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    Home » Rice Recipes » Spicy Chicken Biryani

    Spicy Chicken Biryani

    Published: Jul 18, 2007 · Modified: Nov 26, 2020 by Srivalli · 59 Comments

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    I have been waiting to make some non -veg biryani for a long time. And I got the opportunity this weekend when hubby dear wanted me to make him Chicken Biryani. I asked Amma for a recipe and she said there are so many varieties, so which one I want. I said I want one that is simple yet tasty.

    When I got down preparing it, I was surprised as how fast it got over. I was able to manage all the items on time. But for once I was able to make my husband say it was very spicy. They said they would eat it for dinner again by which time it would've toned down. This is what I prepare for lunch with Chicken - Briyani, Gravy and Roast.


    Chicken Briyani

    Serves: 4
    Preparation Time: 20 mins
    Cooking Time : 15 mins
    Cuisine : Andhra

    Ingredients Needed:

    For Marinade:

    Chicken - 250 gms
    Curd - 1/2 cup
    Chilli powder - 1 tsp
    Coriander powder - 1 tsp
    Turmeric powder a pinch
    Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
    Mint Leaves - 1/2 cup
    Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

    For Rice

    Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 cup (
    Onions - 2
    Green chillies - 2
    Chilli powder - 1 tsp
    Coriander powder - 1 tsp
    Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
    Cinnamon - 2"
    Bay leaf - 1
    Cloves - 3
    Cardamom - 2
    Salt to taste
    Oil - 2 tbsp
    Butter - 1 tbsp
    Method to prepare:

    Clean and soak Basmati for 10 to 15 mins.

    Clean and chop chicken to required size. Mix curd, chilli pw, coriander turmeric, Mint and coriander leaves to the chicken. Let it marinate for 10 to 15 mins.

    Meanwhile chop Onions as julienne, chillies. Heat oil and butter. Add all the whole spices. Then sauté in Onions till they are brown in colour, add ginger garlic paste. Fry well.

    Then add the chicken marinade. Cook on high flame for 5 mins and simmer till the oil comes out.

    Add the rice, salt, 3 cups of water and pressure cook for 2 whistle.

    Since this is quite spicy, Onion Raita would be nice but I prepare Gravy which turned out to be quite heavy.

    Adjust the spiciness by reducing the chilli powder and green chillies.

    Will post the chicken Roast tomorrow.

    Enjoy the briyani for now and let me know your feedback!

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    Spicy Chicken Biryani

    Course Main Dish - Rice
    Cuisine Andhra Pradesh
    Occasion Weekend Special
    By Diet Non Vegetarian
    Dish Type Chicken Dishes
    Author Srivalli
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    Comments

    1. Cinnamon says

      July 18, 2007 at 12:08 pm

      First one to comment 🙂
      It looks really really delicious, and I love this! Looks yummy!

      Reply
    2. Sukanya Ramkumar says

      July 18, 2007 at 3:59 pm

      WoW....This is my fav combo....I also make it almost in the same way...Love it..

      Reply
    3. bhags says

      July 18, 2007 at 5:46 pm

      The biriyani looks awesome. Sure going to try making some

      Reply
    4. Asha says

      July 18, 2007 at 1:21 pm

      OH WOW!! Sri,looks like a restaurant Biryani! My kids will love that.Thanks girl!:)
      My post is out today too.

      Reply
    5. Srivalli says

      July 18, 2007 at 1:59 pm

      Thanks Cinnamon for taking time to drop a line...and thanks for liking the dish...

      Thanks Asha..do make it for your kids if you get time.

      Reply
    6. Tee says

      July 18, 2007 at 4:38 pm

      Your chicken biryani looks delicious!!! I must stop reading blogs early morning...difficult to eat my cereal when there are such yummy treats to look at 🙂

      Reply
    7. RP says

      July 18, 2007 at 7:31 pm

      That looks perfect for a first try. Try marinating the chicken overnight in the refrigerator, and it will be yummier!

      Reply
    8. Cynthia says

      July 18, 2007 at 11:13 pm

      This is a meal I can eat everyday.

      Reply
    9. Jyothsna says

      July 19, 2007 at 5:02 am

      Looks too good! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • positives says

        September 20, 2012 at 9:33 am

        It's very delicious to look at but to taste waste

        Reply
    10. Meeta says

      July 19, 2007 at 12:22 pm

      Oh my goodness that does look good. I am a sucker for biryani!

