Instructions for cooking briyani
Briyani has been alive since the medieval and has an origin from the Arab country. A dish that has stole many hearts especially women like me who choose briyani to overcome stress, depression and also to celebrate life.
So let us quickly jump into making briyani and taste it.
There are some prerequisites before starting the dish like use only basmati rice and good brand of cow’s ghee.
You will need the following ingredients to start off with: onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, chicken/mutton , milk, basmati rice, curd, spices.
At first marinate the chicken with the spices and leave it aside for about 30 mins.
And parallely soak basmati rice as required for the number of people that you will cook for.
For every cup of basmati rice, you need to add 1.5 cups of water to cook.
So now take a pressure cooker and heat it , add oil and whole spices into it.
Add some onions and then sauté for few minutes until it’s cooked.
Add the marinated chicken and the masala in the cooker.
Add some curd, mint leaves, lemon juice and boil the mixture.
Cook until it’s tender. Check the state of the chicken by using a fork or knife.
Once the chicken is cooked, add the rice that has been set aside.
Add water that is required for the number of cups of rice added.
Once the rice is half cooked, close the cooker and add the whistle. 863
Wait for 3 whistles and switch off the stove.
Let the heat be there for sometime and den let the lid open.
Mix it thouroughly and serve it hot on the plate.
Add some sour curd and onion side dish for this yummy briyani to make you feel what heaven is all about.
Chop some mint leaves and pomegranate and some coriander leaves and add to the curd and make a cooler combo for briyani.
briyani is not just food , but an emotion. Only when you become an addict you will know that it's more than what it is told as. So make delicious briyani and enjoy. 94