Chicken Biryani Recipe [Mauritius Style]

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Ingredients

Ingredients for Chicken Biryani Recipe [Mauritius Style]:

• 1 whole chicken (4lbs) wash clean and cut into big pieces
• 4 tbsp of Briyani masala Mauritian style I used Laila's Briyani masala
• 2 tbsps of ginger and garlic paste
• Salt to taste
• 3 large onions fried
• 2 large onions roughly chopped
• 200 g of chopped coriander
• 100 g of chopped mint
• Few green chilies 3 cups of basmati rice wash and soak
• 250 g of plain yogurt
• 2 tbsp of vegetable ghee
• About 2 cups of vegetable oil Pinch of saffron dissolves in hot water
• Pinch of yellow food colour

Method

Preparation of Chicken Biryani Recipe [Mauritius Style]: 

1. Peeled and wash the potatoes, cut into big chunks and add some yellow food colour and fry for about 5 minutes remove from the oil and set aside.
2. In a blender add the raw onions, fried onions and a bit of water blend into a paste.
3. In a large pot of heavy bottom add the chicken, salt, Briyani masala, chopped coriander, chopped mint, green chilies, yogurt, onions paste, ginger and garlic paste mix everything together well add the potatoes and a bit of water mix well and set .
4. In an different pot bring water to a boil, add cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, and whole cardamom add the rice and boil for about 2 minutes then spread the first layer on top of the chicken mixture.
5. After another 3 minutes add the second layers and the last layers should be about 90 percent cook sprinkle the leftovers fried onions, a bit of the leftovers oil and the ghee and saffron cover the pot with a tight lid cook on high heat for 5 minutes then reduce the heat to low and cook for about 45 minutes or until done.
6. Bon appetit, Chicken Briani Recipe [Mauritius Style] is ready to eat.

Credit to: Laila's Home Cooking

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