Thalappakattu Chicken Biryani

Name: Thalappakattu Chicken Biryani
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 gms Seeraga samba rice; 750 grams Chicken; 25 ml Ghee; 75 ml Cooking oil; 50 gms Garlic crushed; 50 gms Shallots crushed; 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/2 cup Yoghurt; 1/2 cup Mint chopped; 1 cup Coriander chopped; 1/2 Lemon juice; as per taste Salt; for grind:; 5-6 Green chillies; 3 Cinnamon small; 3 Cardamoms; 3 Cloves; 1/8 th tsp Nutmeg; 1 Mace; 50 grams Ginger chopped

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Thalappakattu Chicken Biryani

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Ingredients

500 gmsSeeraga samba rice
750 gramsChicken
25 mlGhee
75 mlCooking oil
50 gmsGarlic crushed
50 gmsShallots crushed
1/2 tspRed chilli powder
1/2 cup Yoghurt
1/2 cup Mint chopped
1 cup Coriander chopped
1/2 Lemon juice
as per tasteSalt
for grind:
5-6Green chillies
3Cinnamon small
3Cardamoms
3Cloves
1/8 th tspNutmeg
1Mace
50 gramsGinger chopped

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Steps

1

Crush garlic and shallot without water and keep aside. Grind all the masala ingredients into fine smooth paste by adding quarter cup of water. Keep this aside.
2

Soak rice for half an hour. This recipe can done with basmathi rice also but this particular rice gives nice flavor to this recipe. You can buy this from south indian shop.
3

Heat ghee and oil in heavy pan add the crushed garlic and shallots. Fry for 30 seconds. Now add the ground masala to this and saute for 10 minutes in medium flame. Be careful the masala should not stick on the bottom.
4

Now it's time to add chicken with chilli powder. Saute the chicken in the masala coats evenly. Reduce the flame to simmer and cover with lid. Cook 15 minutes until chicken done completely and the oil should separate from the sides. Stir the chicken every 3 minutes in 15 minutes.
5

Now add yogurt. Cook for 5 minutes with open. Add salt.Add coriander and mint leaves with 2.5 cups of water. Let the gravy boil. Add lime juice.
6

Add rice and check salt. Close with lid and cook the rice for 5 minutes on medium flame. Open then lid and gently mix from bottom cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
7

After that open the lid and check whether rice cooked. If it's not done cook another couple of minutes. Switch off and close with lid. Leave it for another 25 minutes.If this process feels so difficult simply do this in rice cooker or pressure cooker. The taste will be same and there is no difference in the taste.
8

Biryani is ready to serve. You can serve this with raita and chips.