Spicy Bombay Chicken Biryani

Name: Spicy Bombay Chicken Biryani
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gms chicken; 2 potatoes boiled and halved; 2 eggs boiled; 2 big onions sliced finely; 1 small onion paste; 1 tomato paste; 3 tbsp curd; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 green chillies paste; 1.5 tbsp Shaan Special Bombay Biryani Masala; 3 green cardamoms; 5-6 cloves; 1 stick cinnamon; 7-8 peppercorns; 5-6 dry plums; 1 tsp black pepper; 250 gms long grain Basmati rice; 2 bay leaves; 2 tbsp ghee; 2 tbsp refined oil; 7-8 cashewnuts; 1/4 cup green peas; 3 tbsp coriander mint paste; 2 tbsp chopped coriander; 2 drops mitha attar; 1 tsp orange red food colour; 1/2 cup saffron flavoured milk

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Bombay Chicken Biryani is an aromatic, tasty and colorful South Asian rice preparation.It is cooked with chicken,potatoes, eggs,onion,yogurt mixed with Shan Special Bombay Biryani Masala, spices and herbs.It is enjoyed both in lunch and dinner as a main course meal and enjoyed as it is or served with cucumber or boondi raita.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

1 hour

3 servings

400 gmschicken
2potatoes boiled and halved
2eggs boiled
2big onions sliced finely
For marination :
1small onion paste
1tomato paste
3 tbspcurd
1 tbspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
2green chillies paste
1.5 tbspShaan Special Bombay Biryani Masala
3green cardamoms
5-6cloves
1 stickcinnamon
7-8peppercorns
5-6dry plums
1 tspblack pepper
To taste salt
250 gmslong grain Basmati rice
2bay leaves
2 tbspghee
2 tbsprefined oil
7-8cashewnuts
1/4 cup green peas
3 tbspcoriander mint paste
2 tbspchopped coriander
2 dropsmitha attar
1 tsporange red food colour
1/2 cupsaffron flavoured milk

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Steps

1 hour

1

Marinate chicken with curd,ginger garlic paste,onion,green chilli and tomato paste,salt,whole spices,plums and 1 tbsp biryani masala.Cover and set aside for 3-4 hours or overnight.Meanwhile slice onions and fry till crispy brown.Boil eggs and potatoes.
2

Boil water in a deep vessel with salt,bay leaves and 1 tsp oil.Wash rice and soak for 10 minutes.Add it to boiling water and cook till 60% done.Drain water and set aside.After the onions are fried,smear salt and fry potatoes and eggs.
3

Add ghee to the remaining oil and cook the marinated chicken in low heat till masala coats chicken.Add the green peas, potatoes and eggs and toss well.Add coriander mint paste.
4

Now for layering : Add 1 tbsp oil in a wok.Spread a layer of rice.Spinkle some fried onion or beresta, few drops orange red food colour.Add half of chicken,rest of biryani masala and chopped coriander.Add rice,mitha attar,saffron milk.Again add rest of chicken,eggs and potatoes.Also add chopped coriander,few roasted cashewnuts.Top with rice, fried onion,few drops food colour.Cover with a lid and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
5

Open lid and toss lightly.Serve hot with curd,boondi or cucumber raita.