Directions

1. Wash the meat thoroughly with salt and lemon and drain water completely.
2. Powder the ingredients in the “to powder for marinade” section .
3. Grind the ingredients in the “to grind for marinade” section with minimum water .
4. Add the powdered spices, ground paste and all contents  in the “for chicken  marination” section to the chicken.
5. Mix well and marinate for about 2 to 3 hours in a referigrator

Rice Preparation and garnishes

1. Wash the rice, drain and keep aside
2. Heat a thick bottomed pan , add the ghee and oil
3. Add the thin sliced onions and fry until crisp golden brown
4. Drain and keep aside.
5. Add the cashews and raisins ,brown it as well
6. Drain and keep aside.
7. The thin fried onions, cashews and raisins will be used for garnishing.
8. In the remaining ghee and oil, add the spices under the “For rice” section
9. Next add the diced onions and sautée
10. After 2 mins add the washed rice
11. Fry for about 5 to 7 mins until the rice turns opaque
12. Add the salt and water and cook until done in a rice cooker
13. Wait for the steam to be released and rice to be cooled.

Chicken Preparation

1. Next for the preparation of the Chicken , pour ghee and oil in a large deep bottomed pan
2. Add onions and sautée it for 10 mins
3. Add tomatoes and ginger garlic paste ,sautée for another 5 mins
4. Next add the marinated chicken and fry it for a while
5. Cook until the chicken is well done.
6. Add some chopped coriander leaves and squeeze a little lemon.

Layering biryani and garnishing

1. Next process is layering of the biryani, transfer the cooked rice into a serving bowl and garnish with fried onions,cashews ,raisins,chopped mint and coriander leaves
2. Then add a layer of the chicken gravy and repeat layering with rice, chicken and again layer with garnish onions , nuts ,raisins, mint and coriander leaves.
3. Gently mix so the gravy is evenly mixed into the rice.
4. Squeeze half a lemon if you like (optional).
5. Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves, boiled egg,  and the remaining garnishes.
6. Kozhikodan Chicken Biryani is ready to be served.
7. Accompaniments that are usually served with this dish  are fritters (pappad), yogurt salad, coconut chutney and pickle . Enjoy 🙂