Chicken biriyani

Name: Chicken biriyani
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 chicken; 3 cups rice; 10 onions; 8 medium tomatoes blended; 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 10 large potatoes; 1 bulb garlic; 1 pc ginger; Yellow food color; 1 1/2 cup maziwa mala; sticks Cinamon; leaves Bay; Cumin seeds; Pilau masala; Cardamon whole /powder; Black pepper powder; to taste Salt; 4 green chillies; Garam masala; Coriander powder

Racquel Gakenia @Gakenia

Chicken biriyani

Racquel Gakenia @Gakenia

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Ingredients

2hrs

7 servings

1chicken
3 cupsrice
10onions
8medium tomatoes blended
3 tablespoonstomato paste
10large potatoes
1bulb garlic
1 pcginger
Yellow food color
1 1/2 cupmaziwa mala
sticksCinamon
leavesBay
Cumin seeds
Pilau masala
Cardamon whole /powder
Black pepper powder
to tasteSalt
4green chillies
Garam masala
Coriander powder

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Steps

2hrs

1

Peel the potatoes and half them and place in a bowl with the food color and let it sit to absorb the color
2

Thinly slice the onions and place in a large pan and deep-fry till caramelized then remove and set aside
3

In the same oil, fry the potatoes but don't cook just to get the yellow crunchy coat then take off heat
4

In a large sufuria, add the same oil and let it heat then add spices and let it roast for about two minutes
5

Add in the ginger and garlic paste cooking till it sweats.... Then add in half of the caramelized onions
6

Add in the chicken stirring ensuring it's coated with spices... Add in the potatoes and the blended tomatoes.... Cover and let it simmer for about 15-20min till chicken is halfway cooked
7

Add in the maziwa Mala, green chillies and tomato paste and salt... Let it cook till the oil separates from the broth... Then take off heat
8

In another sufuria... ParBoil your rice with salt, oil and water.....when almost cooked take off heat..
9

In a larger pot.. Place a layer of the rice... Then a layer of the biriyani stew then some of the half caramelized onions left...it should look like that.... Then continue layering till both are finished
10

On the top layer finish with rice and onions on top... Add your food color sprinkling it all over...cover with aluminum foil and put back on low heat for about 10min..to cook the rice
11

Serve and enjoy.... While hot