South Indian Chicken Biryani | Tamilnadu Chicken Biryani Recipe

South Indian Chicken Biryani | Tamilnadu Chicken Biryani Recipe

    
       Chicken biryani is famous in south India. Most of the time i prepared chicken biryani for my guest. Whenever I go to hotel with my husband first I will order chicken biryani only. I love chicken biryani so much. Just try my recipe, and share your valuable comments...

Ingredients :

Basmati rice - 1 cup

Onion (medium sized) - 2 (finely chopped)
Tomato - 2 (finely chopped)
Green chilly - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Chicken - 1/4 kg
Mint / pudina leaves - handful
Coriander leaves - handful
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Biriyani masala powder - 2 to 3 tsp
Salt - as required

For the Seasoning

Oil or vanaspati - 2 tsp
Bay leaf - 1 (small sized)
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - a inch piece
Cardamom - 1
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Preparation :

• Heat oil in pressure cooker, add bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, fennel seeds and saute it for a minute.
• Then add chopped onion and saute it till golden brown.
• Then add ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes and saute until it turns soft and mushy.
• Now add coriander leaves, mint leaves and saute it for another 5 minutes.
• After that add turmeric powder,  biryani masala powder and mix it well.
• Then add chicken and saute it for another 5 minutes. 
• Add basmati rice and water. (for 1 cup of rice add 2 cup of water 1:2)
• Add salt as required. (Taste that water and add salt as required)
• Close the cooker and cook it for 3 whistles. (1 whistle in high flame and another two whistles in low flame)
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Now tasty chicken biryani is ready to serve with raitha or any gravy.

Note

• Use the same cup to add basmati rice and water.
• You can use the coconut milk instead of water. 
• You can also use the 50% of coconut milk and 50% of water instead of water.