#Rice
Parda Biryani is a kind rice dish popular in Middle Eastern and Persian region. Generally it is made of rice and mutton. But today I made this delicious dish with chicken.
as required Warm milk as required to make the dough
to taste Salt
As Required For Ganishing ghee to brush
0.03 cup fried Cashew and Raisins
as required Fried onion
Directions: Chicken Parda Biryani Recipe
STEP 1.Wash and clean rice nicely and soak in water for about an hour or two.
STEP 2.For the parda, take maida or flour to a bowl.
STEP 3.Add in sugar,salt and yeast. Mix well.
STEP 4.With warm milk make a soft dough.
STEP 5.Cover and set aside for an hour.
STEP 6.Dry roast all the spices mentioned above like coriander,cumin,black pepper,black Cardamom, Cinnamon and mace. Don't roast dry mango.
STEP 7.Grind the spices with dry mango to make biryani masala. Set aside.
STEP 8.Heat a heavy bottomed saucepan with oil or ghee.
STEP 9.Add in chopped onion and cook until soft.
STEP 10.Next add in 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste and saute for few seconds.
STEP 11.Add in chopped tomato and cook in medium heat until tomatoes become soft.
STEP 12.Now add in chicken pieces and stir well.
STEP 13.Fry chicken pieces in medium heat for about 10 minutes.
STEP 14.Add in salt and prepared biryani powder and paprika. Stir well again.
STEP 15.Stir and fry for 4-5 minutes.
STEP 16.Then add in 4 cup of hot water.
STEP 17.Cover and cook in medium heat until chicken cooks well.
STEP 18.When chicken cooks completely, remove all the pieces from the stock with the help of a tongue. Set aside.
STEP 19.Drain the soaked rice and add in to the chicken stock.
STEP 20.Also add in grated carrot. Mix well and check the water (stock)level. If you feel add in more hot water required to cook the rice.
STEP 21.When water almost reduced to rice level, stir and cover in low heat.
STEP 22.In another pan heat 1 tablespoon ghee and roast the cooked chicken pieces until brown or char mark appears to them. Remove from pan.
STEP 23.Heat 1 tablespoon more ghee to the pan and add in 1 chopped onion.
STEP 24.Cook until light golden brown.
STEP 25.Add in 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste and saute for few seconds.
STEP 26.Next add in 1/4 cup Cashew paste.Stir well with 1 tablespoon of water.
STEP 27.Also add in 1 tablespoon of prepared biryani powder and stir.
STEP 28.When masala fries well add in roasted chicken pieces. Mix well with the gravy.
STEP 29.Also add in little salt. Cover and cook in low heat for 10 minutes. Adjust the gravy in betwen by adding little water.
STEP 30.The consistency of the gravy should be thick.
STEP 31.Remove from heat.
STEP 32.In the meantime,the rice also cooks completely.
STEP 33.Now for the parda take the dough and roll to make a big and thin round sheet.
STEP 34.Take an earthen pot of individual size and brush the bottom with ghee.
STEP 35.Place the sheet or parda on to the pot so that it touches from bottom to sides and some portions remain outside of the pot.
STEP 36.Place some fried dry fruits at the bottom.
STEP 37.Next add in a layer of cooked rice followed by chicken pieces with gravy.
STEP 38.Next add in more dry fruits and fried onions.
STEP 39.Top layer should be of rice and fried onion and dry fruits.
STEP 40.Cover them with the parda and seal nicely.
STEP 41.Now place a baking tray over the pot and invert the pot.
STEP 42.Brush the top with melted ghee.
STEP 43.Bake the prepared biryani in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C for 15-20 minutes or until the top of the parda becomes golden brown.
STEP 44.Delicious parda biryani is ready now.
STEP 45.I made individual servings,you can bake the whole portion together in a big oven proof pot.
Nutrition value
818
calories per serving
24 g Fat16 g Protein133 g Carbs9 g FiberOther
Current Totals
Fat
24g
Protein
16g
Carbs
133g
Fiber
9g
MacroNutrients
Carbs
133g
Protein
16g
Fiber
9g
Fats
Fat
24g
Vitamins & Minerals
Calcium
111mg
Iron
9mg
Vitamin A
67mcg
Vitamin B1
< 1mg
Vitamin B2
< 1mg
Vitamin B3
3mg
Vitamin B6
< 1mg
Vitamin B9
13mcg
Vitamin B12
< 1mcg
Vitamin C
2mg
Vitamin E
3mg
Copper
< 1mcg
Magnesium
150mg
Manganese
2mg
Phosphorus
305mg
Selenium
2mcg
Zinc
3mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment