Arcot chicken biriyani

Description

Chicken Biriyani (Arcot)

Chicken Biriyani is of many kinds and here for u all in arcot style…..just have a look…

Ingredients-1
1 kg Basmathi rice (cleaned and washed)
Ingredients-2
400 g Onion medium ( chopped finely)
400 g Tomatoes (chopped)
4 T Ginger & garlic paste
6 nos Green chilli
1 bunch Corriander leaves (medium bunch)
1 bunch Pudina leaves (small to medium bunch)
Ingredients-3
1 kg Chicken
3 T Red chilli powder
1½ cup Oil
Salt to taste
3 T Lemon juice (increase or decrease according to taste)
1½ cup Curd
1 pinch Red colour powder
3 no Cinnamon (1 inch small)
4 Cardomen
4 Cloves
Ghee (for drizzling)

Instructions

wash and soak the rice for about 30 minutes.

ingrediants

spices

Heat oil in a hard bottem vessal and splutter spices. Add the onion and saute till brown. Add the red chilli powder and saute well, add the washed chicken then add ginger garlic paste, add the tomatoes, corriander and pudina leaves, green chilli, saute well.

Now add curd and salt. Mix well. Add 1 cup of water. close the lid and cook well till the chicken is cooked and oil leaves the gravy.

Cook rice with enough amount of water in seperate vessal.  (sada panai in tamil). Add enough amouint of salt. for the rice seperately.

Cook the rice till half done(half cooked)(as shown in the pic).Strain the water fully , keep the cooked rice aside. Collect the cooked rice water and keep aside. (this way of making rice is a traditional style of cooking)

As soon as  the gravy is done and rice is cooked. Add the rice to the gravy and layer it.

Drizzle the ghee on the top of the rice. Sprinkle the red colour powder with little water.

dividing the rice
dividing the rice
Cut the rice in four half like cutting the cake and close the lid. Dum the  biriyani in low flame with the collected cooked rice water on the top of the lid. (as shown). for 10 – 15 min.

Duming the riceDuming the rice

remove the lid and mix the rice little by little.

mixing biriyanimixing biriyani

Serve hot with fried chicken or boiled egg.

Chicken Biriyani (Arcot)
Arcot Chicken Biriyani

 

 

 

Notes

We can add potatoes also with chicken. In the same style of preperation we can prepare mutton and vegetable biryani also.

Source

Mom in law

Comments

17 responses to “Arcot chicken biriyani”

  1. Sharanya Avatar
    Sharanya

    Which brand basmati rice did u use divya?

  2. YUVARAJ Avatar
    YUVARAJ

    This is Ruby… I have never cooked so far. But with your website reference i cooked first time Biriyani. Thanks to my friend Rajalakshmi who refer this site and also thanks to website publisher. RUBY

  3. rajalakshmi Avatar
    rajalakshmi

    this recipe is very nice and my friend how didn’t know to cook but after seeing your recipe she cooked it very well and i too tasted it its true and well done divya !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. Paranthaman Avatar
    Paranthaman

    Fantastic dish, we prepared couple of days back, it came very well, taste is awesome, this become part of our weekly menu.. Thanks suggesting such a dish.

    Regards
    Paranthaman

  5. Raj Avatar
    Raj

    Great Recipe for a weekend lunch. Please post more Arcot recipes

  6. Nithya Avatar
    Nithya

    Very nice presentation,pics and efforts taken.Thanks.

  7. ashokkk Avatar
    ashokkk

    It was an excellent presentation with mouthwatering photos. I have tried in my home several methods by refering the sites but now I got a very good method to prepare which comes with a proof. Many sites provide the method but when we try it wont be as expected but this looks good. Thnaks for sharing.

    Thanks

    Ashok

  8. Sadhanaraveen Avatar
    Sadhanaraveen

    very well explained…nice presentation too……….:)

    Sadhana Raveen

  9. kaviarun Avatar
    kaviarun

    Wow….very nice Divi….

  10. Mullai Avatar
    Mullai

    Divya, vacation speciala?? Well explained, lot of effort taken… thanks a bunch. Enjoy ur trip, catch you soon.

  11. shankar Avatar
    shankar

    I have seen some cooks putting red hot coal on the top of the lid while cooking biriyani. This is something new.

  12. abhimuthu Avatar
    abhimuthu

    Divya,
    Impressive traditional style recipe. I like biriyani traditional style like this.
    I was waiting for this recipe. Thanks for sharing with detailed instruction. Will try soon.

  13. S.Priya Avatar
    S.Priya

    Wow Divya..i love this briyani had this briyani in India..will try this weekend n let u know..

  14. M Divya Avatar
    M Divya

    thank u rashmi
    Divya Mubarak

  15. ayesha1 Avatar
    ayesha1

    Good one.

    What do you mean by “Divide the rice in four half and close the lid”?

    Also could you please explain rice cooking separately.I feeel it is critical.I always get rice Kulanji when i make this briyan.

    1. M Divya Avatar
      M Divya

      hi Ayesha,
      it is very easy to cook rice seperately and then adding it to the gravy. If u use oven for duming then it is really easy the rice will not kulangi. cook rice in a seperate vessal with more amount of water check the padam (tamil) i mean check while cooking rice. Rice should be very crispy i mean half cooked .While duming the rice will cook automatically with the gravy.hope this will help u..thanks..
      Divya Mubarak

  16. rashmisasi Avatar
    rashmisasi

    Oh, my GOd..thanks divya…i was waiting for this recipe//Great job and wonderful pictures..