Saudi Chicken Biryani

Name: Saudi Chicken Biryani
Prep time: 5 s
Cook time: 90 s
Total time: 90 s
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Arab
Ingredients: 1200 grams Whole chicken cut into 8 pieces; 8 cups Water; 2 pieces Dried lime; 2 cubes MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon; 2 1/2 cups Basmati rice; 2 tablespoons Ghee; 3 Mediums Onions finely chopped; 1 cup Yoghurt; 3/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper; 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 3/4 teaspoon Coriander powder; 3/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder; 3/4 teaspoon Ground cardamom; 3/4 teaspoon Ground cinnamon; 3 Cloves Garlic finely chopped; 1 pinch Saffron; 1/4 cup Hot Water

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Ingredients

6 Servings

Whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces

1200 g

Hot Water

8 cups

dried lime powder

2 pieces

MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon

2 cubes

Rice

2.5 cups

Butter, melted

2 tbsp

Onions, finely chopped

3 Mediums

Yoghurt

1 cup

Ground Black Pepper

0.75 tsp

ground cumin

0.75 tsp

Coriander leaves, chopped

0.75 tsp

Turmeric Powder

0.75 tsp

cardamom pods

0.75 tsp

Cinnamon stick

0.75 tsp

Garlic, finely chopped

3 Cloves

Saffron

1 pinch

Hot Water

0.25 cup

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Carbohydrates

28.15 g

Energy

463.74 kcal

Fats

22.42 g

Protein

39.11 g

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Place chicken pieces and water in a large pot, bring to boil and remove froth as it appears. Add the dried limes and MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon cubes. Cover and simm

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Remove chicken pieces from the stock, add rice to the chicken stock (around 6 cups) and boil the rice for 10 mins or until almost cooked. Drain the rice and set a

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Heat the ghee in a large pot, add and cook the onions, stirring for 5-7 mins or until golden brown. Add the cooked chicken pieces to the onions and stir to combin

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Combine the yogurt with the spices and the garlic and pour over the chicken. Add half the quantity of the cooked rice to cover the chicken in the pot.

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Sprinkle half the quantity of saffron water over the rice, cover with the rest of the rice and then sprinkle with the rest of saffron water.

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Cover and cook over low heat for 25–30 mins or until the rice is cooked.

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Serve the Saudi Chicken Biryani on a large serving dish and garnish with fried nuts.

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