Hyderabad Chicken Biryani

HYDERABADI CHICKEN BIRYANI...

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This is Vivek, I'm here to explore the recipe of  Special HYDERABADI CHICKEN BIRYANI.

Let's go for the process of Chicken biryani
To prepare the Chicken biryani all you need is listed below.

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken-500 g.
Basumathi-500 g.
Cloves-5
Star anise-small flower
Mace-Small flower
Nut meg-Small piece
Black peeper-1 tea spoon
Bay leaves-4
Bay flower-1/4 cup
Shahazira-1 tea spoon
Cinnamon-3 pieces
Cardamom-4
Salt- To taste
Mint and coriander leaves paste-1 table spoon
Ghee-3 table spoons
Coriander powder-1 table spoon
Cumin powder-1 tea spoon
Ginger garlic paste-1 table spoon
Oil-1 cup
Lime juice-2 spoons
Milk-3 spoons
saffron/Yellow food color-1 pinch
Curd-1 cup
Coriander leaves-2 bunches
Mint leaves-2 bunches
Green chillies-5(sliced)
Onions-2 big
Turmeric powder-2 pinch
Red chilli powder-1 table spoon

PREPARATION:                                    

Garam masala:

                 Take a mixer jar and add all whole masala spices(Cloves, Star anise, Mace, Nut meg, Black pepper,   2 Bay leaves, Half of the Bay flower, Shahazira, Cinnamon, Cardamom ).

Spices of garam masala

Marination:

                  Take a mixing bowl and add cleanly washed chicken pieces, 1tb.sp.of garam masala powder, 1tb.sp. of red chilli powder, 1tb.sp. of coriander powder, 1tb.sp. of cumin powder, 1tb.sp. of ginger garlic paste, 1 cup of curd, turmeric powder, Lemon juice, 1tb.sp. of mint and coriander leaves paste, salt to taste and 4 tb.sp. of oil and mix it well. Keep the marination in a refrigerator for 4 hours.

Marinated chicken

Brown onions:

                  

                   Chop the onions in to thin slices. Now heat the pan on stove and add oil to deep fry the onions(you on also saute in less oil but the deep fry gives the exact color of the brown onions). Then add the onions and saute the onions till gold and crisp. Now remove the brown onions from the oil and set a side.

Brown onion

Rice:

                   Rinse the Basumathi rice well and soak them for 30 minutes. Now take a bowl on stove and add 1 litre of water. Now it's time to add spices to the rice, which will give a very good aroma to the rice. So add 2 bay leaves, 1t.sp. of shahazira, 1tb.sp. of grinded garam masala, 1tb.sp. of oil, 1/2tb.sp. of ginger garlic paste and 1tb.sp. of salt and boil it for 5 minutes. Now it's time to add soaked basumathi rice in to the bowl and cover it with a lid for 2 minutes. mean while prepare the saffron mixture. Then Cook the rice for 70% level. and switch off the flame and then drain the water from the rice.

Rice

Saffron mixture:

                 Add one pinch of saffron in to extreme hot milk and mix it well.

Saffron mixture

Biryani Process:

• After 4 hours of marination of the chicken the chicken will absorb all the spices and flavors in to it, now take the marination from the refrigerator.
• Add this mixture in to a biryani making vessel/thick bottom plated bowl.
• Now add few brown onions, half of the coriander leaves and mint leaves and green chilli slices.
• Mix it well and spread over the vessel. And add 1tb.sp. of ghee.
• Now add rice over the chicken mixture as a layer.
• Now add remaining Brown onions, mint and coriander leaves as a layer and add 2tb.sp. of ghee.
• Add half glass of left over water from the rice.
• Add saffron food color in to the bowl.
• Seal it with a lid, i.e., no air escapes from the vessel out side.
• Now place this bowl on a stove, cook it for 5 minutes on a high flame and then cook it for 20 minutes on a medium to low flame. 
• Now take out the vessel from the stove.
• Open the vessel and mix it gently.

                       Now The Delicious Special Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani is ready to serve.

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Dry Ginger Chicken

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This is Vivek, I'm here to explore the recipe of Ginger chicken.

Ginger chicken is of two types, DRY type and WET type.

Let's go for the process of DRY Ginger chicken
To prepare the ginger chicken all you need is listed below.

