Pakistani Recipe:Punjabi Chicken Briyani

Punjabi Chicken Briyani {Murgh Biryani} is a tasty dish,Select only chicken breast and drums {legs} to cook this biryani for a real taste.

 

 

Ingredients:

Chicken 1 kg

Extra Long Grain Silky Polished Basmati Rice 1/2 kg

Oil 1 cup

Potatoes quartered 2

Yoghurt 1 cup

Tomatoes sliced rings 2

Onion chopped 2

Ginger crushed 2 tsp

Garlic crushed 2 tsp
Green chillies {achari variety} 4
Fresh mint leaves 1/2 cup
Fresh coriander leaves 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Chilli powder to taste
Haldi 1/2 tsp
Cumin whole 1 tsp
Fennel whole 1/2 tsp
Caraway whole 1/2 tsp
Dried plum 4
Cinnamon sticks 3
Cardamom large whole 2
Cardamom small whole 5
Black pepper whole 15
Mace flower 1/2
Coriander whole 1 tsp
Yellow food color 1 pinch


Procedure:
1.Thoroughly wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.

2.Take 6 glassed of water in a pan,add 2 tsp of salt and boil rice till is nearly tender.Drain and keep aside.

3.In another pan fry onion till golden brown.Now add ginger,garlic,yoghurt,tomatoes,green chilli and spices and fry for 2-5 minutes.Then add chicken pieces and potatoes and cook on medium flame till chicken and potatoes are well done.Sprinkle coriander and mint leaves and spread at top the boiled rice and shimmer.One pinch of yellow food color [zarda color] can be sprinkled before shimmering.

4.Delicious Punjabi Chicken Biryani is ready.

5.Mix and serve hot with salad and mint raita