Chicken Biryani Recipe [Mauritius Style] - Laila's Home Cooking - Episode 35
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Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken (4lbs) wash clean and cut into big pieces
4 tbsp of Briyani masala Mauritian style I used Laila's Briyani masala
2 tbsps of ginger and garlic paste
Salt to taste
3 large onions fried
2 large onions roughly chopped
200 g of chopped coriander
100 g of chopped mint
Few green chilies
3 cups (about 1 1/4 lbs) basmati rice wash and soak
250 g of plain yogurt
2 tbsp of vegetable ghee
About 2 cups of vegetable oil
Pinch of saffron dissolves in hot water
Pinch of yellow food colour
Preparation
1) Peeled and wash the potatoes, cut into big chunks and add some yellow food colour and fry for about 5 minutes remove from the oil and set aside.
2) In a blender add the raw onions, fried onions and a bit of water blend into a paste.
3) In a large pot of heavy bottom add the chicken, salt, Briyani masala, chopped coriander, chopped mint, green chilies, yogurt, onions paste, ginger and garlic paste mix everything together well add the potatoes and a bit of water mix well and set .
4) In an different pot bring water to a boil, add cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, and whole cardamom add the rice and boil for about 2 minutes then spread the first layer on top of the chicken mixture.
5) After another 3 minutes add the second layers and the last layers should be about 90 percent cook sprinkle the leftovers fried onions, a bit of the leftovers oil and the ghee and saffron cover the pot with a tight lid cook on high heat for 5 minutes then reduce the heat to low and cook for about 45 minutes or until done.
Recipe by Laila Jugon
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