Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Indian recipes category.

Awadhi Chicken Biryani Recipe.

Ingredients:

420 Grams basmati rice (2 1/2 cups) (aged rice)
1 large onion thinly sliced about 1 heaped cup (or handful of fried onions)
1/4 cup ghee
4 cloves
1 bay leaf , small, / tej patta
4 green cardamoms / elaichi
1 to 2 cinnamon sticks / dalchini
1/2 shahi jeera / caraway seeds
1/2 tsp kewra water
2 drops meeta attar (optional) (prefer organic)
3 to 4 green chilies
1 pinch saffron , soaked in 1 tbsp water
4 tbsp cream
1 1/2 cup mint (pudina chopped) (not used in authentic awadhi biryani, but some places they are used)
to marinate
1 kg chicken or lamb meat (bone-in)
1 1/2 gram cinnamon / dalchini
6 green cardamoms / elaichi
1/2 tsp cloves / lavang
2 bay leaves / tej patta
3/4 tsp salt or as needed
1/2 tsp cardamom powder / eliachi powder
150 grams curd , or 3/4 cup, / yogurt (semi thick) (do not use sour)
1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste or ginger juliennes
1/2 tsp yellow chili powder , ( substitute with red chilli powder)
1 pinch mace powder , or substitute with 2 to 3 strands of mace / javitri
1 tsp rose water
1/2 tsp kewra water
for cooking rice
1/2 tsp shahi jeera
1 to 2 bay leaf (optional)
2 to 4 green cardamoms / elaichi (optional)
cinnamon stick (optional)
1 tsp oil
1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
1 tsp salt or as needed

Recipe Instructions:

Please follow the from the step by step photo.

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