ANDHRA CHICKEN BIRYANI (chicken pulav)



This is one of the popular dishes prepared during sankranthi in andhra.My husband loves this dish very much.Very easy to prepare and really tastes delicious .Here are the ingredients and process which serves chicken biryani for a family of four...

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken - 250gm

Rice - 5cups

Onions -1/2 onion sliced

Green chilli - 10

Ginger garlic paste-2tspn

Garam masala-2tspn

Red chilli powder -2tspn+2tspn

Salt to taste

Chopped coriander


PROCESS:


First wash the chicken thoroughly and remove all the exess water and take it in a bowl to cook.
Add a tspn of oil, 2tspn of red chilli powder, little turmeric powder and required salt for chicken and mix them well.


Cover the pan with lid and allow it to cook for about 15-20 min on low flame till the chicken is cooked.

Meanwhile wash the rice and remove all the water by closing with a lid .Now add red chilli powder, garam masala and mix well and keep a side.



Once the chicken is cooked, you can start cooking the biryani.

Take a pressure cooker, add 2-3 tbspn of oil and once it is warm add cumin seeds mustard seeds, curry leaves, and then green chilli & onions and fry for about 4min.

Now add the rice and fry for about 4min and then add the boiled chicken to it , then add the required water for the rice(1:2 ratio).

Now add the ginger garlic paste, and required salt to taste and then close the lid of the cooker and let it cook for 3whisltes and then allow it cool.

Now the garma garam chicken pulav is ready to serve for your family :)