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Quick Chicken Biryani
By : Vivek Bhatnagar
Category : Chicken, Pulao and biryani
Servings : 2
Time Taken : 15-30 mins
Rating :
Method

  1. Boil the chicken. When boiling, add 1/4 tsp of haldi, cloves, badi elaichi, peppercorns, a green chilli cut in two, etc. TIP : The water used to boil the chicken can be used as stock for soup.

  2. Once boiled, de-bone the chicken.

  3. In a pressure cooker, heat some oil, throw in the whole masalas.

  4. Once they start spluttering, add some ginger/garlic paste.

  5. Almost immediately, add the powdered masalas and a little water for the masala to cook. Keep stirring every couple of minutes.

  6. Add the boneless chicken once the water in the masala has evaporated.

  7. Add the rice and mix well with the chicken.

  8. Add some water, and close the cooker.

  9. Take off the heat after 3 whistles.

  10. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

Chicken pieces (4 chicken legs)
Rice (Soak the rice beforehand) 2 cups
Coriander leaves
Ginger/garlic paste

Powdered masalas
Haldi 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Dhaniya powder 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Whole masalas
Cloves 2-3
Badi elaichi (Big cardamom) 1/2
Peppercorns 7-10
Jeera (Cumin seeds)

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