      Reply
    11. SeeC says

      July 19, 2007 at 7:49 am

      Nice spread !

      Reply
    12. Srivalli says

      July 20, 2007 at 6:25 am

      Thanks Sukanya..good to know you make the same way..

      Thanks for the nice words...Tee...but biryani early morning might be heavy..haha.

      Thanks bhags..do try and let me know

      Thanks RP..will try that way next time I make it

      Thanks Cynthia..

      Thanks Jyothsna..its my pleasure

      Thanks..SeeC

      Welcome to my blog..nice of you to comment Meeta..

      Reply
    13. Spicelover says

      July 24, 2007 at 6:05 am

      Biryani looks very good. Although I like the hyderabadi biryani, i love to make this type at home. I can eat just the biryani without any side dishes. Cant imagine you made 3 chicken dishes on the same day. Wow.

      Reply
    14. Srivalli says

      July 24, 2007 at 6:50 am

      ..Hi Spice lover...thanks for dropping by ...well since I didn't make any Veg dishes it was easy to manage only non-veg...

      Reply
    15. Viji says

      July 27, 2007 at 4:11 am

      Wow the biriyani looks very tempting.The side items also looks very good.

      Reply
    16. Srivalli says

      July 28, 2007 at 5:48 am

      Thanks Viji

      Reply
    17. Lauren says

      August 13, 2007 at 12:15 am

      Hi Srivalli,

      i just finished eating your delish biryani, and girl, i ate just ate all four servings by myself... it was that good!!!

      thanks for contributing to my obesity. keep up the good work. kisses... Lauren!

      Reply
    18. Srivalli says

      August 13, 2007 at 5:34 am

      So glad you tried and liked the biryani...Lauren...feel free to try others too.....and I am happy I contributed some...:)....

      btw..I couldn't see your profile...would be nice if I can get to you know...

      Thanks for taking time to give me your feedback..

      Reply
    19. anna paul says

      September 09, 2007 at 8:16 pm

      Hi im anna, newly married with not much of cooking experience. when i tried your recipe i didn't have mint leaves. i don know if thats y it didn't turn out tat great. it became very spicy and the rice was a little soggy. but the taste was not not there at all. i did everything as per ur ingredients.. i really need help. i feel bad that i wasn't able to get it right

      Reply
    20. Srivalli says

      September 10, 2007 at 1:56 am

      Hi Anna..so sorry that you couldn't get it properly...if you can give me the measures and ingredients that you used, I might be able to help you out. You can send me the details to my email with exact measures...I feel bad that it didnt come out well...will be glad to help.

      Reply
    21. Shakir says

      September 21, 2007 at 9:06 am

      this biryani is awesome...
      it says serviong for 2 but i almost doubel everything, NOT EVERYTHING and it was wicked!

      Reply
    22. Srivalli says

      September 21, 2007 at 9:24 am

      Hi Shakir, glad you liked it.

      Reply
    23. Anonymous says

      September 22, 2007 at 3:10 am

      Srivalli,
      I tried this today. Didn't come out as expected. Could u pls give me the measure for SALT?.. I know it depends on person.. But would like to know your measure for the same recipe. Instead of pressure cooker I cooked in a covered pan for 12 mins on simmer after boil. Also should we make the spices into powder /paste?

      - Devu

      Reply
    24. Srivalli says

      September 22, 2007 at 12:06 pm

      Hi Devu, as you said salt depends on individual taste. But I used about 1/2 tsp. I used whole spices as I have mentioned in the recipe. When you are cooking in pan directly, you might need to add some more water and also chicken has to be really cooked. For the measure I used, on direct stove, Basmati needs about 15 mins in sim. Do let me know the proportions you used, so that i can help.

      Reply
    25. Presha says

      October 28, 2007 at 5:23 pm

      Wow... Wonderful biriyani.. thanks 4 the recipe.

      Reply
    26. ragini says

      December 02, 2007 at 1:38 pm

      hi srivalli the biryani was very tasty thanks for the recipe meru ekkada untaru once again thanks

      Reply
    27. Sangeeth says

      January 20, 2008 at 4:44 am

      Thanks Srivalli.. the Biryani came out tasty... thanks for the recipe...!!!

