Slow-Cooked Chicken Biryani

Slow-Cooked Chicken Biryani
  • 2 1/2 cups basmati rice
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil, divided
  • 4 cinnamon sticks
  • 8 whole cloves
  • 4 pods black cardamom
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch cubes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup fat-free yogurt
  • 4 green chile peppers
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon ground chile pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 10 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 pods green cardamom
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 2 bay leaves


  1. Place basmati rice in a large container and cover with several inches of cool water. Let soak, about 30 minutes. Drain.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add cinnamon sticks, 8 cloves, and 4 black cardamom pods; fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onions; cook and stir until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in ginger-garlic paste; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Sprinkle mint and cilantro on top; cook 1 minute more.
  3. Stir chicken into the skillet; season with 1 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir until chicken is browned, about 20 minutes. Stir in yogurt, green chile peppers, lemon juice, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, chile pepper, and turmeric. Cook until oil begins to separate from the sauce, 10 to 20 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
  4. Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add 1 teaspoon salt, cumin, 2 green cardamom pods, 2 cloves, and bay leaves; boil for 1 minute. Add drained rice. Bring water back up to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and drain, reserving whole spices in the rice.
  5. Spoon chicken mixture into a slow cooker. Top with partially cooked rice; mix together.
  6. Cook on High until rice is tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

05/22/2018
Slow-Cooked Chicken Biryani, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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