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Chicken biryani

Layered rice that took someone all afternoon.

Chicken biryani
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How to make chicken biryani

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Layered, one pot

75 minutes · serves 4 · Medium

What you need

  • 500g chicken thighs
  • 300g basmati rice
  • 200g yoghurt
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • Pinch of saffron in warm milk
  • Handful of coriander and mint

What you do

  1. 1Fry the onions slowly until genuinely brown — 20 minutes. Half go in the marinade, half on top.
  2. 2Marinate the chicken in yoghurt, spices and half the onions for 30 minutes.
  3. 3Parboil the rice for 5 minutes only. It finishes in the steam.
  4. 4Layer: chicken, then rice, then saffron milk, herbs and the rest of the onions.
  5. 5Lid on tight, lowest heat, 25 minutes. Do not stir until it is at the table.