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Easy Sindhi Biryani with Potatoes

A spicy, flavorful, and extremely delicious yet easy to make chicken biryani recipe. The addition of potatoes makes it even better plus you only need one spice mix to make this recipe
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Pakistani
Keyword: Sindhi Biryani
Servings: 6
Calories: 2344kcal
Author: Saba Ahmad

Ingredients

  • 3 cups rice
  • 2.5 lbs chicken
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 large onion sliced
  • 3 medium tomatoes chopped
  • 1 packet sindhi biryani masala
  • 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 3 medium potatoes

For rice

  • 3 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 4 green chilies
  • mint leaves or cilantro optional

For steaming

  • Green chilies and cilantro or mint optional
  • Food color optional

Instructions

Prepare chicken korma

  • Cut chicken into 16-20 pieces.
  • Peel and thinly slice onions.
  • Add oil in a pan, then add sliced onions and fry them over high heat until light golden brown.
  • Now add chicken and ginger garlic paste and cook for about 5 minutes, then add a packet of Sindhi biryani masala, potatoes and tomatoes. Mix everything and cook on medium low heat for about 25 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked through.

Boil rice

  • Mean while wash and soak your rice.
  • In a big pot add water, salt and let it come to a boil.
  • Once water starts boiling, drain your rice and add to the boiling water. Also add vinegar, green chilies and mint.
  • Cook your rice until you try to break them between your finger and you see it breaking into 2 or 3 pieces. 80% done.
  • Now use a strainer to drain your boiled rice.
  • Your korma is also ready at this point, add yogurt to it and mix.

Layering the biryani

  • Add a little bit of oil from korma at the bottom of the pot.
  • Add half of the boiled rice, then add the korma and the remaining rice.
  • Also add green chilies, cilantro and mint if using any. Add food coloring.
  • Cover with a foil paper and the lid.
  • cook on high heat for about 3 minutes and then lower the heat and steam for 8-10 minutes.

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Nutrition

Calories: 2344kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 208g | Saturated Fat: 58g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 45g | Monounsaturated Fat: 97g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 820mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 520IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 2mg