Malabar Biryani: English – Urdu Recipe

Malabar Biryani

Ingredients To marinate:

1. Chicken – ½ kg
2. Yogurt – 1/2 cup
3. Coriander leaves – 25gms, ground
4. Mint leaves – 25gms, ground
5. Curry leaves – 10 gm
6. Cumin seed powder – 1/2 tsp
7. Coriander seed powder – 1 tsp
8. fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
9. Green chillies – 25gms, chopped
10. Garlic paste – 2 tsp
11. Ginger – 2 tsp, chopped
12. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
13. Lime juice – 4 tbsp
14. Salt as per taste

Method:

• Make a mixture of yogurt, ground coriander leaves, ground mint leaves, curry leaves, cumin seed powder, coriander seed powder, fennel powder, green chillies, garlic, ginger, turmeric powder, salt and lime juice.
• Marinate the chicken pieces in this mixture and keep it aside for half an hour.

To prepare chicken:

1. Ghee – 2 tbsp
2. Cinnamon – 5 to 6 pieces
3. Bay leaf – 1
4. Cloves – 4 to 5
5. Cardamom seeds – 4 to 5
6. Nutmeg – 1 tsp
7. Onions – 2 thinly chopped
8. Tomato – 2, medium sized and cut into 4 pieces

Method:

• Put ghee in a pan and heat it.
• Add to it, cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamom seeds, nutmeg and cloves.
• Next, add onions and sauté till they turn brown.
• Then add the tomatoes and sauté them too.
• Now add the marinated chicken.
• Cover the pan and cook over a medium flame for at least 5 minutes.
• Remove the lid and cook it for 10 min more over a low flame.
• Allow the gravy to thicken.

To prepare the rice:

1. Ghee – 1 tbsp
2. Cinnamon – 5 pieces
3. Bay leaf – 1
4. Cardamom – 4
5. Cloves – 4 to 5
6. Onion – 1, chopped
7. Rice – 250gms
8. Boiling water – 1/2 litre
9. Salt – 1 tsp

Method:

• Put ghee in a pan and heat it.
• Add to this cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamom seeds and cloves.
• Next, add onions and sauté till they turn translucent.
• Add the washed and drained rice to the above mixture along with the salt and cook till it turns translucent.
• Add water to the rice and let it boil.
• Once the water starts boiling, lower the flame and cover the vessel with a lid.
• Cook the rice for the next 15 minutes, over a low flame.

For garnishing and Serving:

1. Boiled eggs – 2
2. Cashews and raisins – roasted in ghee
3. Onion – 1
4. Pineapple essence – 1 tsp (mix in 1 tbsp of water)
5. Food colour – few drops
6. Ghee – 1tbsp

• Take a pan, put onion and cashew and fry until it turns golden brown, then add raisins and fry a bit.
• Now take a pan, grease and put chicken masala layer, then rice, then food colour and pineapple mixture, then again chicken, then remaining rice, then on the top sprinkle fried onion, cashew and raisins.
• Then put on dum for 30 minutes and serve with boil eggs.