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Pakki chicken biryani recipe - authentic and easy-to-make, simple homemade chicken biryani.
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Pakki Chicken Biryani Recipe

Pakki Chicken Biryani is a classic and aromatic Indian chicken and rice dish where the chicken and rice are cooked partially before being layered. This results in a flavorful biryani that is a total crowd-pleaser.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
Diet: Gluten Free
Servings: 6
Author: Kushi

Ingredients

For the marination (option)

  • 600 g Chicken thighs
  • ¾ teaspoon Red chile powder
  • ¾ teaspoon Salt
  • 2 teaspoon Ginger-garlic paste
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
  • 2 teaspoon Lemon juice

For masala

  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 2 teaspoon Ghee
  • 1- inch Cinnamon
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 2 Cloves
  • 2 Star anise
  • 2 Bay leaf
  • 4 to 5 Green chilies slit
  • 3 to 4 Onions medium sliced
  • ¾ teaspoon Salt
  • 3 tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
  • ¼ cup Mint leaves pudina
  • ½ teaspoon Turmeric
  • ¾ teaspoon Red chile powder
  • ¾ teaspoon Cumin powder
  • ¾ teaspoon Coriander powder
  • 2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
  • 3 Tomatoes chopped
  • ½ cup Cilantro coriander leaves chopped

Biryani rice

  • 3 cups Water
  • ¾ teaspoon Salt
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 ½ cup Basmati rice washed and drained.

Instructions

Marinate the chicken

  • Marination is optional for this type of biryani. Use any simple marination of your choice.
  • In a bowl, add chicken, red chile powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, turmeric, and lemon juice and mix well.
    600 g Chicken thighs, ¾ tsp Red chile powder, ¾ tsp Salt, 2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste, ¼ tsp Turmeric, 2 tsp Lemon juice
  • If you have time, marinate for 15-30 minutes.

Making of masala

  • Heat oil and ghee in a pan. Add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, star anise, and bay leaf, and saute for 2 minutes.
    1 tbsp Oil, 2 tsp Ghee, 1- inch Cinnamon, 2 Cardamom, 2 Cloves, 2 Star anise, 2 Bay leaf
  • Add green chilies and saute for a minute.
    4 to 5 Green chilies
  • Add onions and salt and saute for 5 to 6 minutes. Next, add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 minutes.
    3 to 4 Onions, ¾ tsp Salt, 3 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • Add mint leaves and saute for 2 minutes.
    ¼ cup Mint leaves
  • Add turmeric, red chile, cumin, coriander, and garam masala powder and saute for 1 minute.
    ½ tsp Turmeric, ¾ tsp Red chile powder, ¾ tsp Cumin powder, ¾ tsp Coriander powder, 2 tsp Garam masala powder
  • Add chopped tomatoes, mix well and cook for 5-6 minutes.
    3 Tomatoes
  • Add coriander leaves and mix them.
    ½ cup Cilantro
  • After 5 minutes, reserve ⅓ portion of this onion-tomato mixture.

Flavored biryani rice

  • In a pot, add water, salt, ⅓ portion of the reserved onion-tomato mixture, and juice of lemon, and mix.
    3 cups Water, ¾ tsp Salt, Juice of 1 lemon
  • Add rice and mix well.
    1 ½ cup Basmati rice
  • Cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until rice is 80 Percent cooked.

Cook the chicken

  • Add marinated chicken thighs to the remaining onion-tomato mixture and saute for 8 to 10 minutes.

Making of pakki biryani

  • After 10 minutes to the partially cooked chicken, add the partially cooked rice and ⅓ cup of water.
  • Cover and cook on medium-low flame for 10-12 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame and rest for 10 minutes before serving.
  • Serve biryani with raita made from onions, tomatoes, and cucumber or curry like mirchi ka salan or simply a side of onion and chips.

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Notes

  • Use good quality basmati rice.
  • Do not overcook the rice. It will be cooked entirely in dum cooking.
  • Use any chicken marination recipe of your choice.