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Thalassery Biriyani

Recipe by Suby Nishal
Servings

4-6

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

1

hour 

30

minutes
Calories

300

kcal

Biriyani is one of my favourite dish of all time . I had tried different  types of Biriyani, but so far, this one (Thalassery Biriyani ) is my favourite recipe . In this recipe I had not used Chilli Powder, instead I used Green Chillies for the flavour . This Biriyani is packed with flavours, I am sure You all are going to love this recipe ………..

Ingredients

  • 1 Whole Chicken, cleaned & cut into medium size pieces

  • 1. Marination :

  • 3tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste

  • 3-4 Green Chillies, finely chopped

  • 1/2tsp Turmeric

  • 3-4tbsp Yogurt

  • Salt

  • Ingredients for making rice:

  • 3cup Rice, washed & soaked in Water for about 15min

  • 6cup Boiling Water

  • Salt

  • 1stick Cinnamon

  • 4-5 Cardamom

  • 6-7 Cloves

  • 2 Bay Leaves

  • Ingredients to garnish:

  • Heat some Ghee & Oil together in a pan & fry the Onion until it turns golden brown in colour .

  • In the remaining Oil fry Cashew & Raisins .

  • Transfer it into a bowl & keep aside .

  • ingredients for Making Chicken Curry :

  • 2-3tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste

  • 1 Onion, finely chopped

  • 3-4 Tomato, diced

  • 1tbsp Garam Masala

  • 1/4tsp Turmeric Powder

  • Black Pepper Powder, if needed

  • 1/2cup Coconut Milk

  • Coriander Leaves, finely chopped

  • Salt

  • Oil

Directions

  • Method for marinating:

  • Mix all the ingredients together .
  • Marinate the Chicken well & allow it to sit aside for about 30min.
  • Method for cooking rice:


  • Heat some Ghee in a pan & add all the Spices ( Cinnamon, Cardamom, Cloves & Bay Leaves )
  • Add Rice & stir well .
  • Fry the Rice for few min.
  • Carefully add Water & Salt .
  • Taste & make sure there is enough Salt in the Water .
  • Stir everything well .
  • When the Water & Rice comes to the same level, close the pan with a tight lid & wait for about 2-3 min & turn the Gas off .
  • Allow it to sit there & finish the cooking .
  • Don’t open the lid.
  • After 20-25min open the lid & fluff the Rice using a fork .
  • Garnishing:
  • Heat some Ghee & Oil together in a pan & fry the Onion until it turns golden brown in colour .
  • In the remaining Oil fry Cashew & Raisins .
  • Transfer it into a bowl & keep aside .
  • Method for making chicken curry:
  •  

    Heat some Oil in a pan & sauté Onion until it turns light brown in colour .
  • Add Ginger Garlic paste & sauté for few min .
  • Add Tomato & mix everything well .
  • Add marinated Chicken into the Onion & Tomato mixture .
  • Mix everything well & add all the Powder’s (Turmeric, Garam Masala, Pepper Powder & Salt) .
  • Mix everything well .
  • Cover the pan with a tight lid & allow the Chicken to cook .
  • Don’t forget to stir occasionally .
  • When Chicken is almost cooked add Coconut Milk & mix everything well.
  • Cook until Chicken is cooked through .
  • Sprinkle with Coriander leaves & turn the Gas off .
  • Final step:
  • Take a heavy bottom pan & rub some Ghee on the bottom & sides of the pan .
  • Layer some Rice & on top add some Chicken Curry .
  • Sprinkle some fried Onion & Nuts .
  • Continue the step until You finish Rice & Chicken Curry .
  • Sprinkle the leftover Onion & Nuts on top .
  • Cover the pan with a tight lid .
  • Bake on a 350degree pre-heated Oven for about 30-35min

  • Serve Thalassery Biriyani  hot with Raita, Pickle & Pappadam .

Enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone! I'm Suby Nishal, a food enthusiast from Kerala, India, now living in the United States. My love for cooking began early on, inspired by my mother and mother-in-law. I started this blog in 2010 to share my culinary adventures and recipes with others. My family – my husband, a fellow foodie, and our two children – are my biggest supporters. I'm always eager to hear from you, so please try my recipes and let me know what you think! Bon appétit!

2 Comments

  1. Shweta Sabu
    April 24, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    I can say this recipe is Very easy and very very tasty. With minimum effort and easy to find ingredients I would definitely recommend it! Thank you Suby for this wonderful recipe!