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Rice & pasta

Chicken biryani

Spiced basmati rice baked with marinated chicken, Indian-style.

Gluten-free

75 minTime
4Servings
AltaDifficulty
IndiaCuisine

Ingredients

  • 300 g basmati rice
  • 500 g chopped chicken
  • 150 g plain yogurt
  • 2 onions
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 piece of ginger
  • 2 tablespoons biryani curry paste
  • A few saffron threads
  • 50 ml milk
  • 60 g sunflower oil
  • Fresh chopped cilantro
  • Salt to taste

Step-by-step

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  1. Mix the chicken with the yogurt, the biryani curry and salt and let it marinate 30 min.
  2. Wash the basmati until the water runs clear and cook it in salted water only halfway; drain.
  3. Put the onions, the garlic and the ginger in the mixing bowl and chop 5 sec/speed 5.
  4. Add the oil and saute 8 min/120C/spoon speed until the onion browns.
  5. Add the marinated chicken and saute 10 min/Varoma/reverse/spoon speed.
  6. Dissolve the saffron in the warm milk to color it.
  7. In an oven dish alternate layers of chicken and half-cooked rice.
  8. Drizzle with the saffron milk and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
  9. Bake 25 min at 180C so the rice finishes cooking with the steam.
  10. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve gently stirring the layers.

Tips

  • The dum method of covered cooking concentrates all the aromas.
  • Reserve crispy fried onion to garnish as tradition dictates.
  • Do not mix the layers until the end to appreciate the colors.