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Chicken Biryani with Boiled Eggs Recipe 🍗🍚🥚
Ingredients
For the chicken marinade:
- 1 kg chicken, cut into medium pieces
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt to taste
For the rice:
- 3 cups basmati rice (washed and soaked 30 mins)
- 6 cups water
- 2–3 cloves
- 2–3 green cardamoms
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Salt to taste
For the biryani masala:
- 3 medium onions, thinly sliced and fried golden brown
- 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 2–3 green chilies, slit
- ½ cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 4 tbsp cooking oil or ghee
- A few strands of saffron soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk (optional, for color)
For garnish:
- 3–4 boiled eggs, halved
- Fresh coriander leaves
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken
- In a large bowl, mix yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, coriander, lemon juice, and salt.
- Add chicken pieces, coat well, and marinate for at least 1 hour (overnight for best flavor).
- Cook the rice
- Boil 6 cups of water with cloves, cardamoms, bay leaf, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add soaked basmati rice and cook until 70% done (still firm inside). Drain and set aside.
- Prepare the chicken masala
- Heat oil/ghee in a deep pan. Add the marinated chicken and cook until browned.
- Add tomatoes and green chilies, cook until tomatoes soften.
- Stir in fried onions, mint, and coriander leaves. Simmer until chicken is cooked through and masala thickens.
- Layer the biryani
- In a heavy-bottom pot, spread a layer of chicken masala.
- Top with half the rice, sprinkle with saffron milk (if using), and more fried onions, coriander, and mint.
- Add the remaining rice and repeat garnishing.
- Cover tightly with a lid, seal edges with dough or foil if possible, and cook on very low heat (dum) for 20–25 minutes.
- Final touches
- Gently fluff the biryani with a fork.
- Garnish with boiled egg halves and fresh coriander leaves.
Time & Yield
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 6–8 servings
ENJOY