      Reply
    28. dbharne says

      February 21, 2008 at 2:08 am

      Hi Srivalli! My husband loves biryani and I'd like to surprise him with this. I have an electronic pressure cooker, however, and was wondering if you could give me a better idea of how long to set the pressure timer, as there are no 'whistles' with this machine. Thanks!

      Reply
    29. Srivalli says

      February 22, 2008 at 6:54 am

      Presha, you are welcome

      ragini, thanks for the feedback..glad you enjoyed!

      Sangeeth, Thanks for letting me know...glad you liked it

      dbharne, thats good to know. While using electronic pressure cooker, I follow two methods.

      First method

      On a stove top, using a pan, follow the same process as I have mentioned, till you add the rice. Fry for a min and switch off stove.

      In the electronic cooker, place the pan with the plate inside. Add all the fried masala and rice to the electronic cook pan and add the required water. Adjust the salt and cover and cook till the button is on rice cooking.

      Second method

      Add oil and place the masala in the electric cooker pan and switch to cooking mode. Once it gets done, it will turn to warm.

      You need to follow the same process for all the steps, till you reach frying the rice. Add water and cover and let it cook till it gets turned to warm.

      Most effective method will be following the first method.

      Also you might have reduce the water as in electric cooker it might become too soggy. Reduce abt a half a cup of water if required.

      Let me know if you have any other doubt.

      Reply
    30. Shoba says

      April 06, 2008 at 5:05 pm

      Hi Sri, This turned out really good. It tasted great. Thanks a lot for the recipe. I am sending this for the One Pot wonders event 🙂

      Reply
    31. geena says

      May 20, 2008 at 1:51 pm

      Hi Srivalli
      First time commenting here.
      I have made this chicken biryani and it came out very good. Actually I have been looking for an easy recipe for biryani and this recipe is very easy and less time consuming.Thank you for posting the recipe.
      geena

      Reply
    32. Varsha says

      June 09, 2008 at 9:25 am

      hi srivalli..thanks lot 4 taking time to drop by on my blog..actually i am not getting much time to develop ma blog n im yet to discover majority f ur wonderful cuisines..this one,seriously,is the easiest biryani I have ever seen..Il surely make it soon n wil let u knw..thanks so much sri..i wud like 2 knw many things frm u..pls drop me a mail to [email protected]..cheers..:)

      Reply
    33. Anonymous says

      June 24, 2008 at 11:00 pm

      Thanks for posting this.
      Im going to try this recipe today or atleast by the end of this week! my first try at making chicken biriyani 🙂

      Doe

      Reply
    34. siddarth says

      July 02, 2008 at 1:39 pm

      thank u sooooooooooooooooo much 🙂
      made it for my dad's birthday (yesterday) and he loved it . . . 🙂

      Reply
    35. Rupali says

      July 07, 2008 at 10:18 pm

      hi ! This was my first attempt at biryani... and everybody at home was impressed, including me. Thanks for the recipe. it was too good !

      Reply
    36. Sam420 says

      August 24, 2008 at 4:15 pm

      Your biryani looks very delicious ! I'll try this recipe.

      Reply
    37. sug says

      November 24, 2008 at 6:32 pm

      hi........i tried ur receipe it really came well .my hubby said it taste like restaurant briyani and this is my best briyani i made and my 15 mths kid liked itvery much reduced the spices acc to our taste....really superb...thanx a lot.....

      Reply
    38. Anonymous says

      November 24, 2008 at 5:41 pm

      We tried your chicken biriyani last weekend and it turned out fine and tasty.We all liked it very much and now it's a favourite dish for us.Thanks for sharing this recipe and for your help in making us this.

      Samjoel

      Reply
    39. Aishwarya says

      November 30, 2008 at 11:18 am

      Girl....your recipie was amazing...made it and it was a instant sucsess..
      thanks a million........
      muaahh
      hugs and kisses!!

      Reply
    40. preti says

      January 20, 2009 at 6:58 pm

      Hi Sri,,
      I tried ur recipe last sunday and it came out very well. It was jus so delicious. Thanks a lot:)

      Reply
    41. Amy Barrett says

      February 02, 2009 at 2:59 am

      Hey, I don't know you, but I was looking for a good Biryani recipe. My husband usually complains that when I make Indian food it is too bland, but I made yours and my husband was drooling over it! Thanks! I will definitely be making this again.

