Parda Chilman Biryani by shireen

                                          Parda Chilman Biryani

      Ingredients

      Chicken boneless cubes ½ kg

      Rice ½ kg

      Whole spices 1 tbsp

      Black cumin ½ tsp

      Cream ¼ cup

      Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

      Salt ½ tsp

      Chili powder 2 tsp

      All spice powder 1 tsp

      Onion brown 4 tbsp

      Nutmeg ground ¼ tsp

      Mace ground ¼ tsp

      Green cardamom ground ¼ tsp

      Lemon juice 1 tbsp

      Coriander leaves 2 tbsp

      Mint leaves 1 tbsp

      Yogurt 1 ½ cup

      Cream 2 tbsp

      Milk 2 tbsp

      Saffron ¼ tsp

      Kewra water 1 tsp

      Oil ¼ cup

      Whole red chilies 6

      Ingredients for short crust

      Flour 2 cups

      Butter 5 ounces

      Salt ¼ tsp

      Egg 1 beaten

      Water to knead

      Method

      Soak ½ kg rice for ½ hour.Then boil rice with 1 tbsp whole spices and 1 tbsp salt till half done, drain and keep aside. Beat 1 ½ cup yogurt and divide into 2 portions. In one portion mix ¼ tsp saffron, 2 tbsp cream, 2 tbsp milk and 1 tsp kewra, also add in 2 tbsp coriander and 1 tbsp mint leaves. Leave the other portion plain. Heat ¼ cup oil in a pan, add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tsp chili powder, ½ tsp salt, 4tbsp brown onion, and fry for two minutes. Add ½ kg chicken cubes then add plain yogurt with 1 tsp all spice powder and 6 whole red chilies, cover and cook till chicken is done and the oil comes on top. Lastly add in ground ¼ tsp nutmeg, ¼ tsp mace and ¼ tsp green cardamom.

      To assemble the biryani

      Grease the base of an oven proof dish, spread the half chicken mixture, then spread the half yogurt mixture. Spread a layer of the half boiled rice. Cover this once again with chicken then remaining rice and then remaining yogurt mixture, also add 1 tbsp lemon juice. Now cover the rice with the prepared short crust dough, seal the edges, Brush well with beaten egg and bake in the oven for 20 minutes on NO: 3 or 150 degree C. serve hot.

      Method for short crust

      Sieve 2 cups flour with ¼ tsp salt, mix in 5 ounces butter then add 1 beaten egg, knead to a dough with water as required.


note no lid danay ki zaroorat nahi ha yah asay hi direct bake hogi jab tak crust golden ho or rice ko daam ajay ga