Recipes
non-veg
chicken spinach biriyani
By Manali Bardhan
⏳ Prep Time: 5400 minute
26 May 2020
Nutritional Overview
Calories
568 kcal
Protein
60 gm
Carbs
37 gm
Fats
20 gm
Ingredients
Rice 40 gm
Green cardamom
Cloves
Cinnamon
Bay leaf
Lemon
Black peppercorns
Tomato 1
Onion 1
Curd
Spinach 200 gm
Chicken 200 gm
Garam masala
Rose water
Method
Step 1
Take gm of rice .Soak it for mins.
Step 2
Take a heavy bottomed kadhai.Put gm of chicken. Add teaspoon of ginger garlic paste, half onion paste. Chop onion and mix. Add cardamom, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, some ginger julians,salt, garam masala, teaspoon mustard oil, teaspoon of redchilli powder.Mix everything.
Step 3
Add boiling water on the above mix and heat up the chicken mix in highest temp till it starts boiling.
Step 4
Once the water starts boiling, lower the gas and put it on medium flame for mins with lid on.
Step 5
By the mean time start prepping the spinach. Boil water in a pan with some salt. Once the water starts boiling add the spinach and cook for - minutes.
Step 6
After minutes Remove the spinach from the pan and put it in ice cold / cold water and wash it thoroughly and keep aside.
Step 7
Now let’s start with the rice. Again boil water in a pan. Once the water starts bouncing add the whole spices in the water and some salt and squeeze lemon on to the water. Let the water boil for - minutes so that the aroma of spices mix into the water. Then add the rice. Cook the rice for - minutes maximum and then drain the rice of its starch and put the rice under cold water so that the rice stops cooking. Spread the rice in a plate.
Step 8
Once min is over, open the lid of ur chicken pot, give it a stir . Add tomato to it and give it a mix. Take tablespoon of curd and mix it slowly with the chicken mix. At this point if u feel that u need to add some water in the chicken so that it doesn’t get burnt, add some hot water and give it a mix. After that cover it up and cook for some more time.
Step 9
Cook the chicken till the oil starts coming out and it’s thoroughly cooked and very less amount of gravy is left.
Step 10
Now place the boiled spinach on top of the chicken slowly and make a layer of spinach .
Step 11
Put the flame to low. Now slowly add the rice on top of the spinach bed. Add ml of rose water and half teaspoon of garam masala on top.
Step 12
Once all set, cover the mouth of ur pot with a baking sheet or a cloth and then put on lid and the flame should be on the lowest .
Step 13
Cook it on low heat for - minutes.After that turn of the gas but don’t open the lid.
Step 14
Open the lid after - minutes and ur pot biriyani is ready to enjoy.
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