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Chicken Biryani Recipe – Pakistani Style

Excite your taste-buds with an explosion of flavors! Chicken Biryani.

If you had to choose one favorite biryani, what would it be? Oh I know its pretty tough question. I’d have a hard time answering it, as well. Have you tried Pakistani biryani ?

Chicken Biryani
Yes today recipe is classic Pakistani chicken biryani…Need I say more? No, but I will 🙂 Last week I was making my menu and ‘S’ suggested trying, “ Pakistani version of biryani”. I thought that was a fantastic idea as I have been meaning to try it for quite some time. I remember one of my friend Saima shared with me some Pakistani and Afghan recipes long back, which she tried and tested and i noted that in my collections of recipes book, so I started skimming through the book and came across this recipe.
I knew that it was the version I wanted to make and it was a major win. These chicken biryani and full of fresh flavor! I love it because of all the wonderful fresh interesting ingredients it uses and all the exciting flavors you can find in it. Actually original recipe calls for mutton /lamb and it’s is not marinated, but here I tried with chicken and marinated the chicken according to my family’s taste-buds. So variations are open. I have this weakness, whenever I see a different biryani recipe, I try it. This is the seventh kind of biryani, I’m posting here… So if you are person like me and love different kind of briyani. I highly recommend you try this soon, if you haven’t done so far. You can also check other biryani . I have posted earlier.Here is my version slightly adapted from my friend Saima’s recipe for all biryani lovers! Do try and let me know your feedback. Hope you will fall in love with it, like we did !
Pakistani Style Chicken Biryani

 

Pakistani Chicken Biryani Recipe – Chicken Biryani Recipe- Pakistani Style

Preparation Time : 30 mins to 1 hr for marinating and 10 mins of preparing other things.
Cooking Time : 1 hrs
Serves : 6

Ingredients :

For Fried Onions :

Onions : 5 large onion (peeled, finely sliced and fried until crisp) (or) you may use store bought ready fried onion.
Cooking Oil : 1/4 cup or as needed

For Marinating Chicken : 

Chicken or Mutton /Lamb : 2.2 lb /1 kg (cut into medium-big pieces)
Raw Papaya  : one 2″ piece (made into a paste)
Half of fried onions (see the step below to fry onions)
Yogurt /Curd : 1/2 cup (beaten)
Ginger : 1/2″ piece (minced)
Garlic : 3 cloves (minced)
Red chilli Powder : 1 1/2  tbsp (or to your spice level)
Turmeric Powder :  1 tsp
Garam Masala : 1 tsp
For the Chicken Masala :
Ghee/Clarified butter or Cooking oil /Canola oil : 5 tbsp
Crushed Red Chilie Flakes : 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder : 2 tsp
Garlic : 3 cloves
Ginger : 1″ piece
Green Chillies : 4 (or to your spice level)
Turmeric Powder : 1tsp
Whole Garam Masala : (Green Cardamom : 5 pods, Black Cardamom : 1 pod, Cinnamon Stick : one 2″ piece)
Whole Black Pepper Corns : 1/4 tsp
Tomato : 4 (medium, finely chopped)
Yogurt /Curd : 1/4 cup (beaten)
Juice of half a lemon
Mint Leaves : 1/2 cup  + 1/4 cup for garnish (chopped)
Coriander Leaves /Cliantro : 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup for garnish (chopped)
Salt to taste
For Rice :
Basmati rice : 2 1/2 cups /540 grms, (soaked in cold water for 30 minutes and drained)
Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp.
Whole Garam Masala : (Cloves : 4, Bay leaves : 2, Black Pepper Corns : 10, Green Cardamom : 3,Black Cardamom : 1 and Cinnamon stick : one 1″ piece)
Safforn Threads : 1/2 tsp (dissolve in 1/2 cup of warm water and set it aside)
Rose essence : 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Chicken Biryani Steps

How to make Chicken Biryani – Pakistani Style : 

How to make Fried Onion : 

1. Heat oil in a pan  over high heat. Add finely thinly sliced onions; cook for 20 to 25 minutes, untill dark brown; stirring occasionally, sprinkle little sugar to caramelize, remove and drain on to the paper towel; set aside. (Note : Use half of fried onions while you marinate chicken and save other half for chicken masala.)
Marinating Chicken: 
1. In a big bowl, add all the ingredients listed above ” For Marinating Chicken”  and allow the chicken to marinate for 1/2 to 1 hours.
How to cook Chicken Masala : 
1. Grind ginger,garlic,green chillies to coarse paste and set it aside.
2. Heat ghee/clarified butter or cooking oil /canola oil in large cooking vessel /pot over high heat (Note : We going layer the rice in this same vessel/ pot, so make sure to use large capacity-cooking vessel/pot, say like 4-5 qt capacity.)
3. Add garam masala powder, red chile flakes, turmeric powder, whole black pepper corns , whole garam masala listed above ” For Chicken Masala”; saute until fragrant for a minute. (Note : Make sure not to burn the spices)
4. Add grounded gralic-ginger-green chilli coarse paste, chopped tomatoes and cook, stirring for couple of minutes.
5. Add the marinated chicken  and adjust the salt, and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Cover, reduce heat to medium; cook until chicken is tender, about 15 minutes.
6. Now add remaining half of fried onions, 1/2 cup of yogurt, chopped mint, and chopped coriander /cilantro leaves (save little for garnish); cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes more. Set aside.

