Mopla Kozhi Biriyani ~ Mappila Chicken Biriyani
Ingredients
- FOR MASALA:
- 500 gm chicken
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder increase for spiciness!
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 medium onions sliced thinly
- 1 large tomato chopped
- 1 green chilli chopped (increase for spiciness!)
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
- 2 tbsp mint leaves chopped
- Salt to taste
- FOR RICE:
- 2 cups basmati rice washed and drained
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp whole spices
- 800 ml hot water
- FOR GARNISH:
- 1 small onion sliced and fried
- 5-6 cashews and 10 raisins fried
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken in turmeric and red chilli, along with salt for around 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a saucepan and add the chicken. Fry till both sides become browned, but not necessarily cooked. Drain and set aside.
- In the same oil, add the ingredients from onion to mint leaves and cook on low flame till the tomatoes are all mashed up.
- Add the fried chicken and continue cooking till the chicken is well done.
- In another saucepan, add the ghee. Fry the whole spices for a minute.
- Add the drained rice and roast till crisp, around 5 minutes.
- Add in the hot water, adjust salt. Keep on high flame till the water boils. Reduce the flame and cook on closed lid till the rice is done.
- Fluff up the cooked rice with a fork, and add on top of the chicken masala.
- Mix well to incorporate. Serve with the garnishings, along with raita, pickle and whatever you want!
Notes
You may use ghee instead of oil for doing the chicken masala.
Kaima rice - which is a small variety of rice used for biriyanis in Northern Kerala - is recommended for this biriyani, however my family, including myself, are not very fond of this rice, so used basmati rice.
I fried the onions, cashews and raisins for the garnishing and used the same ghee for doing the rice.
You can serve with an egg as well. I boiled the eggs and forgot it at the time of serving as well as clicking the pics! ;)
Kaima rice - which is a small variety of rice used for biriyanis in Northern Kerala - is recommended for this biriyani, however my family, including myself, are not very fond of this rice, so used basmati rice.
I fried the onions, cashews and raisins for the garnishing and used the same ghee for doing the rice.
You can serve with an egg as well. I boiled the eggs and forgot it at the time of serving as well as clicking the pics! ;)