Biriyani recipes

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Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients

1. Chicken - ½ kg
2. Basmati rice - 3 cup
3. Ghee - 5 tsp
4. Onion big - 1 sliced
5. Tomato medium - 1 chopped
6. Green chillies - 5
7. Ginger - 2 inch
8. Garlic - 4 pods
9. Cashew nuts -10
chicken biriyani ings,chicken biriyani, biriyani 10. Saffron - a pinch
11. Coconut milk - 1 cup
12. Coriander leaves - ½ cup (chopped)
13. Mint leaves - ½ cup (chopped)
14. Water - 5 cups
15. Cardamom - 2
16. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
17. Jaji flower - 1
18. Anasi flower - 1
19. Cloves - 3

Chicken biriyani preparation

First clean and wash the chicken pieces. Drain all the water and keep it aside.

Next make a paste with green chillies, ginger and garlic.

Take a pressure cooker and heat with 5 tsp of ghee. Then add cardamom, cloves, anasi flower, jaji flower, cashew nuts and cinnamon.

Fry for few seconds. Then add onions and sauté for 2 mins.

Then add tomato pieces, chicken pieces and paste. Sauté until the raw smell disappears.

Now add the washed basmati rice and combine well.

Then add coconut milk, water, coriander leaves and mint leaves. Again combine well and close the pressure cooker.

Pressure cook for 2 whistles and switch off the stove.

Chicken biriyani is ready. Serve with onion raitha.

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Mutton biriyani

Ingredients

1. Meat - ½ kg
2. Basmati rice - 3 cup
3. Ghee - 5 tsp
4. Onion big - 1 sliced
5. Tomato medium - 1 finely chopped
6. Green chillies - 5
7. Ginger - 2 inch
8. Garlic - 4 pods
9. Cashew nuts -10
10. Saffron - a pinch
11. Coconut milk - 1 cup
12. Coriander leaves - ½ cup(chopped)
13. Mint leaves - ½ cup (chopped)
14. Water - 5 cups
15. Cardomon - 2
16. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
17. Jaji flower - 1
18. Anasi flower - 1
19. Cloves - 3


Mutton biriyani preparation

First clean and wash the mutton pieces.

Drain all the water and keep it aside.

Next make a paste with greenchillis, ginger and garlic.

Now add half of the portion of the paste with mutton pieces.

Now pressure cook the mutton for 3 to 4 whistles with out adding too much of water.

Then switch off the stove and keep aside.

Take a pressure cooker and heat with 5 tsp of ghee.

Then add cardamom, cloves, anasi flower, jaji flower, cashew nuts and cinnamon.

Fry for few seconds.

Then add onions and sauté for 2 mins.

Now add tomato pieces and remaining paste.

Sauté until the raw smell disappears.

Now add washed basmati rice and cooked mutton pieces.

Combine well.

Then add coconut milk, water, coriander leaves and pudhina leaves.

Again combine well and close the pressure cooker.

Now pressure cook for 2 whistles and switch off the stove.

Mutton biriyani is ready.

Serve with onion raitha.

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Prawn biriyani


Ingredients

1. Prawns - 500 g
2. Basmati rice - 3 cup
3. Ghee - 5 tsp
4. Onion big - 1 sliced
5. Tomato medium - 1 chopped
6. Green chillies - 5
7. Ginger - 2 inch
8. Garlic - 4 pods
9. Cashew nuts -10
prawn biriyani 10. Coconut milk - 1 cup
11. Coriander leaves - ½ cup
12. Pudhina leaves - ½ cup
13. Water - 5 cups
14. Cardamom - 2
15. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
16. Jaji flower - 1
17. Anasi flower - 1
18. Cloves - 3

Prawn biriyani preparation

First clean and wash the prawns. Drain all the water and keep it aside.

Next make a paste with green chillies, ginger and garlic.

Take a pressure cooker and heat with 5 tsp of ghee.

Then add cardamom, cloves, anasi flower, jaji flower, cashew nuts and cinnamon.

Fry for few seconds. Then add onions and sauté for 2 mins.

Then add tomato pieces, prawns, salt and paste.

Sauté until the raw smell disappears.

Now add washed basmati rice and combine well.

Then add coconut milk, water, coriander leaves and pudhina leaves.

Then combine well and close the pressure cooker.

Now pressure cook for 2 whistles and switch off the stove.

Now prawn biriyani is ready.

Serve with onion raitha and chicken fry.

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Vegetable Biriyani

Ingredients

1. Basmati rice - 2 cups
2. Water - 3 cups
3. Ginger garlic paste - 3 tsp
4. Green chillies - 4
5. Onion - 1 lengthwise chopped
6. Tomato - 1 finely chopped
7. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
8. Cardamom - 2
9. Clove - 2
vegetable biriyani 10. Bay leaf - 1
11. Cashew nuts - 10
12. Coconut milk - 1 cup (thick)
13. Ghee - 6 tsp
14. Carrot & Beans - 1 cup
15. Peas - ½ cup
16. coriander leaves - few
17. Mint leaves - few

Vegetable biriyani preparation

Heat the pressure cooker with ghee. Then add cashew nuts, cinnamon, cardamom, clove and bay leaf.

Sauté for few mins. Then add onions. Fry for few mins.

Next add tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and green chillies. Sauté until the raw smell disappears.

