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Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

How to make a delicious Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani: an aromatic Indian rice made with herbs and spices!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Marinade
  • 400 gms – 0.9 lbs. chicken tenders cut in 3 pieces
  • ½ bunch coriander leaves roughly chopped
  • ½ bunch mint roughly chopped
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 cloves
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp black cumin
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • 1 green chilli you can use more if you like your food more spicy
  • ¼ tsp red chilli powder you can use more if you like your food more spicy
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp javeri mace
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup fried onions I bought mine at my local Indian store
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 pepper corns
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • 235 gms – 1 cup yoghurt
  • salt to taste
Rice
  • 300 gms – 1 ½ cup basmati rice
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Layers
  • ¾ cup fried onions
  • ½ bunch coriander leaves roughly chopped
  • ½ bunch mint roughly chopped
  • 1 pinch saffron dissolved in 2 tbsp warm water
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