Kashmiri Chicken Briyani

Kashmiri chicken briyani is rich in ingredients with lot of spices and nuts. It’s very appetizing, delicious and captivating. This goes well with onion raita, chicken / egg fry.

Ingredients

Basmati Rice – 2 cups

Chicken Pieces – 1 kg

Cumin Seeds – 2 tsp

Coriander Powder – 2 tsp

Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp

Cardamom Pods – 4

Cinnamon Sticks – 4

Saffron – ½ tsp

Chopped Green Chillies – 3

Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 tsp

Chopped Garlic – 6 cloves

Pepper Powder – 1 tsp

Black Peppercorn – 10

Yogurt or curd – 250 ml

Cashew & dry Grapes – ¼ cup

Ghee – 3 tsp

Sliced Onions – 2 (Big)

Chilli Powder – 1 tsp

Crushed Ginger – 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Chopped Coriander Leaves – ¼ cup

Method

Take 2 cups of rice, wash it properly and soak it 4 cups of water.

Clean and wash the chicken pieces well and drain the excessive water out.

In a big bowl, take 1 cup of yogurt, salt, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp coriander powder, saffron and pepper powder. Whisk the curd nicely. Marinate all the chicken pieces with this mix.

Heat 2 tsp of ghee; add cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom, chopped garlic, sliced onions, ginger garlic paste and saute well.

Once it done, add the marinated chicken and saute with another tsp of ghee.  When water comes out from chicken add soaked rice with water.

Keep cook in a pressure cooker and let it be for till 3 whistles come out.

Add fried cashew nuts and grapes. Garnish with coriander leaves.