How to cook rice for Biryani :

1. Soak the rice for 30 mins and drain the water completely.
2. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in big saucepan. Add cumin seeds and all whole garam masala listed above “For Rice”, and add salt to taste .
3. Cook the rice till ¾ done (Note : it takes 5-8 mins approx;  depending upon the rice variety your using, so cook accordingly.) and then drain in the colander and set it aside. Optional – remove the whole masala from the rice if you don’t prefer.

Final Cooking and Layering Biryani:

1. Transfer half the chicken masala to the same cooking vessel /pot in which you cooked rice. Top the chicken masala with half the rice.
2. Pour half the saffron mixture onto rice along with a few drops of rose water ; mix gently into rice with fork.
3. Top with remaining chicken masala and remaining rice; drizzle with remaining saffron and drops of rose water; mix gently with fork. Sprinkle few corainder and mint leaves as final layer over the rice.
4. Cover and steam on very low heat until rice is tender, about 8 minutes. Remove from the fire.
5. Let it rest unopened on cooking vessel/pot for another 10 mins. Open and garnish with remaining chopped mint and cilantro.

Serve hot with Raita, Pickle or Boiled egg and Pappadam on the side and Enjoy!

Notes :
  • Chicken may be substituted with mutton/lamb/goat or beef or pork as you wish.
  • Original recipe doesn’t call for any marination, but I personally prefer marinating the poultry /meat, cause makes it more juicy and flavorful.
  • I prefer to use fresh fried onions instead of store bought as it gives a great taste to dish.
  • Always sprinkle corainder and mint leaves as final layer over the rice, which makes the biryani taste more flavorful.

 

Chicken Biryani Pakistani Style

Happy Cooking and Happy Eating 🙂

Sangeetha
5/5 (1 Review)
5/5 (1 Review)


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  1. sangeetha says

    Hi Muhammad Anas, Thanks for trying and letting me know the outcome. I’m glad it turned out tasty.Please do try out other recipes too when you have time. Hope you will like it.

    Cheers,
    Sangeetha

  4. sangeetha says

    Hi Kajal, No it will not affect the taste. Papaya paste works as a meat tenderizer and add more flavor.Hope this helps!

    Sangeetha,

  8. sangeetha says

    Hi, Great to know that it turned out well for you. Thank you so much for trying the recipes from here & also for letting me know the results 🙂

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  13. sangeetha says

    You're welcome Sapna! I'm so glad to know that everybody enjoyed and it turned out well for you. Thanks for trying and taking time to share your feedback. Much appreciated! Hope you will try and like the other recipes too…

    Happy cooking!
    Sangeetha

  15. sangeetha says

    Hi K, You're welcome! Sorry i couldnt reply earlier…Regarding the color, I think its because of the chilly powder. I have used little parika and kashmiri chilly powder to get the color, I got that from my hometown, my mom buys whole kashmiri chillies and gets it powdered from a mill. Hope it came out well as you excepted.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  17. sapna says

    Thank you very much for the wonderful recipe. I made it today for my family and we all enjoyed it very much. It was perfect!! we had it with fresh mint raita and it was amazing…thanks a lot

  18. Frenie says

    Wow, this is really a delicious dish and thank you for sharing its recipe procedures .. I really appreciate this one. More power to your site 🙂

  21. sangeetha says

    You are welcome ! Happy to know that your picky family liked it 🙂 Thank you so much for the trying and for sharing the feedback here. Please do try more recipes from here and i hope you n your family like them too.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  22. sangeetha says

    Hi Nisha, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for trying and letting me know. Please try more recipes from here when time permits and i hope you like them too 🙂

    Happy cooking!
    Sangeetha

  25. sangeetha says

    Hi Mabik, Yes! Dry roast all the ingredients listed above for Garam Masala and grind to fine powder. Hope this helps!

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  28. sangeetha says

    You're welcome! Happy to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for trying and for leaving a feedback here. Hope you get to try more recipes from here.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  29. sangeetha says

    Hi Anjali, Awesome! I’m so glad it came out well for, but i'm sorry to hear it got burnt when layering. Always keep in mind when layering first layer with chicken masala and then with rice also make sure you keep the biryani vessel on the top of iron skillet or tawa and cook on very low fire.Hopefully that helps! Do give it try once more and let me know if you are still stuck.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  32. Anjali says

    I made this today…..turned out fabulous….though for some reason after layering when I was waiting for rice to 've done well it got burned at the bottom
    …I used heavy bottom stainless steel

  34. Anonymous says

    Cooking now, smells great. I added cubed fried aubergine to it. also didn't have all the spices but just found substitutes. Thx for the recipe

  35. sangeetha says

    It is up to you.Raw papaya paste works as a meat tenderizer and add more flavor. To my best of knowledge green papaya juice has little tart flavor and not bitter. Tart flavor of green papaya paste combines wonderfully with the spice.Hope I have answered your questions.

