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Main Course

Kerala Style Chicken Biriyani(Kozhi Biryani)

Kerala biryani — lighter on oil, heavier on spice, and always cooked with jeerakasala rice for that distinctive short-grain bite. The chicken is marinated separately and layered with the rice for the final steam.

Ingredientsfor 6 servings

21/2 glass Basmathi rice I prefer sona masoori rice instead of basmati rice
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
4 nos Cloves
3 small Cinnamon
4 nos Cardomon
Water, to taste
1 tbsp Salt
12 nos Beans Both cut it into 1 inch length
3 nos Carrot Both cut it into 1 inch length
Salt, to taste
750 g Chicken
6 nos Onion fine vertically — chopped
3 nos Green chillies vertically — chopped
1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
1 nos Tomato vertically chopped, big size
1/2 cup Curd
1/2 tbsp Chilly powder
1/2 tbsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tbsp Black pepper
1/2 tbsp Garam masala
3 tbsp Ghee
For marinating
3 nos Onion fine vertically — chopped
10 nos Cashew nuts
15 nos Dried grapes
6 nos Cloves
4 nos Cinnamon
4 nos Cardomom
Oil, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
Soak rice in water for 10 minutes.
Step 2
After 10 minutes, drain it and put it in boiling water. :- Take enough water for rice.
Step 3
Add Turmeric powder, cloves, cinnamon, cardomon and salt into water.
Step 4
Cook rice only to half boiled.
Step 5
Remove it, drain it in a strainer and set aside.
Step 6
For chicken, cook onion and green chillies in ghee till it becomes dark brown.
Step 7
Add ginger garlic paste, tomato and cook it, stirring.
Step 8
Add all the powders, garam masale to it and cook it, stirring for 1 minute.
Step 9
Add chicken into it and pore 1 glass water and then put enough salt also.
Step 10
Replace chicken into pressure cooker.
Step 11
After 1 whistle sim the stove and wait for 7 minutes.
Step 12
After 7 minutes off the stove and wait for 20 minutes.
Step 13
After 20 minutes, remove the lid. :- If it contains more water boil again till it have only semi gravy. Please rememder this chicken gravy must be very thick.
Step 14
Boil beans and carrot with little salt and drain it and set aside. 15)For marinating, fry all the contents till brown color and set aside.
Step 15
Get a big vessel and spread little rice on bottom.
Step 16
Next, add little vegetables on next layer and again one layer rice.
Step 17
Add chicken and then next layer as rice.
Step 18
Add the fried onions,cashews and grapes.
Step 19
Repeat the layers if u have more rice. Serve hot!

Tip

The bottom layer of rice — the crispy, golden crust — is called the "thari" and is the most prized part. Cook on very low heat for the last 10 minutes to get it right.

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Ingredientsfor 6 servings

21/2 glass Basmathi rice I prefer sona masoori rice instead of basmati rice

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

4 nos Cloves

3 small Cinnamon

4 nos Cardomon

Water, to taste

1 tbsp Salt

12 nos Beans Both cut it into 1 inch length

3 nos Carrot Both cut it into 1 inch length

Salt, to taste

750 g Chicken

6 nos Onion fine vertically — chopped

3 nos Green chillies vertically — chopped

1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste

1 nos Tomato vertically chopped, big size

1/2 cup Curd

1/2 tbsp Chilly powder

1/2 tbsp Coriander powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

1/2 tbsp Black pepper

1/2 tbsp Garam masala

3 tbsp Ghee

For marinating

3 nos Onion fine vertically — chopped

10 nos Cashew nuts

15 nos Dried grapes

6 nos Cloves

4 nos Cinnamon

4 nos Cardomom

Oil, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Soak rice in water for 10 minutes.

Step 2

After 10 minutes, drain it and put it in boiling water. :- Take enough water for rice.

Step 3

Add Turmeric powder, cloves, cinnamon, cardomon and salt into water.

Step 4

Cook rice only to half boiled.

Step 5

Remove it, drain it in a strainer and set aside.

Step 6

For chicken, cook onion and green chillies in ghee till it becomes dark brown.

Step 7

Add ginger garlic paste, tomato and cook it, stirring.

Step 8

Add all the powders, garam masale to it and cook it, stirring for 1 minute.

Step 9

Add chicken into it and pore 1 glass water and then put enough salt also.

Step 10

Replace chicken into pressure cooker.

Step 11

After 1 whistle sim the stove and wait for 7 minutes.

Step 12

After 7 minutes off the stove and wait for 20 minutes.

Step 13

After 20 minutes, remove the lid. :- If it contains more water boil again till it have only semi gravy. Please rememder this chicken gravy must be very thick.

Step 14

Boil beans and carrot with little salt and drain it and set aside. 15)For marinating, fry all the contents till brown color and set aside.

Step 15

Get a big vessel and spread little rice on bottom.

Step 16

Next, add little vegetables on next layer and again one layer rice.

Step 17

Add chicken and then next layer as rice.

Step 18

Add the fried onions,cashews and grapes.

Step 19

Repeat the layers if u have more rice. Serve hot!