🇮🇳 India
Chicken Biryani, made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
40 min3 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Marinate 350 g cut chicken thighs in 120 ml yogurt, 1 tbsp garam masala, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chili powder, garlic, and ginger for 15 minutes.
- 2
Sauté 1 sliced onion in 2 tbsp ghee until golden, add the marinated chicken, and cook for 8 minutes until browned.
- 3
Layer 250 ml parboiled basmati rice on top, add 60 ml water, cover tightly, and cook on low heat for 15 minutes until rice is fluffy.
🇮🇳 How it's eaten in India
In India, biryani is commonly served with cooling raita (yogurt condiment) and fresh onion slices.
Cooked from this recipe
Chicken thighs, onion and everyday rice, with yogurt and blanched spinach on the side, all from a Japanese supermarket.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- Chicken thighs,350 g
- Basmati rice,250 ml
- Onion,1 whole
- Plain yogurt,120 ml
- Garam masala,1 tbsp
- Ghee,2 tbsp
Swap: Unsalted butter, 2 tbsp（Everyday staple・Rich flavor）
- Turmeric powder,1 tsp
- Chili powder,1 tsp
- Garlic,2 cloves
Swap: Garlic powder, 0.5 tsp（No chopping）
- Ginger,1.5 cm
Swap: Ground ginger, 0.5 tsp（No peeling）
Authentic ingredients in India
- bone-in chicken350 g
- basmati rice250 ml
- plain yogurt120 ml
- onions2
- ghee3 tbsp
- pinch saffron strands1
- whole spices (cardamom, cloves, cinnamon)1 tbsp
- garam masala1 tbsp
- fresh mint60 ml
- fresh cilantro60 ml
- ginger-garlic paste1 tbsp
Optional authentic touch
Soaking saffron strands in warm milk and drizzling over the rice before final steaming.
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