Kerala Pot Chicken Biryani

 

Ingredients

• Chicken-1 kg
• Basmati rice-2 kg
• Onion- 3 nos
• Tomato-2 nos
• Coriander leaves-small amount
• Green chilli-3 nos
• Ginger-1 nos
• Garlic-5 to 6 nos
• Lemon juice-1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder-11/2 tbsp
• Garam masala- 1 tbsp
• Raisins -250 grms
• Cashewnut-250 grm
• Bay leaves -1 nos
• Cardamom-2
• Cinnamon -1 nos
• Cloves-3 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil-4 tbsp
• Ghee- 2 tbsp

Method

1.  First we cut and clean the chicken and keep a side.
2.  Then we grind green chilli, ginger ,garlic into fine paste and keep aside.
3.  Take a large bowl add chicken pieces, salt ,garam masala, turmeric powder, lemon juice and 2 or 3 tsp of paste of green chilli mix paste and mix it well and marinate for 10 to 12 minutes.
4.  Then we wash and clean the basmati rice and soak for 5 to 10 minutes
5.  Heat ghee in a pan and add raisins and fry it well and set a side
6.  Add cashew nut and saute well till the colour changes into light brown.
7.  Again we fry chopped onion and set aside
8.  Now we heat oil in a heavy bottam pan, add chopped onion and salt, saute.
9.  Then we add crushed greenchilli and ginger garlic paste mix it well
10.  Now we add tomatoes and saute till they become soften.
11.  Add marinated chicken, coriander leaves and fried onion mix, cover and cook for 10 to 20 minutes
12. Then we heat ghee in a pot, add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom etc and saute well.
13. Then we add soaked basmati rice ,cover and cook well.
14. Heat ghee in a pan add half cooked chicken curry and put the basmati rice on top.
15. Again on top we add fried onion coriander leaves, fried cashew nut, raisins, boiled water and salt
16. Then heat a banana leaf, tie it on top of the biriyani pot and cook for 8 to 9 minutes.
17. When the biryani is cooked, remove the banana leaf from the top and mix everything together

Source: Village Cooking Kerala