Then add carrots, beans and peas. Combine well.

Now add rice, coconut milk, water, coriander leaves and mint leaves. Close the pressure cooker.

Pressure cook for 2 whistles and switch off the stove.

Now your vegetable biriyani is ready.

Serve hot with onion raitha.

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Kashmir Biriyani

Ingredients

1. Chicken – ½ kg
2. Basmati rice – ½ kg (cooked)
3. Curd – 1 cup
4. Red chilli powder – 1 tsp or to taste
5. Coriander powder – 1 tsp
6. Garam masala – 1 tsp
7. Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
8. Saffron – ¼ tsp
9. Bay leaf – 2
10. Cardamoms – 3
11. Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
12. Cloves – 4
13. Cashwenuts – 10
14. Coriander leaves – ¼ cup (roughly chopped)
15. Mint leaves – ¼ cup (roughly chopped)
16. Salt – to taste
17. Ghee – ¼ cup

Kashmir Chicken Biriyani Preparation

Marinate the chicken with curd, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt for 1 hour.

Cook the basmati rice with salt, till half done and drain the water and keep it aside.

Soak the saffron strands in1 tbsp warm milk and keep it aside.

Take a pan and heat with ghee.

Add cashewnuts, bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.

Sauté for few mins.

Then add marinated chicken pieces and garam masala.

Mix well and fry well till the curd is absorbed.

Add enough water and cook till the chicken pieces are tender.

Now divide the cooked rice into two portions.

Mix saffron milk with one portion of rice.

Add half of the chicken gravy to it.

Sprinkle half of the mint and coriander leaves.

Cover with cooked basmati rice and remaining chicken gravy and remaining coriander and mint leaves.

Now close with a lid and cook on low flame for 30 mins.

Remove from heat.

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Hyderabad Biriyani

Ingredients

1. Chicken – ½ kg
2. Basmati rice – ½ kg (cooked)
3. Curd – 1 cup
4. Onion – 1 finely sliced
5. Lime juice – ½ of the lemon
6. Ghee – ¼ cup
7. Ginger – 1 inch piece
8. Garlic - 3 flakes
9. Red chilli powder – 1 tsp or to taste
10. Coriander powder – 1 tsp
11. Garam masala – 1 tsp
12. Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
13. Saffron – ¼ tsp
14. Bay leaf – 2
15. Cardamoms – 3
16. Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
17. Cloves – 4
18. Cashwenuts – 10
19. Coriander leaves – ¼ cup (roughly chopped)
20. Mint leaves – ¼ cup (roughly chopped)
21. Salt – to taste

Hyderabadi Chicken Biriyani Preparation

Marinate the chicken with curd, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt for 1 hour.

Cook the basmati rice with enough salt, till half done and drain the water and keep it aside.

Make a paste with ginger, garlic and keep it aside.

Soak the saffron strands in 1 tbsp warm milk and keep it aside.

Take a pan and heat with ghee.

Add cashewnuts, bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.

Sauté for few mins.

Then add onins and ginger garlic paste.

Saute till the raw smell disappears.

Then add marinated chicken pieces and garam masala.

Mix well and fry well till the curd is absorbed.

Add enough water and cook till the chicken pieces are tender.

Now divide the cooked rice into two portions.

Take few semi-cooked grains of rice and colour them with diluted saffron for garnishing.

Place half of the semi cooked rice in the heavy bottomed vessel.

Then spread half of the chicken gravy.

Sprinkle some coriander and mint leaves.

Again spread by a layer of remaining rice.

One more layer of remaining chicken gravy.

Again sprinkle remaining coriander and mint leaves.

Close the vessel tightly and cook on low flame for 30 to 45 mins.

Remove from the heat.

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Shrimp Biriyani

Ingredients

1 lb Shrimp shelled and deveined
1 cup Basmati Rice
1 Medium chopped Onion
1" Grated Ginger Piece
2 cloves Crushed Garlic
2 Green Chillies
2/3 cup Grated Coconut
2 tsp Garam Masala
1 tbsp Lime Juice
1 tbsp Cashewnuts and Raisins
2 Bay Leaves
1/4 cup Ghee or butter
1 tsp Salt or to taste


Method

* Soak the rice in normal water for 20 minutes.
* Make a fine paste of green chilies, garam masala, ginger, garlic, cashew nuts & coconut.
* In a pan heat 3 tablespoons of butter or ghee and add half of the onions and fry until golden brown.
* Add the paste to the onions and stir for about 5 minutes.
* Add the shrimps and 1/2 tsp salt. Mix well so that all the shrimps are coated with the cooked masala and cook on a low flame for 5 minutes Remove from heat and set aside.
* In a separate pan heat 2 tablespoons of butter or ghee and fry the bay leaves and add the remaining onions and fry until the onions are golden brown.
* Add the rice and stir fry for about 10 minutes. Add the peas, 1/2 tsp salt and 2 cup of water.
* Put the lid on the pan and let it stay for 15 minutes or until the rice is almost done on a low flame.
* Preheat the oven to 300°F.
* In a serving bowl mix the shrimps and rice together.
* Cover the bowl with the aluminium foil. Put it in the oven for about 10 - 15 minutes.
* When done add the lime juice and garnish the shrimp biryani with fried cashewnuts and raisins.