Sri Lankan Chicken Biriyani

Name: Sri Lankan Chicken Biriyani
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 113 grams cashew nuts, chopped; 454 grams chicken, cut into bite sized pieces; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 2 inches cinnamon sticks; 10 curry leaves; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 1 inch fresh ginger, grated; 6 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 3 green cardamoms, split open; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 473 milliliters long grain rice, washed and drained; 2 Tbsps oil; 1 large onion, sliced; 227 grams frozen peas; 113 grams raisins; 4 servings salt; 2 mediums tomatoes, diced; 1 teaspoons turmeric powder

Sri Lankan Chicken Biriyani might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 1045 calories, 38g of protein, and 46g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up rice, salt, cardamoms, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onions till golden brown.melt the butter in the same pan.

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Add the peas, raisins and fry for 1 minute.

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Raisins

Peas

Remove the onion peas and raisins, leaving the fat and oil in the pan. Set on one side till later.Turn the heat down and cook the chilli powder, curry powder, curry leaves, garlic and ginger for 4 minutes.

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Chili Powder

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Garlic

Ginger

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Add the meat and black pepper, cook for 10 minutes.

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Add the tomatoes, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric and salt and cook for 2 minutes.

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Add 1 1/2 cups of water and cook till the meat is almost cooked.

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Meat

Remove 1/2 cup of the gravy and set aside.

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Add the rice to the pan with just enough water to cook the rice, stir and cover the pot. Cook on low heat for about 18 mins till rice is cooked.

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Rice

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Serve garnished with the the onions, peas and raisins,and nuts, and the gravy on the side. A simple pineapple curry goes well with this dish, even the kids love it.

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