Muradabadi Chicken Biryani Famous Moradabad Chicken Biryani easy Chicken recipe

Ingredients

• 1 kg Chicken leg (thighs & drumsticks) Chicken
• 1 heaped tbsp Green chili pickle
• 3-4 heaped tbsp Curd, beaten, curd (yogurt)
• 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 5-6 no. Green chillies (less spicy & roughly chopped)
• 1 tbsp Tender Coriander stems, finely chopped
• ⅓ cup Oil
• 3 no. medium Onions, sliced
• 1 heaped tbsp Cumin seeds
• ½ tbsp Black peppercorns
• 1 no. Mace
• 5-6 no. Green cardamom
• 2 no. Black cardamom, Badi Elaichi
• 5-6 no. Cloves
• 3 no. Bay leaf
• Marinated Chicken
• 3-4 cup Warm water
• Salt to taste
• 4 cup Sella basmati rice (soaked for 30 min)
• 1 tbsp Saffron water
• 6-7 no. Garlic cloves
• ¼ cup fresh Coriander leaves, roughly torn
• Salt to taste
• 3 no. Green chillies
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 ½ cup Curd, beaten, curd (yogurt)
• Salt to taste
• Coriander sprig, coriander leaves
• Fried onions

Steps

1. In a bowl, add chicken leg, green chili pickle, curd, ginger garlic paste, salt to taste, oil, green chillies, tender coriander stems and mix it well.
2. Keep it aside to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
3. In a handi, add oil, once it’s hot, add onions and saute it for a minute until golden in color.
4. Add cumin seeds, black peppercorns, mace, green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves, bay leaf and saute it well.
5. Add marinated chicken and cook it for a while, add warm water, salt to taste and give it a quick boil.
6. Add soaked sella basmati rice, cover it with the lid and cook it for 8-10 minutes until cooked well.
7. Turn off the flames and keep it aside to rest for a while.
8. Add saffron water and gently open the biryani.
9. Transfer it to a serving dish, garnish it with coriander sprig and fried onions.
10. Serve hot with prepared chutney.
11. In a bowl, add garlic, coriander leaves, salt to taste, green chillies and oil.
12. Transfer it to a mixer grinder jar and grind it smoothly.
13. Transfer the prepared paste to a bowl, add curd, salt to taste and mix it well.
14. Keep it aside for further use.