🍗 Easy Chicken Biryani Recipe
Chicken Biryani is a flavorful and aromatic rice dish loved worldwide. This easy version is perfect for beginners and guarantees a restaurant-style taste at home.
⭐ Easy Chicken Biryani Recipe
🥘 Ingredients
For marinating the chicken:
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Chicken – 1 kg
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Yogurt – 1 cup
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Ginger–garlic paste – 2 tbsp
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Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
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Salt – to taste
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Red chili powder – 1 tsp
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Turmeric – ½ tsp
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Garam masala – 1 tsp
For the rice:
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Basmati rice – 500 g
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Cinnamon – 2 sticks
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Green cardamom – 3–4
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Cloves – 3–4
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Bay leaves – 2
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Salt – 1 tbsp
For final layering:
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Fried onions (birista) – 1 cup
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Green chilies – 4
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Fresh coriander & mint – 1 cup
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Ghee – 3–4 tbsp
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Saffron soaked in warm milk (optional) – 2 tbsp
🍲 How to Cook It (Step-by-Step)
1. Marinate the chicken
Mix chicken with
yogurt + ginger–garlic paste + chili powder + turmeric + salt + garam masala + lemon juice.
Let it rest for at least 1 hour (2–3 hours is even better).
2. Cook the rice (70% done)
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Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes.
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Boil water with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, and salt.
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Add rice and cook until 70% done.
Drain and set aside.
3. Cook the chicken
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Heat oil or ghee in a pan.
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Lightly sauté onions until soft.
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Add the marinated chicken and cook for 15–20 minutes.
Keep a little gravy — don’t dry it fully.
4. Layer and steam (Dum)
In a large pot, layer:
Bottom: a little ghee
Next: cooked chicken
Next: rice
On top, add:
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Fried onions
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Mint & coriander
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Green chilies
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Ghee
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Saffron milk (optional)
Make 2–3 layers like this.
Cover tightly and cook on low heat for 20–25 minutes.
🍽️ Serve
Gently mix and serve hot — your home will smell like a biryani shop!
If you want:
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Mutton Biryani recipe
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Beef Biryani
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Hyderabadi / Kolkata / Pakistani style
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Or a very quick biryani version
Just tell me, I’ll prepare it!
