Dindigul Chicken Biryani
- 60 min
- medium
- Serves 6
- 98% liked
- 11 people cooked this
Dindigul chicken biryani with seeraga samba rice and a fresh-ground kalpasi spice powder, on dum. Medium-spicy, serves 4, an hour plus soaking, with video.
Ingredients
- Garlic35 grams
- Seeraga Samba Rice500 grams
- Ghee5 tbsp
- Bay Leaves2
- Onion, Finely Chopped3
- Green Chilli2
- Coriander Leaves¼ cup
- Mint Leaves¼ cup
- Tomato2
- Red Chilli Powder1 tbsp
- Curd¾ cup
- Chicken Biryani Cut1000 grams
- Salt1 tbsp
- Water750 ml
- Lemon Juice1 tbsp
- Cinnamon3
- Green Cardamom8
- Cloves5
- Star Anise2
- Kalpasi (Stone Flower)1 tsp
- Black Peppercorns1 tsp
- Ginger, Roughly Chopped35 grams
- Groundnut oil3 tbsp
Contains: milk, groundnut.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 6 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 6 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 788kcal | 4728kcal |
| Protein | 44g | 265g |
| Carbohydrate | 82g | 494g |
| Fat | 33g | 196g |
| Fibre | 5.4g | 32g |
| Sugar | 4.9g | 29g |
Cookd masalas for chicken biryani cut
Method
Heat a pan and dry roast the spices for the biryani masala till it is aromatic. Transfer it to a blender and grind it to a coarse powder.
Blend the ginger and garlic with little water to a fine paste. Keep it aside.
Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes Heat a pot, add groundnut oil and ghee. Add the bay leaves and let it crackle. Then add the onions and saute till they turn translucent.
Add the green chilli and let it cook in the oil for a minute. Keep mixing it well. Then add the coriander and mint leaves and let it fry till it gives out an aroma. Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook it for a minute.
Add the tomatoes and cook it till it turns soft.
Add the red chilli powder, biryani masala, and cook it till it gives out an aroma. Add the curd, mix it well. Cook it until oil starts floating on top.
Add the chicken pieces and cook it till it is evenly coated with the masala. Add salt to it, and mix it well. Then cover and cook the chicken on a medium flame for 10 minutes.
Add the rice. Mix the rice gently for a minute in the masala. Add water, mix and bring it to a boil and let it cook till the rice and water are at the same level.
Place it on a preheated tawa and cook it on a dum on low flame for 15 minutes. Turn off the flame after 15 minutes and let it rest for another 5 minutes before opening the pot.
Add Ghee to it, fluff the rice and chicken pieces. And remove it from the stove.
Serve it hot with raita and accompaniments of your choice.
Before you start
- How long does Dindigul Chicken Biryani take?
- 1 hour from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 45 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Dindigul Chicken Biryani serve?
- 6. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Dindigul Chicken Biryani vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Dindigul Chicken Biryani spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Dindigul Chicken Biryani?
- 1000 grams Chicken Biryani Cut, 500 grams Seeraga Samba Rice, ¾ cup Curd, 1 tbsp Lemon Juice, 35 grams Garlic, ¼ cup Coriander Leaves, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Dindigul Chicken Biryani?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Dindigul Chicken Biryani?
- About 788 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
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A Cookd cookMarch 2024
please mention the quantity in cup measurement not ok with grams
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A Cookd cookJanuary 2023
I became a Biryani specialist lol!!! thanks a lot guys. the biryani came out really well. loved the taste. I just followed the exact directions and recipe, customised for 2. Totally loved it ♥️❤️🥰🥰🥰
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Vani ShaJuly 2024
Absolutely loved this recipe. konjam kuda ingredients miss pannama, apdiye follow panna, super a vandhuchu! In fact, it's my first time cooking for my in-laws family, adhuvum periya quantity la. Thank you Cookd Team! you guys saved the show!!
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Benazeer khanNovember 2022
Really I loved
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LathaMay 2022
Thank you for the wonderful recipe
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ReshmaJanuary 2024
perfect measurements and awesome biryani !!! tried it and loved it. didn’t get time to take pics 😀
Sucheendran RajAugust 2023
very nice
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A Cookd cookJuly 2023
The biriyani was good , but the salt measurement was very less . Next time need to add more Salt.
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ShaliniOctober 2022
this turned out so well♥️ you guys are a life saver
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Jayakumar A TJune 2022
Followed all the steps!! at the end when biriyani is ready, thought will make it mughal style. so in a pot scrambled the eggs, added the biriyani and mixed it well.. Taste was vera level🔥🔥 Wife really loved the biriyani 😀
