Saturday, November 9, 2013

Moti pulao / chicken biryani

cooking time : 20 minutes 

preparation time : 30 minutes 


ingredients :


chick peas                            1 cup
chicken breast              4 
ginger garlic paste         1 tbsp
salt to taste 
onion                                    2 
red chilly powder          1 tbsp
tomatoes                               3 
turmeric powder           1 tsp
yogurt                            1 cup
black cardamom                 2
cinnamon   stick                            1 inches
cloves                           3
green chillies                          7
mint leaf                                 1 cup
ghee                                         1 cup
water                                      1 cup
kewra Essene/ biryani essence          5 drops 
fried onion                       1/2 cup 

preparation :
  • wash the chick peas and soak in water over night then drain the water and boil it with fresh water . (do not add much water )
  • boil the rice till it get cooked 70 %and drain the water set aside .
  • take curd in a bowl and whisk it add chopped mint leaf and chopped green chillies and set aside . 
  • cut the chicken breast pieces in small pieces .

method :
  • melt  3 tbsp ghee/ clarified butter in a pan and cinnamon stick , and clove , then add chopped onion and sauté till onion get golden color . add ginger garlic paste and chicken and sauté till chicken changes the color . 
  • add turmeric powder , red chilly powder and tomatoes and saute cover and cook for 5 minutes .
  • add boiled chickpeas and stir . so that chicken and chick peas get mixed well. 
  • in a pan melt 3 tbsp butter then place a layer of rice then place chicken peas and chicken mixture .then mint and curd mixture . 
  • then again place the layer of rice . and add few drops of kewra essence , cover and cook on high flame for 5 minutes then on slow flame for 10 minutes . 
  • remove in a platter garnish it with fried onion and serve .

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