How to Cook Kozhikodan Biryani

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 60 mins
Serves: 5 People

Ingredients for Kozhikodan Biryani :

• 1 kg chicken legs (small pieces)
• 400 gm rice
• 600 ml water (the water is 1.5 times more than the quantity of rice)
• 6 green cardamoms
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 javitri
• 10 gm fennel seeds
• 200 gm onion
• 80 gm tomatoes
• 20 gm green chilli
• 50 gm ginger
• 50 gm garlic
• 50 gm red chilli powder
• 50 gm coriander
• 30 gm mint
• 5 gm turmeric
• Salt to taste
• 15 gm garam masala
• 60 ml oil
• 4 eggs, boiled
• 30 gm butter

How to Cook Kozhikodan Biryani :

1. Pour oil into the pot, add whole spices into it and stir a while.
2. Put crushed onions, julienne of green chillies and ginger.
3. Now add ginger & garlic paste, mint, coriander and stir.
4. Add turmeric, red chilli and fennel powder.
5. Now add pieces of chicken, chopped tomatoes, water and butter.
6. When chicken is almost cooked, add rice and salt.
7. Cover and simmer it for a while till done.
8. Cut each egg into four then garnish on the rice.