Chicken 65 Biriyani/Chicken 65 Biryani

Have you ever tried combining chicken 65 and biryani together as one pot meal?, if not then you are missing something. This chicken 65 biriyani makes an excellent meal for a party get together, family get together or else simply for a special sunday lunch. Actually i love to serve biriyani cooked with chicken,mutton or prawn along with chicken 65 and raita but imagine how delicious this biriyani will be if both chicken 65 and rice gets cooked in a spiced aromatic paste. My family members are great fans of chicken 65 and briyani obviously this one pot meal was their favourite since ever i served them for their sunday lunch.Though this briyani goes for both frying chicken pieces and cooking kuska like biriyani, dont forget to give a try to this interesting and delicious one pot meal. If you are a vegetarian, do try this biryani with Paneer 65 or else with vegetables like baby potatoes or cauliflower, the choice is yours.

Though this biryani sounds very long when its coming to the cooking process, its really worth to try. Once chicken pieces gets deepfried in oil, half of the fried chicken pieces gets cooked in spiced paste along with rice and the remaining chicken 65 are added finally once the biryani gets completely cooked and ready to serve. Needless to say, while enjoying this one pot meal you will definitely see the difference between the cooked deep fried chicken along with rice and the crispy juicy chicken pieces added to this biriyani before serving, sounds interesting rite. You doesnt need any reason for trying this flavourful biriyani on a special day. Give a try and do let me know. Am running my second week of blogging marathon with rice dishes as this week's theme.

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1/2kg Chicken 65 (i used chicken breast pieces)
2cups Basmati rice
3cups Coconut milk
2nos Onions (chopped lengthwise)
3nos Tomatoes (big & chopped finely)
1tsp Red chilly powder
1tbsp Ginger-garlic paste
2nos Whole spices (bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom)
1cup Mint leaves (chopped)
Oil
Salt

For masala paste:
15nos Shallots
3nos Green chillies
1tsp Fennel seeds
1tsp Garam masala powder

Soak the rice for 15 minutes, drain the water,fry the rice with a some oil until they get a shiny texture, keep aside.

Grind all the ingredients given in the list 'for masala paste' with enough water as thick paste.

Meanwhile deep fry half of the chicken 65 and keep aside.

Heat enough oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add the ghee and oil, fry the whole spices until brown.

Now add the chopped onions, chopped tomatoes and ginger garlic paste with salt, saute until the raw smell goes away.

Finally add the grounded masala paste,chopped mint leaves,and cook for few minutes until the raw smell goes away.

Add the chicken 65 pieces and saute for few seconds.

Now add the coconut milk, bring everything to boil.

Add the already prepared rice, cook in medium flame for few minutes and put the flame in simmer,close the vessel with a lid ,cook until the rice gets well cooked.

Fry the remaining chicken pieces, add this fried chicken pieces to the cooked rice before serving the biryani.

Serve with raita of your choice.