Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken biryani. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chicken Biryani is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Chicken Biryani is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken biryani using 16 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Biryani:

1. Make ready 1 cup whole milk yogurt
2. Prepare 1 Tbsp grated ginger
3. Make ready 1 Tbsp garlic, minced
4. Get 1 lb chicken thighs
5. Get 1 onion, sliced thin
6. Prepare 4 Tbsp ghee
7. Get 1 box Shan biryani seasoning
8. Make ready 1 lb basmati rice
9. Prepare 3 star anise
10. Take 2 Bay leaves
11. Get 4 green cardamom pods
12. Take 4 whole cloves
13. Prepare 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
14. Get 1 1/2 tsp salt
15. Take 2 Tbsp milk
16. Make ready 1 pinch saffron

Instructions to make Chicken Biryani:

1. Pretty heat the oven to 350 F
2. Mix the yogurt, ginger and garlic in a medium bowl and then coat the chicken with the mixture. Allow to marinate for up to 2 hours.
3. Heat the milk to steaming in a small bowl and add the saffron to steep while the rest is being prepared.
4. Saute the onion in the ghee in a Dutch oven or a deep oven proof skillet with a lid.
5. I used Shan biryani seasoning at the recommendation of my friend who grew up with this. I'm sure you could also use any recipe for biryani seasoning found online.
6. When the onions are starting to brown, add the spices and continue cooking, scraping the bottom for ~1 min
7. Add the chicken and yogurt mixture to the onions and continue to cook ~ 5 min, flipping once and scraping the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat.
8. Add the whole spices, salt and 2 quarts water to a 3 quart pot. Bring to a boil.
9. Add the rice to the water and bring to a boil. Boil two minutes, and then drain, reserving the whole spices.
10. Add the drained Rice and the reserved spices to the chicken.
11. Drizzle the saffron milk over the rice.
12. Place a wetted wax paper sheet on the top of the rice.
13. Soak and ring out a dish towel and then place on top of the wax paper.
14. Place a lid on dutch oven and bake 1 hour at 350. Turn the oven off and then let dish sit inside the oven another 30 min.
15. Serve with yogurt mixed with cucumbers or preserved curried limes.

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