Sobzee's Chicken Hyderabadi Biryani.
You can have Sobzee's Chicken Hyderabadi Biryani using 32 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Sobzee's Chicken Hyderabadi Biryani
- Prepare of Bouquet garni added to the rice?s boiling water.
- Prepare 3 of Black cardamoms (if it is not found, you can skip it).
- Prepare 6 of Green cardamoms.
- You need 6 of Cloves.
- You need 6 of Black pepper corns.
- You need 2 of Bay leaves.
- It's 1 of Cinnamon stick.
- You need of chicken (1 chicken (800 grams- preferably on the bone) but here I used deboned chicken breasts) marinade it in.
- You need 2 tbsp of Ginger garlic paste.
- It's 1 tbsp of Red chili powder.
- Prepare 1 cup of yogurt.
- Prepare 1 tsp of Garam masala powder.
- Prepare 1 tsp of Green cardamom powder.
- Prepare 1 cup of fried onions.
- It's 4 tbsp of melted ghee or oil.
- You need 2 tbsp of freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- It's 12 of Mint leaves.
- You need 2 of broken green chili peppers.
- Prepare 1 tsp of turmeric powder.
- It's 1 tbsp of Lemon Juice.
- You need of assembly, between layers sprinkle.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of coriander leaves.
- You need 8 of Mint leaves.
- You need 2 tbsp of fried onions.
- It's 1/4 tsp of Garam masala powder.
- It's 1 tsp of green cardamom powder.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of milk or water from the boiled rice that has 4 or 5 strands of saffron soaked in it, for the final and last top layer only.
- You need of Rice.
- You need 5 cup of water.
- You need 2 cup of good quality basmati rice.
- It's 1 of Salt to taste.
- Prepare 1 tsp of caraway seeds (if it is not found, you can skip it).
Sobzee's Chicken Hyderabadi Biryani instructions
- Prepare the chicken, cut and wash it well.
- Marinade it with the above ingredients.
- Allow it to rest for a minimum of 30 minutes in the fridge.
- Wash and Soak basmati rice in water for around an hour.
- Boil 5 cups of water, add to them salt, caraway seeds and the Bouquet garni.
- When the water boils, drain and add the rice, boil for exactly 10 minutes.
- Reserve ¼ a cup of the rice?s boiling water.
- Drain the half cooked rice again in a sieve.
- In a heavy bottomed pot, put the chicken and make sure all the chicken pieces are touching the bottom of the pan not on top of each other.
- Add a layer of the half cooked rice to cover the chicken well.
- Add the between the layers ingredients except for the soaked saffron (coriander, mint, garam masala, green cardamom powder and the fried onion).
- Add another layer of the ½ cooked rice.
- Add the between the layers ingredients.
- If this is the last and top layer of rice top it with the soaked saffron mixture.
- Cover the pot with aluminum foil and seal the pot with it then press hard on it with the lid also to make sure the pot is completely sealed.
- Cook it on high heat for 5 minutes exactly.
- Then for 20 minutes on very low heat and put a tin under the pot so it would cook evenly and slowly without burning.
- Switch off the heat and leave it like this for 5 more minutes.
- Remove the lid, Aluminum foil and Check if the chicken at the bottom has been cooked by stirring e from bottom to top.
- Serve and garnish with some cilantro or fresh mint leaves and or some nuts and raisins.
- This is how to make your own Garam Masala if you don't have it: Garam masala powder recipe Makes: 1 cup approx Ingredients: ¼ cup Coriander seeds 2 Tbsps. Green Cardamoms 2 Tbsps. Black Pepper corns 2 Tbsps. Cloves 1 Tbsp. Fennel seeds 3-4 Star Anise Cinnamon 4 sticks (1 inch) Nutmeg a quarter or half Bay leaves 2 Method: 1. Gather all the ingredients, Dry roast over medium flame with constant stirring to ensure even roasting. 2. Cool down and powder it well in a mixer. 3. Sieve it through a big metal strainer to make sure you eliminate any big pieces..