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BIRIYANI
Method
Rice
Soak rice for half an hour and drain it. Boil Water. Add half of the whole spices (items 8-11) and salt to taste. Add the drained rice into the boiling water and cook till half done. Drain and keep it aside.
Chicken/Mutton/Beef
Cut chicken/mutton/beef into medium sized pieces. Marinate with Aksa Biriyani Masala, Yoghurt, Salt for 30 minutes. Heat ghee in a vessel and add remaining whole spices. Add sliced onions into it. Saute onion till golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add tomatoes. Saute again. Then add marinated chicken/mutton/beef pieces, green chillies, half of the coriander and puthina leaves and cook in a low flame until it is done.
Biriyani
Layer the cooked rice and chicken/mutton/beef mixture. Bake it for 30 min. in a low flame. Garnish with cashew nuts sauted in ghee and the remaining coriander and puthina leaves. Tasty chicken/mutton/beef biriyani is ready.
Ingredients
- Biriyani Rice – 1Kg
- Chicken/Mutton/Beef – 1 Kg
- Aksa Biriyani Masala – 4 tbsp
- Onion Sliced – 5 no.s
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tbsp
- Sliced Green Chillies – 3 no.s
- Tomatoes – 3 no.s
- Cloves - 10 no.s
- Cinnamon Stick – 4 pcs.
- Cardamom – 6 no.s
- Bay Leaves – 4 no.s
- Yoghurt – ½ cup
- Coriander/Puthina Leaves – a small bunch
- Salt - as required
- Ghee – as required
- Cashew Nuts – 10 no.s
