chicken biryani using shan masala, with readymade biryani masala

Even though, I have shared many recipes for biryani, I keep getting requests asking for making a simple meat biryani using ready made biryani masala and simple ingredients. So I am sharing that recipe here today. You can use any ready made biryani masala available in the super markets and I have used Shan Biryani Masala today as that is what is available easily even abroad. Just use whatever brand you like.

Here is how to make chicken biryani using shan masala, readymade biryani masala. Shan Chicken Biryani
First we need to marinate the chicken. Take a big bowl and add in the chicken pieces. We use chicken pieces with bone for biryani. Do not use bone less chicken please for this recipe. Add 3 tablespoon of the biryani masala. Most of the ready made biryani masalas have salt. So no need to add any salt. Just check the ingredients of the pack to double confirm. Add in the yogurt, ginger garlic paste, chopped green chillies, chopped mint leaves and chopped coriander leaves. Mix well. Let the chicken marinate for one hour.

In the mean time soak basmati rice in water for one hour. After one hour, boil a big pot of water and add in a tablespoon full of salt to the water. Let it come to a boil. Add in the soaked and drained rice to the boiling water. Cook until the rice is 80% done. Its very difficult for me to give a time frame as the rice cooks differently according to the age of rice, amount of water added etc… Approx – from 8-12 minutes. The gauge for the texture of the rice for biryani is that the rice at this stage should not be fully cooked. The center of the rice kernel should be still a little dry and chewy. Drain off the rice immediately and set aside to cool.

Now lets make shan chicken biryani.
Heat oil in a pan and add the onions and cover the pan with a lid. Cook until the onions are brown. Open the lid and saute once in a while so the bottom of the pan doesn’t burn.

Add in the marinated chicken. Add 1/2 cup of water. Mix well. Slightly increase the flame and cover the pan with a lid. Cook for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. After 20 minutes, the chicken will be cooked and there will be some gravy. Add in the partially cooked rice. Mix well to combine.

Now, we are ready for dum. Take a dosa pan and place the biryani pot on the dosa pan. Put the flame of the stove on low and let it cook in dum for 15 minutes.

Biryani is ready. Serve with raita.

chicken biryani using shan masala, with readymade biryani masala

 

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Prep time

1 hour

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour 45 mins

 

Recipe for easy chicken biryani made using shan biryani masala. Easy bachelors biryani made with readymade biryani masala.

Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh

Recipe type: Biryani

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 4 persons

Ingredients

For marinating Chicken

• 1 Kg Chicken
• 3 tablespoon readymade biryani masala
• ⅓ cup yogurt
• 2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 4 green chillies, chopped
• 5 sprigs mint leaves , chopped
• 5 sprigs coriander leaves, chopped

Other Ingredients

• 2 Cups / 500 ml Basmati Rice
• 1 tablespoon salt added to water for cooking rice
• 4 tablespoon vegetable / sunflower oil
• 3 medium sized onions, sliced

Instructions

1. Take a big bowl and add in the chicken pieces. We use chicken pieces with bone. Add 3 tablespoon of the biryani masala. Most of the ready made biryani masala have salt. So no need to add any salt. Add in the yogurt, ginger garlic paste, chopped green chillies, chopped mint leaves and chopped coriander leaves. Mix well. Let the chicken marinate for one hour.
2. In the mean time soak basmati rice in water for one hour. After one hour, boil a big pot of water and add in a tablespoon full of salt to the water. Let it come to a boil. Add in the soaked and drained rice to the boiling water. Cook until the rice is 80% done.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add the onions and cover the pan with a lid. Cook until the onions are brown. Open the lid and saute once in a while so the bottom of the pan doesn’t burn.
4. Add in the marinated chicken. Add ½ cup of water. Mix well. Slightly increase the flame and cover with a lid. Cook for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. After 20 minutes, the chicken will be cooked and there will be some gravy. Add in the partially cooked rice. Mix well to combine.
5. Now, we are ready for dum. Take a dosa pan and place the biryani pot on the dosa pan. Put the flame of the stove on low and let it cook in dum for 15 minutes.
6. Biryani is ready. Serve with raita.

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