Colorful Chicken Biryani

Khadija Al-RashidChef

Ingredients

• 1 large skinless chicken cut into 8 pieces
  1 chicken
• 3 cups basmati rice
  3 cup
• 1 onion
  1 piece
• 1 head of garlic, crushed
  1 head
• 4 small potatoes
  4 piece
• 1 cup yogurt
  1 cup
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  3 tablespoon
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  1 teaspoon
• 1/4 cup corn oil or ghee
  0.3 cup
• 4 teaspoons additional oil
  4 teaspoon
• Fried almonds for garnish
  0
• Fried pine nuts for garnish
  0
• 1/4 cup raisins
  0.3 cup
• 2 tablespoons salt
  2 tablespoon
• 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
  0.5 teaspoon
• 2 tablespoons biryani spices
  2 tablespoon
• 1 tablespoon mixed spices
  1 tablespoon
• 1 tablespoon safflower
  1 tablespoon
• 3 cardamom pods
  3 pods

Steps

1. 1

   In a pot over heat, finely chop the onion and sauté with garlic in oil until softened, then add the chicken and stir well.

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   Pot

   5 min
2. 2

   Mix the cornstarch, yogurt, and 1/4 cup of water in a bowl well.

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   Mixing Bowl

   5 min
3. 3

   Add all the spices to the chicken and stir, then add the yogurt and stir for 10 minutes.

   10 min
4. 4

   Add the sauce and stir for two minutes, then add 3 cups of warm water and let it simmer for 30 minutes, then add the potatoes and let it simmer for another half hour. Add a tablespoon of salt to the pot and cover.

   30 min
5. 5

   Soak each cup of rice in a separate bowl for 15 minutes in warm water, then drain the water.

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   Bowl

   15 min
6. 6

   Boil the raisins and then fry them in a little oil for one minute.

   1 min
7. 7

   In a pot over heat, add two tablespoons of oil, two cups of water, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to bring the water to a boil, then add one cup of rice and let it absorb the water, reduce the heat and cover for 10 minutes.

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   Pot

   10 min
8. 8

   Repeat the previous process in another pot and add the red coloring.

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   Pot

   10 min
9. 9

   After the chicken is cooked, take two cups of the chicken sauce and repeat the previous process but without adding salt.

   10 min
10. 10

    After the rice is cooked, pour the white rice in the center of the serving dish, the yellow rice with sauce on one side and the red on the other.

    5 min
11. 11

    Place the chicken, pine nuts, almonds, and raisins on top, serve the remaining sauce with the potatoes on a side dish.

    5 min

Nutrition Facts

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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