Chicken Biryani

by

Tenina Holder

Posted January 8, 2020 (Last updated December 21, 2021)

Serves

6

Total Time

1hrs 15mins

Calories

734

Just a delicious dish all round. Forget heading out for a curry, stay in and treat yourself to this amazing thing! Cue the Naan. Thanks Thermomix!

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    Ingredients

  • Red onion icon
    Red onion4peeled
  • Ginger icon
    Ginger20 gpeeled
  • Chicken thigh icon
    Chicken thigh1.2 kgboneless, skinned, cut into chunks
  • Cinnamon stick icon
    Cinnamon stick½
  • Coriander seeds icon
    Coriander seeds2 tablespoons
  • Chili flakes icon
    Chili flakes1 tablespoon
  • Pink himalayan salt flakes icon
    Pink himalayan salt flakes1 teaspoon
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove10
  • Onion icon
    Onion80 g
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil20 g
  • Chicken stock icon
    Chicken stock400 ml
  • Water icon
    Water400 g
  • White rice icon
    White rice200 g
  • Currants icon
    Currants100 g
  • Bay leaves icon
    Bay leaves3
  • Cardamom pods icon
    Cardamom pods2 teaspoons
  • Saffron threads icon
    Saffron threads1 pinch
  • Butter icon
    Butter100 g
  • Almonds icon
    Almondsas neededtoasted
    Method

  • 1. Preheat oven to fan forced 200ºC
  • 2. Add cinnamon stick, coriander seeds, chili flakes and pink Himalayan salt flakes to the TM5 bowl
  • 3. Blitz with MC in place - approx 5 sec, speed 10
  • 4. Then add garlic clove, red onion, onion, ginger and extra virgin olive oil to the mixture
  • 5. Chop with MC in place - approx 2 sec, speed 6
  • 6. Sauté - approx 8 min, Varoma, speed 2
  • 7. Then add chicken stock to the mixture
  • 8. Cook - approx 6 min, 100°C, reverse gentle stir
  • 9. Place chicken fillets into the base of a large baking dish with a lid
  • 10. Pour aromatics mixture on top
  • 11. Add water, white rice, currants, bay leaves, cardamom pods and saffron threads to the chicken
  • 12. Cover
  • 13. Bake - 1 hr, 200°C
  • 14. Stir butter into the chicken
  • 15. Scatter almonds over the chicken
  • 16. Serve

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