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🍚Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Name: Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Hyderabadi)
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice; 250 g chicken thighs; 0.5 cup yogurt; 0.5 cup fried onions; 1.5 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1.5 tbsp biryani masala; 1 pinch saffron; 3 tbsp warm milk; 0.5 cup mint leaves; 0.5 cup cilantro; 3 tbsp ghee; 1 tbsp whole spices

Authentic hyderabadi indian dinner you can cook at home in about 80 minutes. 12 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

80 min

Serves

Per serving

780 kcal

Difficulty

Hard

Ingredients (1 servings)

1 cupbasmati rice
250 gchicken thighs
0.5 cupyogurt
0.5 cupfried onions
1.5 tbspginger garlic paste
1.5 tbspbiryani masala
1 pinchsaffron
3 tbspwarm milk
0.5 cupmint leaves
0.5 cupcilantro
3 tbspghee
1 tbspwhole spices

Instructions

1
Marinate chicken in yogurt, ginger-garlic, biryani masala, fried onion, mint, cilantro, ghee for 1 hr (or overnight).
2
Boil basmati with whole spices to 70% done; drain.
3
Layer in heavy pot: marinated chicken at bottom, rice on top, saffron-milk drizzle, more fried onions and herbs.
4
Seal lid with dough or foil. Cook 8 min on high, then 25 min on lowest flame (dum). Rest 10 min before opening.
5
Serve with raita and mirchi ka salan.

Nutrition per serving

780

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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