Kerala Style Pot Chicken Biriyani Recipe

Ingredients

• Chicken-1 kg
• Basmati rice-2 kg
• Onion- 3 nos
• Tomato-2 nos
• Coriander leaves-small amount
• Green chilli-3 nos
• Ginger-1 nos
• Garlic-5 to 6 nos
• Lemon juice-1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder-11/2 tbsp
• Garam masala- 1 tbsp
• Raisins -250 grms
• Cashewnut-250 grm
• Bay leaves -1 nos
• Cardamom-2
• Cinnamon -1 nos
• Cloves-3 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil-4 tbsp
• Ghee- 2 tbsp

Method

•  First we cut and clean the chicken and keep a side.
•  Then we grind green chilli, ginger ,garlic into fine paste and keep aside.
•  Take a large bowl add chicken pieces, salt ,garam masala, turmeric powder, lemon
  juice and 2 or 3 tsp of grinded paste of green chilli mix paste and mix it well and
  marinated for 10 to 12 minutes.
•  Then we wash and clean the basmati rice and soak for 5 to 10 minutes
•  Heat ghee in a pan and add raisins and fry it well and set a side
•  Then we add cashew nut and saute well till the colour changes into light brown.
•  Again we fry chopped onion and set aside
•  Now we heat oil in a heavy bottam pan add chopped onion and salt saute well
•  Then we add crushed greenchilli and ginger garlic paste mix it well
•  Now we add tomatoes and saute till they become soften.
•  Add marinated chicken ,coriander leaves and fried onion mix,cover and cook for10 to
  20 minutes
•  Then we heat ghee in a pot add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom etc and saute
  well.
•  Then we add soaked basmati rice ,cover and cook well.
•  Heat ghee in a pan add half cooked chicken curry and put the basmati rice on top.
•  Again on top we add fried onion coriander leaves, fried cashew nut, raisins ,boiled
  water and salt .
•  Then heat a banana leaf ,tie it on top of the biriyani pot and cook for 8 to 9 minutes.
•  When the biryani is cooked ,remove the banana leaf from the top and mix everything
  together .
•  Remove from heat and keep aside
•  Serve and enjoy kerala style pot chicken biriyani recipe ..