Ambur chicken biryani

Name: Ambur chicken biryani
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 peoples
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups jeeraga samba rice; 500 g chicken; 3 tbsp oil; 3 inch cinnamon sticks; 6 cloves; 4 green cardamom; 2 bay leaves; 6 dry red chillies; 6 dry kashmiri red chillies; 3 onions; 3 tomatoes; 1 handful coriander leaves; 1 handful mint leaves; 1/4 cup curd; 2 green chilies; 1 tbsp garlic paste; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1/2 lemon juice; 1 tbsp ghee

Muniswari.G @muniswari_0205

Chennai

#EID Ambur Biryani is a popular and flavorful meat & rice dish that originated in the town of Ambur in the vellore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It’s a spicy biryani, red chili paste is added to impart the heat. Ambur Biryani is primarily a meat-based dish, made with either chicken or mutton. The rice used in this biryani is typically the short-grained and fragrant variety known as Seeraga Samba rice (or Jeerakasala rice), which adds a distinct aroma and texture to the dish.

Muniswari.G @muniswari_0205

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4 peoples

2 cupsjeeraga samba rice
500 gchicken
3 tbspoil
3 inchcinnamon sticks
6cloves
4green cardamom
2bay leaves
6dry red chillies
6dry kashmiri red chillies
3onions
3tomatoes
1 handfulcoriander leaves
1 handfulmint leaves
1/4 cupcurd
2green chilies
1 tbspgarlic paste
1 tbspginger paste
1/2lemon juice
1 tbspghee

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Steps

45 minutes

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The colour for this Ambur biryani comes from the red chillies. I used a mix of regular chillies and Kashmiri chillies... Start by soaking dry red chillies in hot water for 15 minutes. I used kashmiri red chillies and regular red chillies.
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Take them in a blender and add very little water to make a smooth paste.
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Wash rice really well in multiple changes of water. Soak them in water for 30 minutes. Set aside. I have added three cups of water to two cups of rice. I have added a little coriander and mint to the electric cooker and left three cups of water for the rice to soak. I have prepared this recipe in an electric cooker.
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Add ghee, oil in the pan, add cinnamon sticks, cloves, cardamom, bay leaves, fry them, add onion and saute well.
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Once the onion is well browned, add the garlic paste and saute well for one minute.
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Add the ginger paste and fry well for one minute.
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Add tomatoes and sauté. Add coriander, mint, green chilies and sauté well. Add two spoons of the ground chili paste saute well...
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Once everything is well cooked, add yogurt and saute for a minute, then add chicken and salt and saute well.
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Add a little water to the chicken and cook for 10 minutes until dry.
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Add the chicken masala we have prepared to the soaked rice in the electric cooker. Squeeze the lemon juice, close the cooker and turn it on. The biryani will be ready in half an hour. Finally, add a tablespoon of ghee and cover it and keep it for ten minutes.
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Now the delicious Ambur chicken Biryani is ready. Serve with onion raita, chicken 65...