No doubt! That biryani is the national dish of Pakistan. People of Pakistan cook Biryani for almost all occasions. Pakistanis cook Biryani in different ways, but are always looking for the simplest and tastiest Biryani recipe. So for the assistance of such people and of new cooks, given below is the simplest yet the tastiest chicken Biryani recipe. So let’s start:
History of Biryani
Biryani has a long history. It started in Persia and came to sub-continent with travelers and traders. Later, the Mughals made it even more special in their royal kitchens. With the passage of time, people of sub-continent made changes according to their region’s spices and ingredients availability. For example, Hyderabadi biryani is quite spicy than others, while Lucknowi biryani is slightly less spicy, whereas traditional vegetable’s pickle is used in the Sindhi biryani version. Each type shows the culture and flavors of its tradition or region. Let’s talk about types of biryani.
Different Types of Biryani
Biryani has not only one flavor as there are more than 32 types of biryani are available now a days! Every biryani is different from the others. In which, some of them are less spicy and aromatic, while others are very spicy. Their method of cooking along with the selection of spices, rice, meat and other ingredients make them different but all of them very delicious and popular in their region. If you want to know the 32 types of biryani, then kindly watch the following video.
You can also watch Chicken Dum Biryani (quite different cooking method)!
Chicken Biryani Ingredients
You can adjust the quantity of ingredients according to your taste or requirement. If you like, spicy food then you can increase spices during the making of chicken biryani. Similarly, if you don’t like much spicy food then you can adjust it according to your taste.
- Rice
- Salt
- Cumin
- Red Chili Powder
- Turmeric
- Black Pepper
- Dry Coriander
- Onion
- Green Chili
- Lemon
- Tomato
- Garlic
- Milk
- Food Color
- Pandanus Essence
- Oil
- Bombay Biryani Masala
- Star Anise
- Clove
- Black Cardamom
Chicken Biryani Cooking Method
- Cut the onion, tomatoes, and garlic into small pieces.
- In a pan, pour one and a half glass of water and add the chopped onion, tomatoes, and garlic in it.
- Cook until the onions and tomatoes soften and the water begins to boil.
- Once the onions, garlic, and tomatoes are cooked enough, grind the mixture.
- Now add oil in a pan and pour the blended mixture into oil, and cook till the mixture is properly cooked.
- Once the mixture is cooked, add all the spices (as mentioned in the ingredients section) and mix them well.
- Now add the chicken pieces in the mixture.
- Next step is to add lemons in the gravy and cook it on low flame.
- Wait till the water of the gravy is dried.
- Now add cardamom, badian’s flower, clove, black pepper, salt, and cumin in the water. Bring them to boil.
- When the water boils strain the spices out if you want to, and add rice in the boiling water.
- Take the water out of rice once the rice is partially cooked. Remember that the rice should not be properly cooked
- Next step is to mix yellow food color and khewra in milk.
- Now in a preheated pan, add a layer of the prepared gravy.
- On the layer of gravy, add a layer of boiled rice and then pour the milk with yellow food color, lemon, and green chili on the layer.
- Now add the layer of chicken, and add remaining boiled rice on top of chicken.
- Pour the milk with yellow food color once more.
- Add as many layers as you want.
- Wait until the biryani is properly cooked.
- Your biryani is ready, enjoy.
Wait for the biryani to cook fully. Once done, your dish is ready. Enjoy the traditional, delicious flavors. Serve and share with others.