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Chicken Biryani

Name: Chicken Biryani
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati rice; 400g Chicken thighs; 100g Yogurt; 2 Onions; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 2 tsp Garam masala; 1 tsp Turmeric; A pinch Saffron

Rice Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Fragrant spiced rice layered with chicken and slow-steamed together — India's grandest rice dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Believed to have roots in Mughal royal kitchens, biryani has countless regional variations. Its defining technique, "dum," involves layering partially cooked rice over spiced meat and sealing the pot to let the steam finish cooking everything together. It's the centerpiece of weddings and celebrations across India.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a wedding feast: the moment the lid comes off a giant pot, a cloud of spiced steam rises. Everyone serves themselves, usually alongside a cooling yogurt salad (raita).

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Basmati rice 2 cups
Chicken thighs 400g
Yogurt 100g
Onions 2
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 1 knob
Garam masala 2 tsp
Turmeric 1 tsp
Saffron A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Marinate the chicken in yogurt, grated garlic and ginger, garam masala, and half the turmeric for 30 minutes.
Thinly slice the onions and fry slowly until deep golden brown; set aside as crispy fried onions.
In the same pot, cook the marinated chicken until done.
Parboil the rice about 80% of the way in a separate pot and drain.
Layer the partially cooked rice over the chicken, scatter the fried onions and saffron water on top, cover, and steam on low heat for 15 minutes. Mix well before serving.

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