Majboos (Arabic Chicken Biryani)

                  Majboos (Arabic Chicken Biryani) Recipe                  

Majboos is an Arabic dish which is similar to Indian chicken biryani with some minute difference. It’s easy to make compared to chicken biriyani. Lets have a look at the delicious majboos chicken recipe....

 Ingredients 

Chicken          - 700gms

Basmati rice   - 2 cups

Garlic             - 10 nos

Ginger            - 2 small pieces

Green Chilly  - 10 nos

Onion             - 5nos  

Tomato           - 2 nos

Coriander leaves

Garam Masala

Ghee                       - 2 tablespoon

Oil                          - 2 tablespoon

Red chilly powder  - 3 tablespoon

Coriander powder  - 2 tablespoon

Turmeric Powder   - 1 tablespoon

Pepper powder      - 1/2 tablespoon

Garam masala        - 1/2 tablespoon

Biryani masala or majboos masala powder - 1 tablespoon

Salt to taste

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Note: 

• First we have to clean the chicken pieces into small cuts and marinate the chicken pieces with one tablespoon of redchiily powder, half tablespoon of turmeric and salt for one hour.
• Soak the basmati rice in water for one hour and later strain well.
• Make paste of ginger, garlic and green chilly.
• Nicely slice onion and tomato into small pieces

 Preparation 

Step - 1

1. Add oil to fry pan.
2. Fry the marinated chicken pieces. It should be half cooked or fried and keep aside.

                                                          frying the marinated chicken

Step -2

1. Add ghee to big fry pan or kadai
2. Add paste of ginger, garlic paste and green chilly.
3. After one min, add onion, tomato and coriander leaves chopped
4. Once it’s fully fried, add all the masala powder, i.e. red chili, turmeric, pepper, coriander, biryani masala, garam masala and salt. Continuously stir for 5 mins  

                                                       Frying the masala in kadai

      5.  Add half fried chicken pieces and basmati rice into the kadai.

                                         fried chicken and basmati rice added to the kadai.

       6.  Add 4 cups of water for cooking rice and chicken

If we are taking 2 cups for rice, then 4 cups of water for cooking. That’s the calculation of adding water whenever we are making biryani recipes or ghee rice or pulavu.

       7.  Cook for 30 mins stirring every 10 mins and keeping the lid closed.

           If we still find the rice sticky after 30 mins , cook for another 5-10 mins keeping the lid open…

       8.   Garnish with fried cashewnut and coriander leaves.

..........Hot Majboos is ready to serve with vegetable salad and pappad……..