Chicken Biryani by Chef Montaser
Ready In: 1 hr
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 300 g basmati rice
- 25 g butter
- 1 large onion, finely sliced
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 cardamom pods
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 4 skinless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks
- 85 g raisins
- 850 ml chicken stock
- chopped coriander, to serve
- toasted sliced almonds, to serve
Directions
- Method.
- Soak the rice in warm water, then wash in cold until the water runs clear. Heat butter in a saucepan and cook the onions with the bay leaf and other whole spices for 10 minutes Sprinkle in the turmeric, then add chicken and curry paste and cook until aromatic.
- Stir the rice into the pan with the raisins, then pour over the stock. Place a tight-fitting lid on the pan and bring to a hard boil, then lower the heat to a minimum and cook the rice for another 5 minutes Turn off the heat and leave for 10 minutes Stir well, mixing through half the coriander. To serve, scatter over the rest of the coriander and the almonds.
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