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Chicken Biryani

Name: Chicken Biryani
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 750g (1.5 lb) chicken thighs (, skin on, bone in, halved along bone (Note 1)); 2/3 cup (150 ml) yoghurt (, plain); 1/2 cup (125 ml) water; 2 tbsp vegetable oil ((or other plain oil)); 6 garlic cloves (, minced); 2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger; 1/8 tsp ground turmeric; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp cayenne ((adjust spiciness to taste)); 1/2 tsp ground cardamom; 2 tsp garam marsala ((Note 2)); 2 tsp coriander; 1 tbsp cumin; 2 tbsp paprika (, sweet / ordinary (not smoked)); 1 3/4 tsp salt; 2 tbsp salt; 10 cloves; 5 dried bay leaves; 1 star anise; 6 green cardamon pods; 2 1/4 cups (450g) uncooked basmati rice ((Note 3)); 2 medium onions (yellow, brown) (, halved and finely sliced); 1 cup (250 ml) oil (, for frying); 1 tsp saffron threads ((loosely packed) (Note 5)); 2 tbsp warm water; 1 cup coriander / cilantro (, chopped); 1/4 cup (60g) ghee or unsalted butter (, melted (Note 6)); Crispy onions ((above)); Chopped coriander / cilantro; Yoghurt ((Note 7))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 1h 20m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

494KCAL

Protein

21g42% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat32g

42%

Saturated12g

58%

Unsaturated21g

—

Total Carbs32g

12%

Fiber3g

11%

Total Sugars7g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch22g

—

Sodium2442mg

100%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Fragrant chicken and rice layered together with warm Indian spices like cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron. A celebration of Indian cooking, it's traditionally served as a complete meal in a bowl.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

750 gchicken thighs — skin-on, bone-in, halved along bone, 1½ lb
⅔ cupyoghurt, plain — 150 ml
½ cupwater — 125 ml
2 tbspvegetable oil — or other plain oil
6garlic cloves — minced
2 tspfresh ginger — finely grated
⅛ tspground turmeric
¼ tspcinnamon
½ tspcayenne
½ tspground cardamom
2 tspgaram marsala
2 tspcoriander
1 tbspcumin
2 tbsppaprika — sweet, not smoked
1¾ tspsalt
2 tbspsalt
10cloves
5dried bay leaves
1star anise
6green cardamom pods — pod
450 guncooked basmati rice — 2¼ cup
2medium onions (yellow, brown) — halved and finely sliced, yellow or brown
1 cupoil — for frying, 250 ml
1 tspsaffron threads — loosely packed
2 tbspwarm water
1 cupcoriander/cilantro — chopped
60 gghee — melted, ¼ cup, or unsalted butter
Crispy onions
coriander / cilantro — chopped
Yoghurt

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Method

1h 20m total

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