EASY TO COOK CHICKEN BRIYANI

I made this easy to cook chicken briyani on a lethargic Sunday night. We had few chunks of raw chicken in the freezer and I wanted to use it before any bacteria feeds on it ;-). We really didn’t have the patience to make a pakka dum briyani with fried onions and marinated chicken. Very honestly, I didn’t really follow measurements while cooking and this dish was definitely done in a very clumsy way cos I felt lazy, tired and bored. I just added the spices in kadai with my own rules. All we wanted was just a spicy hot chicken briyani with nice cold raita. This dish was really apt for the cold winter night. The whole cooking process took just 30 min. Trust me it tasted really great and you can make it in a jiffy!!! We had it with raita and brinjal telugu pachadi.




INGREDIENTS

• 250gm cleaned chicken chunks
• 1-2 large onions
• 1 Tomato
• 3-5 Long green chillies
• 2 cups soaked basmati rice
• 1 tbs ginger- garlic paste
• 1 bunch coriander
• 1 bunch mint
• 1 tbs chilli powder
• 2 tbs coriander powder
• 2tsp turmeric powder
• Ghee/oil
• salt

Masala:

• 2 cloves
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2-3 Cardomons
• 1” Cinnamon Stick
• 2 tsp Cummin seeds

METHOD

Heat ghee/oil to a cooking pan. Add the masalas, green chillies(slit), ginger-garlic paste and sauté for 2-3min.

Add the onions and cook till they become translucent. Now add the finely chopped tomatoes and add the turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder. Cook till the raw smell disappears. Now add the chicken chunks and cook for about 5-10min. Add salt.

Now add the soaked basmati rice and carefully mix them without breaking the rice. Pour 4 cups of water to the pan. Add the chopped coriander and mint leaves. Mix thoroughly and cook for 4 whistles.

Serve hot with thick raita.
Enjoy!!!