Chicken Biryani Recipe

"Learn how to make a perfect chicken biryani in easy steps. Chicken Biryani is a delicious main course Chicken and Rice dish. It is cooked over slow heat. Chicken Biryani is a popular dish all over India. "

Serves: 4 to 6
Prep time: 20 min
cooking time: 30 min

Ingredients:

For the chicken marinade:
1 lb (500g) boneless chicken meat diced and marinated for 20 minutes in the following:
5 oz ( 1 50g) natural yoghurt
2 cloves garlic. chopped
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
For the rice:
2 large onions. chopped
4 cloves garlic. chopped
1 tbs oil
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
4 whole cloves
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1½ cups basmati rice
2 cups chicken stock

Directions:

1. Combine all the marinade ingredients into a bowl, and stir in the chicken. Set aside to marinate while you prepare the rest of the dish.
2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and gently fry the onions and garlic until soft.
3. Add all of the spices, bay leaves and the marinated chicken to the saucepan and stir until the chicken is browned.
4. Stir in the rice and stock and leave to simmer on a low heat with the lid on. Cook without stirring for 25 minutes, then check to see if the rice is cooked. If it is not cooked completely give it a quick stir then replace the lid and leave to cook for a further 5 minutes.
5. When the rice is tender, fluff up the mixture with a fork and then serve.