliced
• 1/4 kg Small onions (Kunjulli)
• 5 nos Green chillies
• Coriander leaves A bunch
• Mint leaves A bunch
• 100 g Ghee
• 1/4 Lt Oil
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg powder , Jathikka — optional
• 1 cup Curd
• 1/2 Of Onion
• 1/4 Of Tomato
• Coriander leaves
• Salt, to taste

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Soak the rice in water for about 2 hrs.

2. Step 2

   Mix the cleaned chicken with 1 cup of curd and some salt. Set aside.

3. Step 3

   Heat some ghee and oil in a large vessel.

4. Step 4

   Cook small onions, onion and green chillies together.

5. Step 5

   When the colour of the onion turns brown, add the ginger-garlic paste and cook well.

6. Step 6

   Add the tomatoes, coriander leaves and mint leaves and cook well, until all the ingredients mix together and the oil starts to separate.

7. Step 7

   Add garam masala and nutmeg powder.

8. Step 8

   Add the chicken pieces mixed with curd.

9. Step 9

   Stir everything together thoroughly and cover the pan with a lid.

10. Step 10

    Cook for about 10 minutes.

11. Step 11

    Stir it once every 10 minutes.

12. Step 12

    When the chicken is half cooked, add water and allow it to boil.

13. Step 13

    Drain off the water from the rice and add to the boiling water.

14. Step 14

    Allow it to boil and when the rice gets quarter cooked, add the lime juice and close with the lid.

15. Step 15

    Simmer the flame and keep it for approximately 45 min(until cooked).

16. Step 16

    Give it a stir now and then once every 15 minutes.

17. Step 17

    Goes well with curd kachambar.