In every South Asian family, Biryani is a staple food. It’s everyone’s favourite and we all have our own way of making it. For me, I cannot imagine making my biryani without potatoes and saffron. Potatoes and saffron are key ingredients for my biriyani, it enhances the aroma and gives an amazing taste. The potatoes that have soaked up all the delicious spices to me are by far one of the best parts of biryani.
Shahi Biryani
Ingredients
Marinade for the chicken:
- 1 Chicken cut in medium size pieces
- 6 teaspoons Garlic paste
- 4 teaspoons Ginger paste
- 1/2 cup Yogurt
- 1 Lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
- Salt
Masala for the biryani:
- 7 teaspoons Coriander seeds
- 3 teaspoons Cumin seeds
- 7-8 dried Red chilies
- 4 pods Cardamom
- 1 stick Cinnamon
- 8 Cloves
- 1 black Cardamom
- 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1 Mace piece
- 1 star Anise
- 1 cup Onions fried
- 1/2 cup Cashews
- 2 teaspoons Sesame seeds
- 1 pinch Saffron
For the potatoes.
- 3-4 Potatoes intlo halves and fry
Ingredients:
- 3-4 tablespoons Oil
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2-3 Cardamoms
- 1 stick Cinnamon small
- 3/4 cup Onions fried
- 4 Tomatoes chopped
- 2 Green chilies finely chopped
For the Rice:
- 3 cups Rice
Instructions
Masala for the biryani:
- Make a powder of all these.
- Now add 1 cup yogurt to the powder and make a paste.
For the potatoes.
- Cut 3-4 potatoes into halves and fry. Drain on paper towels
How to cook the chicken:
- In a pan heat 3-4 tablespoons of oil and add a bay leaf, 2-3 cardamoms, 1 cinnamon stick.
- When hot add 3/4 cup fried onions.
- Stir and add the chicken and cook on high flame for about 6-7 minutes.
- Then add 4 tomatoes crushed.
- Cook till the tomatoes and chopped green chilies get dissolved.
- Now add your potatoes.
- Lower the flame to medium and stir every few minutes till done.
For the Rice:
- Wash your rice and soak in cool water for about 20 minutes
- Boil water in a large pot and add salt, a cardamom pod, 2 cloves and oil.
- When the water comes to a rolling boil add your rice and cook till almost done about 7-8 minutes.
- Drain the rice and set aside.
Assembling The Biryani:
- Now in a separate dish add 1/4 cup milk, 1 teaspoon ghee and a healthy pinch of saffron and microwave it for 20 seconds.
- In your serving dish layer the rice and cooked chicken.
- Now add a teaspoon of your saffron milk now add the chicken mixture and another teaspoon of the saffron milk and another layer of rice and then chicken and saffron milk end with rice and sprinkle the remaining milk on top.
- Cover with foil and place in an oven that’s preheated to 275 for about 20 minutes.
- Cover with foil and place in an oven that’s preheated to 275 for about 20 minutes.
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