How to make Chicken Biryani

Imran khan and Nareeman

July 16, 2014

How to make Chicken Biryani

            What is biryani? Why is it popular? Biryani is a special food of Pakistan. It is very popular in Pakistan because it is one of the national dishes of Pakistan and is served on the flights of Pakistan International Airlines. Biryani is spicy and it made with basmati rice and chicken or lamb. My purpose is to show you how to make this special chicken biryani. For this purpose, we need some equipment such as knife, spoon, crock pot, cooking spoon, cutting board, cup, blender and ingredients for biryani.  It’s hard to make but it’s easy to eat. If you follow these steps it will become easier to make.

In order to make biryani, we need certain things and materials. First of all, the things we need for making biryani: a crock pot, cooking spoon, blender, cutting board and knife. Also we need ingredients for preparing chicken biryani: two white onions, vegetable oil for deep frying, 10 curry leaves, 2 tablespoons garlic and ginger paste, 300ml plain yogurt, 2 green chilli roughly chopped, salt and pepper to taste, one box biryani and 2 cups (500ml) Basmati rice and 3 cups of water and a whole chicken?

Second, heat the oil over medium high heat until a piece of bread browns in about 30 seconds. Add the onion slices and fry until light brown. You may need to do this in batches. Once the onion slices are nicely browned, transfer them to paper towels to soak up the excess oil. They will crisp up as they dry. Now cook the chicken. Add a couple of teaspoons of the oil you used to fry the onions in to a large wok or pan. Heat the pan over medium heat, add the chicken pieces and brown them all over. As the chicken browns, add the garlic and ginger paste half of the crispy onion slices and box of biryani. Stir to combine and then add the 200ml of yogurt and either 400ml more yogurt and stir to combine. Allow this chicken mixture to simmer slowly for about then minutes and then remove from the heat and set aside.

Next, for the rice heat the oil over medium high heat until a piece of bread browns in about 30 seconds. You can make the rice just before you start this recipe or at the end. It really makes no difference. To make the rice, cover the rice in cold water and swirl it around with your hand. Drain and repeat until the water runs clear. Let the rice soak for about 40 minutes in fresh water and drain one last time. Place the rice in a pan with a tight fitting lid and cover with 3 cups (750ml) of fresh water and bring to a boil. When the rice comes to a boil, turn off the heat and keep covered for 25 minutes. Do not take the lid off the rice while the rice is steaming in the pan pre-heat your oven to 200c (400f) and put in the oven. When the rice has been sitting for 25 minutes, open the lid and carefully stir the grains of rice with a fork. Do not stir too hard or the rice grains will break and you will be left with a mushy mess.

Finally, place half of the chicken curry in a buttered casserole dish or large pan and then put half rice on top. Then put half of the chicken curry and again put the remaining rice on the top of curry ten make sure cover with a lid or foil. Place your chicken biryani in the oven and allow to bake until hot all the way through. This usually takes about 10 minutes. When you are ready to serve, mix in the biryani slowly and gently. Biryani is very tasty food in the world even though most of the foreign countries know about that.