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Arabic Biryani Recipe

Saif Al Deen Odeh
Arabic Biryani is a Gulf Arabic spiced rice dish mixed with chicken and garnished with fried onion.
5 from 15 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Arabic, Middle Eastern
Servings 8 servings
Calories 380 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 cup of long grain rice
  • 1 cup of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup of chopped red onions
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 7 cloves
  • 1 kilo chicken breast
  • 3 tablespoon of biryani spices
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon of grated garlic
  • 2 teaspoon of grated ginger
  • 1 cup of yogurt
  • 1 cup of water
  • 5 cup of water (For cooking the rice)
  • Salt and black pepper for taste

Instructions
 

Chicken Biryani Sauce

  • Add vegetable oil to the cooking pot. Once hot, add grated garlic and ginger. Stir for 1 minute
  • Add chopped tomatoes. Continue stirring for another minute
  • Add chopped chicken breast, and stir to combine. Let the chicken continue cook until the juice is released and dries out
  • Pour the yogurt & water, and add the biryani spices, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, and cloves. Stir to combine
  • Continue simmering for 3 to 5 minutes before turning off the heat. Set aside.

Making the Yellow Rice

  • In a separate pot, add vegetable oil.
  • Stir for a minute before pouring water. Covered the pot
  • Once it started to boil and there is less water, adjust the heat to a very low simmer.
  • Let the rice simmer for 10 to 15 more minutes or until it is cooked.

Assembling the Meat and Rice

  • Remove half of the marinated chicken biryani from the pot. And transfer into the plate bowl.
  • You will be making a layer, where the sauce comes first, followed by the rice.
  • On the same pot, add the yellow rice, and then pour the chicken biryani sauce from the plate bowl. Next, add the rice again followed by the remaining sauce, and then the remaining rice.
  • Once it is fully spread with the rice, cover it with the lid of the pot.
  • Let it cook in a very low fire for additional 5 minutes before turning off the heat
  • Use the large serving spoon to mix the rice and sauce before serving
  • When serving on the plate, garnished with the fried brown onion. Bon Appetite.

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Notes

  • Although not required, I highly recommend to serve this recipe with Yogurt sauce or tomato garlic sauce.
  • Nutrition

    Calories: 380kcal
    Keyword arabic biryani, chicken arabic biryani, chicken biryani
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