Kerala

Thalassery chicken biryani

Name: Thalassery chicken biryani
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 48 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Malabar
Ingredients: 2 cups kaima rice seeraga samba rice; 750 g chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces); 3 large thinly sliced onion; 1 medium tomato; 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 5 green chilli; 1/2 cup curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); a handful mint leaves; a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Whole spices, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom; 1 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 4 tbsp ghee; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 15 cashews; 1 tbsp raisins; 1 tbsp lemon juice; Water, about 3 cups; Salt, to taste

Short grain kaima rice, ghee, fried onions and chicken. Malabar's gentle, fragrant biryani.

90 minTime

37 gProtein each

mediumSpice

0.3hPlan ahead. Soak for 0.3 hours first; the 90 minutes come after.

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Grandma's wayKaima rice, ghee and fried onions.

The original

756kcalsame

37 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

90minutessame

Thalassery biryani as Malabar weddings serve it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Seeraga samba rice2 cups kaima rice

Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)750 g

Onion3 large, thinly sliced

Tomato1 medium

Ginger garlic paste2 tbsp

Green chilli5

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)½ cup

Mint leavesa handful

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Whole spicescinnamon, cloves, cardamom

Garam masala1½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Ghee4 tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Cashews15

Raisins1 tbsp

Lemon juice1 tbsp

Waterabout 3 cups

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Fry sliced onions in oil and a spoon of ghee until deep golden; fry cashews and raisins. Set aside.
2Cook chicken with half the fried onions, ginger garlic paste, green chillies, tomato, curd, turmeric, garam masala and salt until tender and the masala is thick.
3In 2 tbsp ghee, fry whole spices and the washed rice 2 minutes. Add boiling water and salt and cook until rice is just done.
4Layer rice over the chicken with mint, coriander, fried onions, cashews, raisins, lemon and remaining ghee. Seal and dum on low 20 minutes.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

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Thalassery chicken biryani

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