Name: Chicken biryani
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4-6 people servings
Cuisine: Ingredients
Ingredients: 60 ml oil; 4-5 onion sliced; 3-5 cm fresh ginger grated; 4-5 cloves garlic cloves, crushed; 10 ml coriander ground; 10 ml fennel ground; 10 ml cumin ground; 5 ml turmeric; 5 cardamom pods; 1 cinnamon stick; 15 ml leaf masala salt and freshly ground pepper; 4 chicken breast fillets cubed; 500 rice cooked; 410 g lentils, rinsed butter fresh coriander, chopped (x2)

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Ingredients (14)

60 ml	oil
4-5	onion — sliced
3-5 cm	fresh ginger — grated
4-5 cloves	garlic — cloves, crushed
10 ml	coriander — ground
10 ml	fennel — ground
10 ml	cumin — ground
5 ml	turmeric
5	cardamom — pods
1	cinnamon — stick
15 ml	leaf masala salt and freshly ground pepper
4	chicken breast fillets — cubed
500	rice — cooked
410 g	lentils, rinsed butter fresh coriander, chopped (x2)

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Method:

1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan and braise the onions, ginger, garlic and spices until the onions are browned. Add a little water, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 15 minutes.

2 Add the chicken, turn down the heat, cover with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes.

3 Add the rice and lentils and stir through. Add a few knobs of butter and cover with grease proof paper to keep the moisture in the pot. Cover and simmer over very low heat for 5 minutes. Don’t stir.

4 Scatter coriander on top and serve immediately.