Cheat’s Murg Biryani
There are so many biryani
recipes that people have written books on the topic. Every region has its own
version using locally available products. The spices, condiments, flavoring
changes likewise.
Biryani making is a labour of love. However there are times
when you are too tired to go through the whole rigmarole.
Frankly speaking this
cheat’s biryani is a labour saving recipe. First of all it is cooked in an
automatic rice cooker which provides a different kind of ‘dum’ than the one
cooked in a handi. Secondly I have skipped all the parboiling and marinating
because the idea is to save time.
Remember chicken is a very flavourful
ingredient and whatever you do with it the result is always good. In fact I remember
an aunt of mine just throwing raw chicken pieces, ginger, garlic, roughly
chopped onion and tomato, salt and garam masala and giving two whistles in the
cooker. And the dish would be amaaaaazing!!
So go ahead and cheat !!!
Ingredients
500 gm chicken
1 ½ cups rice
2 green cardamom
Small piece of cinnamon
4 peppercorns
2 onions, chopped
6 garlic pods, chopped
Small piece of ginger,
chopped
4 tbsp curd
1 tsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste
½ cup chopped fresh green
coriander
Wash and soak the rice while
you prepare the chicken.
Heat some oil and add the
cardamoms, cinnamon and peppercorns. Add the ginger and garlic and sauté. Add the
chopped onion and fry till the onions become translucent.
Add the garam masala
and curd. Sauté for a minute or two.
Now add the chicken and fry on high flame
for about 5 minutes.
Keep stirring otherwise the chicken will start burning. Season
with salt and add the chopped coriander.
Sprinkle some water, cover and cook
for 5-7 minutes. you don’t have to cook the chicken fully because it is going
to be cooked in the rice cooker. The idea is to coat the chicken well with the
masala.
Heat the rice cooker. Add some
ghee. Drain the rice and put in the cooker. Fry for few minutes so that the
rice has a fried look.
Now add the chicken and any gravy that might be in the
pan. Stir well.
Add water according to the rice cooker instructions. For 1 ½ cup
rice I usually add about 2 ¾ cups water.
Now sit back and relax. Or go
around finishing your chores. The biryani will be ready in about 15 minutes.
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