Pulao Biryani

Enjoy our version of a spicy Pulao Biryani!

I Made It

Ingredients

For Stock:

  • Fennel seeds crushed 1 tbsp
  • National cumin seeds 1 tsp
  • Coriander seeds crushed 1 tbsp
  • Chicken powder 1 tbsp
  • Star anise 3 – 4
  • Cinnamon stick 3 – 4
  • Green cardamom 4 – 5
  • Water 1 – 1 ½ liters

For Rice:

  • Rice, 500 gm
  • Food colour few drops

For Chicken:

  • Chicken with bone (750 gm) 16 pieces cut
  • Clarified butter (ghee) 100 gm
  • Onion slices, 150 gm
  • Ginger & garlic paste, 1 tbsp
  • Green chili small paste, 1 tbsp
  • Tomato chopped, ½ cup
  • Green chili big, 3 – 4
  • Yogurt, ½ cup
  • National pulao masala, 3 tbsp
  • National red chili powder, 1tbsp
  • Nutmeg, mace, and black cardamom seeds powder, ½ tsp (take 2gms of each and grind together to make powder

Directions

  • Take water in pan, add all the ingredients for stock, and cook for 20- 25 minutes.
  • Heat Ghee in a pan and fry onions until golden brown. Then add ginger, garlic and green chili paste and sauté for 1 minute.
  • Add chicken and fry for 1-2 minutes. Now add National Pulao masala, red chili powder and nutmeg, mace and black cardamom seeds powder, tomatoes and yoghurt and fry for another 1 minute. Also add green chilies.
  • Now add stock in chicken gravy and cook until it boils.
  • Next, add rice and cook until rice and water come to same level. Now cover and steam cook for 10- 12 minutes.
  • Add food color before serving.
  • Garnish with fried onions and coriander.