                                             
                               DRY GINGER CHICKEN                                  

INGREDIENTS:

Boneless Chicken – 500g(Small pieces)

For marination:

• Ginger paste- 1 ½ table spoon
• black pepper powder- 1 tea spoon 
• Salt- 1 tea spoon (or as per taste)
• Lime juice- 1 table spoon
• Ajinomoto-1 tea spoon 
• Dark soya sauce- 2 tea spoons
• Green chilli paste-1/2 table spoon
• Egg-1
• Corn flour-1 table spoon 

For preparation:

• Finely chopped ginger – 1 to 2 tbsp 
• Ginger juliennes(thin slices) – 1 tbsp (optional)
• Green chillies-3
• Green chilli paste-1/2 tea spoon
• Onions slices- 1/2 cup
• Sliced Baby corns, Sliced capsicum, sliced mushroom(optional) 
• Vinegar/lime juice – 1 tbsp (or as per taste)
• Cooking oil – 2 table spoon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Oil to deep fry

PREPARATION:

Process of marination:
             
                 To prepare the Ginger chicken, first you have to marinate the chicken. For marination add  1 ½ tb.sp. of ginger paste, 1/2tb.sp. of black pepper powder, 1 t.sp. of salt, 1tb.sp. of vinegar, 1 t.sp. of dark soya sauce 1/2tb.sp. of lemon juice, 1/2t.sp. of ajinomoto, 1/2tb.sp.green chilli paste. The flavor of soya sauce very well with ginger paste. Mix  all the ingredients well. Now let the chicken marinate for 20 minutes.
                   Now add half of the egg and 1tb.sp. of cornflour in the chicken marination.

             

Process of cooking:

• Put a pan on the stove add some oil to deep fry.
• Add the chicken in to the oil.
• saute the chicken on medium flame till golden and crisp.
• Meanwhile take a wok(non stick pan) and add 2tb.sp. of oil in to it.
• While the oil is heating up, add finely chopped ginger and add 3green chillies in it, Saute until the raw smell disappears.
• Now add 1/2 spoon of green chilli paste, 1tb.sp. of soya sauce, 1/2tb.sp. of lemon juice, pinch of ajinomoto and salt to taste. Saute until the water dry up.
• Now its time to add some vegetables, Add sliced baby corns, sliced capsicum, sliced mushroom and black pepper powder give it a toss.
• Drain the fried chicken on a absorbent paper and add it in to the wok.
• Now add sliced onion and spring onion green and give it a toss. SO that all chicken pieces coated with sauce.
• Now this recipe is ready to serve.       

                                                 
                             This ginger chicken is goes very well for snacks.
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Wet Ginger Chicken

Hi viewers,

This is Vivek, I'm here to explore the recipe of Ginger chicken.

Ginger chicken is of two types, DRY type and WET type.

Let's go for the process of WET Ginger chicken
To prepare the ginger chicken all you need is listed below.

                                             
                               WET GINGER CHICKEN                                  

INGREDIENTS:

Chicken – 500g

For marination:

• Ginger paste- 1 ½ table spoon
• black pepper powder- 1 tea spoon 
• Salt- 1 tea spoon (or as per taste)
• Vinegar- 1 table spoon 
• light soya sauce- 2 tea spoons (or) dark soya sauce-1tea spoon
• Finely chopped ginger- 1 table spoon 

For preparation:

• Finely chopped ginger – 1 to 2 tbsp 
• Ginger juliennes(thin slices) – 1 tbsp (optional)
• Onions(finely chopped)-3 cups
• Spices – 1 tea spoon (each of turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala powder, 2 tea spoon coriander powder)
• Coriander leaves/cilantro to garnish
• Honey/sugar (optional) – 1 tbsp;
• Vinegar/lime juice – 1 tbsp (or as per taste);
• Cooking oil – 3 to 4 table spoon                                                                                                                                                                                

PREPARATION:

Process of marination:
               
                 To prepare the Ginger chicken, first you have to marinate the chicken. For marination add 1tb.sp. of garlic paste, 1 ½ tb.sp. of ginger paste, 1tb.sp. of black pepper powder, 1 t.sp. of salt, 1tb.sp. of vinegar and 2 t.sp. of light soya sauce. The flavor of soya sauce very well with ginger paste. Mix  all the ingredients well. Now let the chicken marinate for 20 minutes.
             

Process of cooking:

• Now put a pan on stove and pour 4tb.sp. of oil in it. 
• While the oil is heating up, add finely chopped ginger in it.
• Let oil will be heat up along with ginger, Oil infused with the flavor of ginger.
• When oil heats up, add finely chopped onions, and fry them until golden brown.
• That gives nice caramel flavor to the recipe.
• Now add the marinated chicken and spread in to the pan.
• Then cook the chicken for 5 minutes in medium to high flame.
• Now give it a flip.
• When the water is evaporated from the chicken, start adding the spices, which are listed above.
• Now reduce the heat to it's minimum, till the chicken mixes with the spices.
• Now add a cup of water and cover the pan with lid and cook the chicken for 15 minutes at medium to high flame.
• Now stir the recipe well, it's semi gravy recipe.
• Now add 1tb.sp. of honey to it.
• And now add some optional ingredients like sliced ginger and vinegar for extra tangyness.
• Finally add some coriander leaves.
• Now this recipe is ready to serve.       

                                                   
                             This ginger chicken is goes very well with Roti, Bread, Rice, Fried rice.
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