Malabar Chicken Biriyani
By: Prajusha
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:43pm

Ingredients




Chicken - 1 kg 

Basmathi Rice(Jeera Rice) - 1 kg 

Onion - 6 

gram Ginger - 50
Garlic - 8 

Green Chilly - 4 

cup Curd - 1
Kus Kus (poppy seeds) - 2tsp 

teaspoon Biryani Masala powder - 3
Coriander leaves - 2tbsp 

tablespoon Pudina leaves - 2
Curry leaves - 2tbsp 

tablespoon Lime juice - 2
Dalda (Ghee) - 250gms 

Cashew nuts -2tbsp 

Raisins - 2tbsp 

For Making Biriyanimasala powder

Cloves - 4 

Cardamom - 6 

teaspoon shah jeera (caraway seeds) - 1
inch Cinnamon stick -1  piece
Nut meg (jathika) -1/4 piece 

teaspoon Mace (jathi pathri) - 1

Preparation

1 Soak rice for 15 minutes. 2 Heat oil in a pan and add half of chopped onions and saute till it changes its color. Add ginger- garlic-green chilly paste, chopped green chilly and saute well. 3 Add biriyani masala powder and once smell comes ,add chicken pieces to it and stir well.Add curd,kus kus,salt ,1/2 cup water and allow it to cook on medium flame. 4 Once chicken is half cooked, add lime juice, chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves and pudina leaves.once gravy becomes dry, remove from heat. 5 Heat ghee in a pan and add the remaining chopped onions and fry to golden brown.fry cashews and raisins in the same ghee and keep aside. 6 In the same pan, Add rice to it and fry for 5 ?10 minutes.Add required amount of water(double the quantity of rice),salt .cover and cook till done. 7 In a lar ge pot, layer the chicken pieces first then sprinkle garam masala powder over it,put a second layer of rice.then put garam masala powder,fried onions, cashews,raisins and repeat this until everything is used up.Sprinkle fried onions and coriander leaves on top. 8 Leave on low heat to keep it warm. 9 Serve with Raita and pappadam.

About


This is a traditional muslim  recipe of malabar side of kerala. this is usually served during festivals and marriage occasions.