Hydrabadi Chicken Biryani

Spicy Chicken Biryani is a Mix of Long grain Rice & Chicken cooked seperately & then layered together to form a perfect Biryani

I have cooked Chicken Biryani many times, but posted very few recipes, as always i didnt have enough time to take snaps for a step by step recipe

This time I cooked this Chicken Biryani when I visited My Hometown, Needless to say with help of my Mom we had ample time to Chop arrange & cook, with all the chattering & discussing & me Busy taking the snaps at each stage, when we finished cooking we were satisfied

As it turns out I always cook a bit in large quantities, We were just 4 people & I ended up cooking 1/2 Kg Biryani Rice which was good for 6( A treat for my lovely neighbors ...Rest we ate @ nite)

I always make Biryani Rice seperately & Chicken seperately(pref in pressure cooker) This way Biryani does not become soggy

Here is the Recipe for Biryani with step by step procedure

Ingredients Serves 6:

Biryani Rice(Basumati): 1/2 kg
Cloves: 3-4
Pepper corns: 5-6
Cinammon: 1 Inch cut to pcs

For the chicken :

To Marinate:
Chicken: 750grms
Curd: 1 cup
Turmeric: 1 tsp

Oil: 4 sps
Cloves: 4-5
Cinnamon: 2 inch
Bay leaves: 3
Pandant(Biryani leaf) : 1
Onions: 4
Tomatoes: 4
Ginger garlic paste: 3sps
Green chili paste: 1sp
Green chilies slit: 3
Pudina leaves: 1/2 bunch

For the garnishing of layers:
Onion: 1 sliced & fried in Oil
Pudina leaves: 1/2 bunch
Cashew: 10 pcs
Ghee: 2-3 sps
Saffron 5-6 stands
Milk 1/2 cup

Few steps first:
Soak the Basumati Rice for 1/2 an hr

Marinate the chicken with curd & turmeric for half an hr

For the garnishing of layers:

Making Of Chicken Biryani:

I prefer to Cook Rice & keep aside to cool it down till I cook the chicken
Add spices & add equal measure of Water (1:1) & Rice & cook in a deep dish till water dries off

Once you keep it on the Heat to cook turn the heat to medium for 5 min then on sim closing lid


The begin with the chicken I usually pressure cook, You can even Cook this in a deep Dish

Add Oil, add all whole spices listed, then add Green chilies & Onion & fry till its brown
Then add Ginger garlic & green chilies paste mix well add chopped Tomatoes cook for 5 min
Add Pudina leaves & fry then add all the spice powder

Add Marinated chicken & mix add salt cover lid & pressure cook for 2 visels

For the Layers:

Once the Basumati Rice is cooked remove on a big plate to cool down

Meanwhile chicken must be cooked, once pressure is completely released & cooled remove lid
Mix well & remove 1/2 of the chicken gravy, rest half leave in the cooker itself
Add 1st layer of Basumati Rice(1/2 of the rice)

Then Add half ghee, pudina & Fried Onions kept aside for garnishing

Add the rest chicken gravy on this, then make second layer of rice & half ghee, pudina & Fried Onions kept aside for garnishing

Close the cooker, keep it on a heated Tawa & reduce heat to minimum & cook without visel

Cook it for 7-8 min or 10 min max & switch off cool down completely & remove 

You can mix it with a fork or else serve it like layers itself, Garnish with Cashew

Chicken Biryani is ready to serve with Cucumber Raita