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Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Chicken Biryani

A comforting and warming layered rice dish, perfect for an Autumn evening meal

Cuisine

Time

1 hr mins

Servings

4 people people

recipe

Ingredients

  • 300g basmati rice
  • 25g ghee
  • 1 large onion, finely sliced
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks
  • 5 strands of saffron
  • 1 tsp turmeric, cumin, coriander, garam masala
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 5 curry leaves
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 3 black cardamom pods
  • 1 tbsp ginger, garlic
  • 85g raisins
  • 2 red chillies
  • 850ml chicken stock (gluten free chicken stock if coeliac / intolerant) 
  • 30g coriander, ½ chopped, ½ leaves picked
  • 2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds, to serve

Method

• Soak 300g basmati rice in water, then run cold water over it, until the water runs clear. Then parboil the rice in saffron steeped water, adding a little salt, until it is nearly ready.

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