Bombay Chicken Biryani | Pakistani Biryani Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Additional Time

    2 hrs

  • Total Time

    2 hrs 40 mins

  • Servings

    4 people

  • Calories

    489 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Pakistani

Bombay Chicken Biryani | Pakistani Biryani Recipe

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

Servings

Marination

  • 500 gram chicken breast
  • ½ tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tablespoon Biryani masala
  • 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
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Instructions

Chicken Marination

  1. Combine chicken, freshly prepared ginger-garlic paste, Bombay biryani masala and yogurt in a mixing bowl.
  2. Mix well to incorporate all the spices.
  3. Cover and allow it to marinate for 2 hours or overnight (keeping it in the fridge.)

Parboil Rice

  1. Soak rice for at least 30 minutes prior to cooking.
  2. Add a lot of water to a pan and add cinnamon, bay leaf, black cardamoms, star anise, cloves, green cardamoms, kewra water, salt, rice.
  3. Cover and cook 75%.
  4. Drain and set aside.

Fry onions

  1. Cut thin slices of onions.
  2. Fry them until golden brown. Set aside.

Chicken Biryani

  1. Cook chicken in a pan for 5-7 minutes.
  2. Add tomato puree to it and continue cooking.
  3. When chicken is cooked 75%, add some fried onions, and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  4. As soon as the chicken releases the oil, layer over the parboiled rice.
  5. Add fried onions the top of rice layer.
  6. Cover with lid and place the pan over a griddle (Tawa).
  7. Turn the heat to low and cook for 12-15 minutes.
  8. Give it a good mix to combine rice and chicken.
  9. Garnish with fried onions and chopped cilantro.
  10. 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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