    Sangeetha

  36. Anonymous says

    Would it be alright not to add raw papaya?! Or is it really important? Because I'm wondering raw papaya's juice is a little bit bitter, right?

  37. sangeetha says

    You're welcome! I'm really happy that you liked this recipes and this humble space too:) Thanks for taking time to post a comment here.Please do keep me posted when you try the recipes from here.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  38. Anonymous says

    This was a delicious recipe, thank you so much for posting it. Definitely bookmarking this blog 😀

  39. sangeetha says

    Hi Leila, So good to have you here.Thanks a lot for trying the recipe and for that sweet note. Glad it came out well for you too…Makes it worth while to blog again :)Hope you continue to enjoy our recipes and also please do keep me posted your feedback when you try the recipes.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  40. Leila says

    Sangeetha, tried this and it was excellent! You have an exhaustive list here and I need not visit any other blog .I think.
    Really a wonderful blog which i have bookmarked for looking up thank you. what a lot of hardwork has gone behind the scenes i can very well guess for perfecting the recipes.wish you all the best

  45. sangeetha says

    You're welcome Thomas! I also LOVE them.Hope you get to try it soon and let me know what you think of this version. 🙂

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  47. Thomas Lobo says

    Hi Have gone through his recipe sounds interesting will try it next week. Thnx from all the foodies and helping men who do not know to cook

  48. sangeetha says

    You're most welcome Vijitha! Glad to know that this humble space of mine is of some help to you.Thank you…makes it worth while to blog again 🙂

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  50. sangeetha says

    Hi Ithy, You're welcome! So glad you and your family enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for trying from here and taking time to share your feedback here, appreciate it very much 🙂

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  51. Ithy Sundar says

    This biriyani was awesome… it really came out well, the whole family enjoyed it…Thank You so much for the receipe…but one should follow tht exactly (as i did) hats off. Cheers !!!!!

  53. sangeetha says

    Great to know that biryani was liked by your family. Thank you so much for trying the recipes from here & also for letting me know the results :)I hope you do try more recipes from here.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  54. Anonymous says

    I just made this for Eid!! Fingers crossed I got it right …. My family is so picky about biriyani! Thank you so much for the recipe! I agree the marinade is different as is the rose water – I used hafza essence and kewra instead…

  60. kothiyavunu.com says

    Thanks Archie! Yeah your method is kinda similar, cooking chicken in dum, sounds nice. I'm sure it must have given an different taste to the dish :)I’ll have to try it sometime, thanks for the sharing your views here. Appreciated! Do try this version and let me know what you think !

    Regards!
    Sangeetha

  61. Archie Shoot says

    I also have a similar recipe 🙂 but it does not include papaya paste in it. I was keen on reading if the marinate is cooked and then mixed with rice, or not. Mine does not include cooked chicken as well it cooks in the dum itself. 🙂 This is such a perfect recipe :)Thanks a lot

  62. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hello Divya, You are welcome! So good to know that it turned out well for you and your family liked this dish. Feel free to post it in your blog, I would love to see your variation 🙂 Thanks for bothering to come back and leave a note.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  71. Anonymous says

    hi.looks gud. i've a doubt tat have u fried the marinated chicken. it looks tat or masla mix color.

  73. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hi Slimshady, I’m so glad to hear you like the recipe! Thanks for returning to leave a comment and for trying the recipe.Please do try other recipe when time permits 🙂

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  74. kothiyavunu.com says

    Great to know that you find this site useful. Thanks for this comment:) For this recipe, i have used fresh raw onion and then fried, so can't say about the exact proportion for store bought fried onion, but i can give you approx proportion; recipes for calls for 5 large onions, say you can use about 4 cups (approx). Hope this helps! do try and let me know if you are stuck and we could try and find out the solutions.

  82. kothiyavunu.com says

    Hi Sana, I'm so so happy to know that the recipes posted here worked well for you.
    Yes, there is a difference, here in this recipe onions are fried and added for marinating chicken and also for the gravy, that gives a unique taste to chicken masala. Adding rose water also gives the biryani great flavor and as i have mentioned in notes, actually original recipe doesn't calls for marination; the chicken or meat is just cooked along with masala and layered with rice. Thanks again for taking time to share your feedback here.

  85. Anonymous says

    So nice of you to post this. I really appreciate your recipes. Your method is very authentic and comes out best results.
    In this particular recipe you are asking to use store bought fried onion but have not given the proportion how much you will need.
    Thanks.

  92. sana says

    I tried many of your recipes..everything comes out fine.I have a doubt..Is there any difference from the ordinary biryani other than adding papaya?

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