Beriani

Name: Beriani
Ingredients: 1 chicken (about 900gms); 1 tablespoon poppy seed; 1 clove garlic; 1 cup shallot, sliced; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 2 -3 teaspoons salt; 2 chilies; 1/2 coconut, grated; 5 to taste ginger; 4 tablespoons ghee; 5 cloves; 5 to taste cinnamon sticks; 10 cashew nuts; 10 almonds; 450 g long-grain rice

15 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 chicken (about 900gms)
1 tablespoon poppy seed
1 clove garlic
1 cup shallot, sliced
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 -3 teaspoons salt
2 chilies
1/2 coconut, grated
5 to taste ginger
4 tablespoons ghee
5 cloves
5 to taste cinnamon sticks
10 cashew nuts
10 almonds
450 g long-grain rice

Directions

1

Cut chicken into 6-8 pieces.
2

Grind together garlic, ginger, chillies, poppy seeds, cashew nuts and almonds.
3

Heat ghee and fry cloves, cinnamon, shallots.
4

Add in the chicken pieces, 1 tsp salt, ground ingredients and curry powder.
5

Stir to mix and cook covered for 10 minutes.
6

Extract 1-2 cups coconut milk from coconut.
7

Add in salt.
8

Mixed with washed rice and cook it.
9

When the rice has absorbed all the milk, make a well in the center and put the chicken mixture.
10

Cover and allow rice to cook over very low fire.