      Reply
    42. Smita says

      April 24, 2009 at 4:59 pm

      Hi... I tried it, and it was just too good... You are too good... Thanks

      Reply
    43. Neha says

      May 03, 2009 at 6:54 am

      Hi, tried this briyani and it turned out yummy. Never knew cooking such a delicious briyani was sooo easy.. Thanks..

      Reply
    44. Riya says

      July 01, 2009 at 2:48 am

      Just a question
      Do u grind all the marinade items first.

      Reply
    45. Srivalli says

      July 01, 2009 at 5:23 pm

      Riya, the ingredients need not be ground, just chop finely the leaves and marinate

      Reply
    46. Tejaswini says

      July 25, 2009 at 10:45 pm

      Thank you very much for the recipe Srivalli.. prepared this for some friends and they appreciated it a lot, we too loved it.

      Reply
    47. Anonymous says

      May 15, 2010 at 5:08 am

      Hi there,

      I came across this recipe while searching for chicken biryani.. I made it tonight and came out really good... Thanks to you

      -Krith

      Reply
    48. Anonymous says

      June 09, 2011 at 4:09 pm

      Hi,

      I was searching for a biryani recipe which can be prepared using pressure cooker and came across this. Its been more than a year that I found this recipe and I have tried it several times, each time its a hit and I am well known for biryani now. My friends tell me to prepare this biryani before they visit me. My son who is 14 months now also loves this biryani (i give him little and he keeps asking me). Thanks a lot for this recipe. I am preparing Biryani this weekend too for my relatives who loves this biryani I prepare. I am sure it will be a hit again.
      Thankyou so much, post more recipes.

      -Kevin's mom.

      Reply
    49. Srivalli says

      June 10, 2011 at 2:32 am

      Kevin's Mom Thank you for the feedback, so glad that you liked it!

      Reply
    50. Emerald says

      January 20, 2012 at 8:52 am

      Hi there! I'm new to your blog. I found this recipe on Pinterest and was so excited to make it. The problem I'm having is that I don't know what a Ginger Garlic Paste is. Do you make it yourself, or do you buy it? Any idea where I can find this? (I live in a very small rural town in Texas and often have to travel to find ingredients I need.) I'd really appreciate your help. Thank you!

      Reply
    51. Srivalli says

      January 20, 2012 at 9:48 am


      Hi Emerald, thanks for dropping by. We make the ginger garlic paste at home. Please check
      Ginger Garlic Paste post for details to make this paste at home. You should be able to get this in Indian Stores too.

      Reply
    52. pink says

      March 04, 2012 at 12:24 am

      Hi,
      Biryani looks yummy..i have a doubt that if i can spread chicken in the tray n the rice above it n if i can use oven instead cooking on stove.

      Reply
    53. Srivalli says

      March 04, 2012 at 1:55 pm

      Pink Are you saying you want do the dum in oven? you can surely do that. but pls make sure you keep the oven in less temp and control it.

      Reply
    54. Pink says

      March 04, 2012 at 5:49 pm

      Srivalli do u have any approximate idea of the temperature to be used if the biryani is done in oven??
      Thanks for the replies.

      Reply
    55. Srivalli says

      March 05, 2012 at 12:38 pm

      Pink If it's only the Dum process that you want to do, then my safe bet will be about 125Deg C for 10 mins, then increased if you feel it's required. But this is only my gut feeling, I have never done it myself.

      Reply
    56. Anonymous says

      December 06, 2013 at 9:46 pm

      Hi,

      Can you please tell me the exact measurements you used.
      Like,how much grams of rice did you use in this recipe. Not sure what 1 1/2 cup means and doesnt this briyani need tomatoes?

      Anyways, an awesome briyani recipe.. Looks very yummy and mouthwatering.

      Reply
    57. Srivalli says

      December 07, 2013 at 6:49 am

      Anon It could be approx 250 gms of rice. And no didn't add tomatoes. Do try and let me know how it turned out.

      Reply
    58. Priya says

      August 03, 2016 at 9:24 am

      Hi,I tried your spicy briyani today.it was totally superb and all my friends and family loved it..Thank you so much.Keep posting more recipe.

      Reply

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