We went to Anoop and Kush’s place this past weekend for a potluck (potluck number 3). Joel prepared a cilantro chicken biryani dish – which, as I understand, is Joel’s Mom’s recipe. Biryani is an an Indian dish made with rice and fragrant spices. If you have questions regarding the recipe – please leave a comment and I’ll get back to you. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did!
serves 6-8
| 2 | cups basmati rice |
| 6 | chicken stock cubes |
| 2 | lbs. chicken |
| 1 | big onion – chopped |
| 1 | Tbsp. fresh ginger |
| 3 | garlic seeds |
| 1/2 | tsp. pepper powder |
| 2 | tsp. aniseed |
| 1/4 | tsp. turmeric powder |
| 2 | cardamoms |
| 1/2″ | cinnamon stick |
| 4 | cloves |
| 2 | tsp. salt |
1. cilantro paste
Put green chillies, ginger, garlic seeds, pepper powder, aniseed, turmeric powder, cardamons, cinnamon stick, gloves, and salt into a blender with about 1/2 cup of water and blend until it looks like a cilantro smoothie. Once that is done, cook about 2 lbs. of chicken in this mixture. Once chicken is fully cooked, remove from gravy and set aside.
2. rice
Heat up about 1/2 cup of oil in a large skillet. Add finely chopped onion and fry until golden. Add 2 cups of rice and fry the rice while mixing until onions brown a little. Mix 6 chicken stock cubes in 1 cup of hot water until cubes completely dissolved and add to rice. Next, add gravy used for chicken to the rice and additional 2 cups of water.
Cook on medium heat while occasionally stirring until rice is about 95% cooked and most of the water has been absorbed (should look a little wet). Add the chicken to this now and throw it in the oven for about 1/2 hr at 350 degrees.
Once done, remove from oven and let cool for about 15 minutes before serving.
Goes great with a little raita or plain yogurt on the side.
6 Responses to “Cilantro Chicken Biryani (by Joel)”
on May 4th, 2010 at 11:46 am Said:
Left overs didn’t last very long…at all.
on May 5th, 2010 at 7:20 pm Said:
This was absolutely delicious. Thanks Joel. Would you be willing to share a recipe for raita?
on May 7th, 2010 at 10:11 pm Said:
Wow! That looks fabulous! Anoop should know how much I love biryani… Mm.. Going to have to try this one soon!
on May 11th, 2010 at 12:57 pm Said:
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on May 31st, 2010 at 9:21 am Said:
I tried this today and it was tasty. I am very enjoying reading your post. Thank u so much.
on May 31st, 2010 at 2:39 pm Said:
You’re welcome, Anne! Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it
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