Traditional Mauritian chicken biryani (Briani Recipe)
Ingredients
List no.1 Ingredients for Traditional Mauritian Chicken Briani Recipe:
(1 kg) 1 whole chicken cut small pcs add salt & turmeric powder
1/2 kg basmati rice wash & soak
340g onion (4-5 ) slice & fry brown
500g potato (4-5) peel cut & keep in salted water before frying
3 eggs (optional) boiled very hard
2 tbsp each of ginger, garlic & onion paste
3 tbsp natural yogurt
5-6 green chilli
2 tbsp Shan biryani massala
1 tbsp cumin powder
1 medium size tomato chopped
1 handful of fresh corriander & mint leaves
3 tbsp oil & 3 tbsp ghee mix well
3 cups of oil to fry chicken, potato & onion
Some yellow food colour & Zafran
390 ml of very warm water
List no.2 Ingredients for when boiling rice for extra flavour of Traditional Mauritian Chicken Briani Recipe :
5-6 cloves
5-6 cardamom
3 small stick cinnamon
2 Star Aniseeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp oil
1/2 juice of a lemon
2 tbsp corriander leaves
2 tbsp mint leaves
2 tbsp salt.
Method
Preparation of Traditional Mauritian Chicken Briani :
When boiling water for the rice add everything from list no.2 + salt.
Once all mixed spices is arranged with fried chicken, fried potato & fried onion put the first layer of rice.
Add 150 ml of boiling water.
Add 2nd layer rice & onion.
Add the last layer rice with onion, zafran, 3 tbsp oil, 3 tbsp ghee.
Add the rest of the warm water with food colour on top.
Seal the pot well for the steam not to escape with aluminium foil & cook on high heat for 15mins then lower the heat from medium to low for 30 mins,
turn off the heat.
Let the food rest for 10-15 mins before serving.
Bon appetit Chicken Briani is ready to eat.
**** When the water is boiling then add all the rice, let boil for 15 mins, remove the 1st layer & arrange on all the spices by the time you finish put the 2nd layer & repeat with the 3rd layer then add ghee, oil & water with food colour seal & let cook 15 mins on high heat then 30 mins on medium to low heat.
