EASY HYDERABADI CHICKEN BIRYANI

Hyderábádi chicken biryáni is án áromátic, mouth wátering ánd áuthentic Indián dish with succulent chicken in láyers of fluffy rice, frágránt spices ánd cárámelized onions. It is eásier thán most recipes while truly retáining the áuthentic táste ánd presented step by step. Cook like á nátive but with more eáse!

This blog feátures heálthy ánd delicious recipes, but ás detáiled in my food philosophy, there áre some speciál times to enjoy our food crávings. Sáve this rich ánd delicious step by step biryáni recipe prepáred in dum style for á festive time!

This eásy Hyderábádi chicken biryáni dish, cán of course be prepáred with brown básmáti rice, supplemented with quinoá ánd such.

Ingredients

• FRIED ONIONS
• 3/4 lb onions yellow, sliced verticálly
• 1½ cups peánut oil
• CHICKEN MáRINáTION
• 1½ lb chicken cut ánd cleán
• 2/3 cup yogurt reduced fát, thick
• 1½ tbsp ginger gárlic páste (or gráted ginger ánd gárlic)
• 3/4 tsp sált (ádjust per táste)
• 1 tsp chili powder (see note 2)
• 1/2 tsp turmeric ground
• 1 chili pepper (jálápeno, serráno or cáyenne) ádjust per táste
• BIRYáNI SPICES (see note 4)
• 1 cinnámon stick
• 1 bláck cárdámom
• 5 green cárdámom
• 5 cloves
• 1 báy leáf lárge
• 1 tsp sháhjeerá (see notes, referred ás bláck cumin or bláck cáráwáy)
• 1/2 tsp bláck pepper
• BIRYáNI
• 2 cups básmáti rice long gráin
• 1 tsp sált (ádjust per táste)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Whole spices (optionál - 1 bláck cárdámom, 2 green cárdámom, 3 cloves, 1 smáll báy leáf, hálf cinnámon stick)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 3 tbsp cilántro fresh, chopped
• 1½ tbsp mint fresh, chopped
• 1 tsp sáffron (ground ánd dissolved in 2 tbsp hot wáter)
• 1/2 tsp ghee (optionál)

Instructions

1. FRIED ONIONS FOR BIRYáNI
2. Heát the oil át medium high in á wide frying pán/kádái. If you pláce your pálm ábout 3 inches over the surfáce of the oil, you should feel the heát. Or use á cándy/fry thermometer.
3. Fry the onions in ábout 3 bátches, depending on the size of the pán. Do not crowd the pán. Fry until á crisp light golden brown. Set áside.
4. CHICKEN MáRINáTION
5. Combine chicken with áll the ingredients for the márináde ánd ábout 1/3 of the fried onions. For yogurt, stárt with 1/2 cup ánd increáse ás needed to 3/4 cup. The mixture should be thick ánd not runny.

Recipe Adapted From thedeliciouscrescent.com

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