Chicken Biryani

Middle Eastern Chicken Biryani

Ingredients

• In a large bowl add your preferred chicken pieces, enough to serve 4
• Add 2 tablespoons of yoghurt.
• 1 teaspoon of garam masala.
• Half a teaspoon of turmeric.
• Half a teaspoon of smoked paprika.
• Half a teaspoon of salt.
• 1 tablespoon of tomato paste.

Method

1. Mix together.
2. Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes
3. Rinse two cups of rice roughly 3 times until the water is clear
4. Fill your bowl with more water and leave for 30 minutes to soak
5. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil.
6. Add 2 Bay leaves.
7. 4 cardamon pods.
8. Half a teaspoon caraway seed.
9. A quarter of a cinnamon stick.
10. Fry for roughly 2 minutes.
11. Add 1 sliced onion and fry for a further 2 minutes

Next Step

1. Add your chicken pieces and the sauce on top of your fried onions and fry for roughly 5 minutes
2. Lower heat completely down and leave until chicken is cooked roughly (30 minutes)
3. Once the chicken is cooked, taste to see if more salt is needed
4. Layer your rice over your chicken (don’t mix). Add 3 cups of water and bring to boil
5. Lower heat and leave for a further 15 minutes until rice is cooked
6. Serve with Greek yoghurt and salad