How To Prepare Chicken Biryani Main Dishes

Chicken biryani is a delicious and festive dish that is popular in Asia, and Arab countries, such as India, Pakistan, Iran, and Pakistan. Chicken Biryani is prepared with yogurt and has a lot of different spices that warm the flavor of this dish. 

In this article, we will try to let you know the method of cooking Pakistani biryani. So, let's start.

Preparing Pakistani Biryani 

The method of preparing the original Pakistani Biryani is almost the same as the Indian Chicken Biryani and the amount of spices can be increased or decreased only if desired. Let's start with the basic ingredients.

Basic Ingredients For Pakistani Chicken Biryani

• Chicken breast 450 grams

• 1 onion

• Oil 2 or 3 tablespoons

• Cumin ½ teaspoon

• Grated garlic and ginger 1 teaspoon

• Red pepper powder 1 teaspoon

• Red chili powder 1 teaspoon

• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon

• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon

• Turmeric 1 teaspoon

• 2 dried bay leaves

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 2 star anise

• 2 black cardamoms

• 4 green cardamoms

• 5 cloves

• 10 black pepper

• 2 tomatoes

• Yogurt 1 tablespoon

• 2 green chili peppers

• Gram masala 1/2 teaspoon

• Chopped coriander 1 stem

• For rice: 2 cups of rice

• 6 cups of water

• Salt 1 tablespoon

• White vinegar 1 tablespoon

• 1 cinnamon stick

Preparation Of Pakistani Chicken Biryani

First Step: Fry The Onion

To prepare chicken biryani with rice, first cut the onions into slices and fry them with oil.

Second Step: Roast Cumin

When the onions turn slightly golden brown, add the cumin seeds. Fry together for 2 to 3 minutes and then remove the onions from the pan and keep aside.

Step Three: Fry The Chicken

Put grated garlic and ginger and chicken in the same oil that you fried the onion in. Fry the chicken for 1-2 minutes until the color of the skin changes a little.

Fourth Step: Add Spices

Add all the spices to the pan and mix with the chicken. Cook for 10 minutes on a relatively low flame.

Fifth Step: Mix Yogurt

At this stage of preparing Pakistani biryani, you should mix yogurt, tomato and fried onion with a blender until a smooth liquid is obtained.

Sixth Step: Cooking Chicken

Cook the tomato mixture with salt and chicken for 5 to 10 minutes until the oil mixture is cooked with it. Finally, add chopped coriander, green chili and gram masala to the chicken and fry together for a minute.

Seventh Step: Preparing Rice

To prepare the rice, wash and soak the rice an hour or half an hour before. Pour 6 cups of water in a pot and let it boil. When the water boils, add salt, vinegar, cinnamon stick and rice. 

You should cook the rice over high heat for 7 to 12 minutes or until the rice is fully cooked. Put the rice in a bowl and put it aside.

Eighth Step: Ruce Mold

To shape the rice, take a medium bowl that is enough for two people. Place a freezer bag or cellophane in the bowl to drain the rice easily.

Ninth Step: Pour Rice Into The Mold

Put some turmeric or food coloring in the bowl. Put the rice in a bowl and press well until it is smooth. Cover the bottom and sides of the bowl with 3 or 4 cm of rice. Make sure the rice sticks well.

Tenth Step: Put The Chicken In The Rice

Put the chicken biryani in the center of the rice and cover it completely with rice. Press firmly so that the rice and biryani do not separate when flipped.

Eleventh Step: Enjoy The Meal

Return the bowl to the serving dish and remove the cellophane from it. Enjoy your meal.