
Bombay Chicken Biryani | Pakistani Biryani Recipe
User Reviews
5.0
30 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Additional Time
2 hrs
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Total Time
2 hrs 40 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
489 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Pakistani

Bombay Chicken Biryani | Pakistani Biryani Recipe
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A mouth-watering, flavourful Bombay Chicken Biryani (Pakistani biryani recipe) is a perfect treat for weekends or occasions that everyone would certainly love it.
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Ingredients
Marination
- 500 gram chicken breast
- ½ tablespoon ginger garlic paste
- ½ tablespoon Biryani masala
- ⅓ cup yogurt
Rice
- 1 ½ cup basmati rice
- 1 cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 2-3 black cardamoms
- 3 star anise
- 3-4 cloves
- 3 green cardamoms
- 1 teaspoon kewra water
- uffcient quantity water
Biryani
- 4-5 onions
- 4 tomatoes
- uffcient quantity oil for frying
- garnish cilantro
Instructions
Chicken Marination
- Combine chicken, freshly prepared ginger-garlic paste, Bombay biryani masala and yogurt in a mixing bowl.
- Mix well to incorporate all the spices.
- Cover and allow it to marinate for 2 hours or overnight (keeping it in the fridge.)
Parboil Rice
- Soak rice for at least 30 minutes prior to cooking.
- Add a lot of water to a pan and add cinnamon, bay leaf, black cardamoms, star anise, cloves, green cardamoms, kewra water, salt, rice.
- Cover and cook 75%.
- Drain and set aside.
Fry onions
- Cut thin slices of onions.
- Fry them until golden brown. Set aside.
Chicken Biryani
- Cook chicken in a pan for 5-7 minutes.
- Add tomato puree to it and continue cooking.
- When chicken is cooked 75%, add some fried onions, and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- As soon as the chicken releases the oil, layer over the parboiled rice.
- Add fried onions the top of rice layer.
- Cover with lid and place the pan over a griddle (Tawa).
- Turn the heat to low and cook for 12-15 minutes.
- Give it a good mix to combine rice and chicken.
- Garnish with fried onions and chopped cilantro.
- Here you go!
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Nutrition Information
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Serving
4people
Calories
489kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
74g
(25%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
170mg
(7%)
Potassium
1070mg
(31%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1091IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
27mg
(30%)
Calcium
112mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 489 kcal
% Daily Value*
Serving | 4people | |
Calories | 489kcal | 24% |
Carbohydrates | 74g | 25% |
Protein | 35g | 70% |
Fat | 5g | 8% |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
Sodium | 170mg | 7% |
Potassium | 1070mg | 23% |
Fiber | 6g | 24% |
Sugar | 9g | 18% |
Vitamin A | 1091IU | 22% |
Vitamin C | 27mg | 30% |
Calcium | 112mg | 11% |
Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5.0
30 reviews
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