Pakistani Chicken Biryani

Biryani is a complete meal in itself, apt to suit all occasions; Just try this recipe and enjoy your delicious and tasty food.

Ingredients
Chicken - 1 kg

Yogurt - 5 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Butter - 2 tsp

Ghee - 1 tsp

Sliced Onions - 4

Saffron - a pinch

Chopped Mint leaves - a handful

Biryani Masala - 1 tsp

Finely Chopped Coriander leaves - a handful

Garam Masala - (3-4 cloves, 1sinamon stick, 1bay leaf)

Milk -1 cup

Rice - 2 cups

Chopped Ginger - 1 tsp

Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Cumin Seed - 1 tsp

Method

Soak the rice for about 20-30 minutes in cold water.

Marinate the chicken (add yogurt, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, salt as per taste) for about an hour.

Take a deep pan and add the ghee after it gets heated. When ghee starts melting add the whole garam masala, sliced onions and fry it till it become golden brown.

After that add the marinate chicken to the fried masala, add 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste, biryani masala, coriander powder, red chili powder and cook it until the chicken becomes almost ready to eat(80-90% cooked).

On the other hand take 3-4 cups of cold water and add few drops of oil, then add salt and cumin seed before putting the container on the stove.

When the water starts boiling pour the socked rice to it. When the rice gets half boiled drain all the water from it.

Now add the half done rice on top of chicken and add some fried onions, chopped coriander, mint leaves, some chopped ginger, butter and sprinkle few drops of red color.

In the mean time take half cup of milk and add some saffron to it, later sprinkle the saffron milk on the biryani.

Generally saffron gives the nice color to your biryani. Now just put a tight lid to the pot incase if you don’t have tight lid then don’t worry for that, just put a kitchen towel on the top of the pot along a regular cover to hold it tight.

Cook the biryani in a very low flame for about 20 minutes. Open the lid and mix the rice and chicken well. Mix the rice and chicken very slowly otherwise the rice will brake and that will not look good.

Now your Pakistani Chicken Butter Biryani is ready to serve. Serve it with yogurt salad to add the flavor.