Mughlai Chicken Biryani Recipe

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Today am here to share you another super tasty and spicy Mughlai Chicken Biryani Recipe. Let's see how to make it.

How to make Mughlai Chicken Biryani Recipe

Ingredients

For chicken Marination

• 1/2 kg chicken pieces
• Kashmiri chilli powder- 2 Tablespoon
• Coriander powder - 1 Tablespoon
• Water - 1 cup
• Coconut oil - 2 Tablespoon
• Fried Onion - 2 cups 
• Turmeric powder - ½ Teaspoon
• Curd - 1 cup
• Salt as required

For Ground paste:

• Garlic - 2 full pods
• Ginger - 2 large pieces
• Green chillies - 5
• Black Cardamom - 3 
• Green Cardamom - 4 
• Cinnamon - ½ inch piece
• Cloves - 3
• Cumin seeds - ¾ Tablespoon
• Nutmeg powder - 1 pinch
• Mace - 2 pods
• Peppercorns - 1 Teaspoon
• Medium sized Tomato - 2 

For rice:

• Basmati Rice - 2 cup
• Black Cardamom - 2 
• Green Cardamom - 3
• Cumin seeds - ½ Teaspoon
• Cinnamon stick - 1-inch piece
• Cloves - 3-4 
• Bay leaf - 2 
• Ghee - 2 Tablespoon
• Salt to taste
• Water as required

For garnishing:

• Ghee - 2 Tablespoon
• Saffron - 1 Teaspoon
• Warm Milk - 2 Tablespoon
• Fried onion - ½ cup 
• Garam Masala - ¼ Teaspoon + ¼ Teaspoon
• Finely chopped Coriander leaves - 2 Tablespoon
• Finely chopped Mint leaves - 1 Tablespoon

Method of preparation

• Clean and wash chicken pieces; Drain and set aside.

• Blend together all the ingredients listed below 'ground masala' and make a fine paste of it.

• In a bowl, add in the chicken pieces, ground masala and all the ingredients mentioned below for marination' and mix well; Set aside for at least 1 hour.

• Heat coconut oil in a pan; Add in the marinated chicken, coriander powder, Kashmiri chilli powder, water and mix well.
• Cook on medium heat until the chicken is cooked well and the gravy becomes thick. Add salt at this stage, and keep aside.

• Now let's start cooking the rice for biryani, Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes.
• In a large pot, pour the required amount of water; Add the spices listed below 'for rice', salt, ghee and bring to boil.

• Now Soak saffron in warm milk and set aside.

• When it starts boiling, add the soaked rice and continue cooking.
• once the rice cooked(3/4) drain and keep it aside and take another large pot for keeping the biryani in dum.
• Take a pot and add ghee, spread the ghee evenly to the bottom of the pot.
• Then put the prepared chicken masala, and spread it evenly.
• layer half of the rice over the chicken masala. Sprinkle fried onion,  garam masala. Then layer the rest of the rice on top of it.

• Then sprinkle fried onion,  garam masala, chopped Mint & Coriander leaves. Finally, pour 2 tablespoons of melted ghee and the saffron milk on top.
• Close the biriyani pot with a tight-fitting lid. Put the biryani pot on the stove, and cook for about 15 minutes over low flame.

• Now remove from stove and tasty Mughlai Chicken Biryani is ready. Serve it hot with Raita.

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