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Thalassery Biryani By Chef Rakesh Raghunathan

Thalassery Biryani is a popular rice-based dish from the famous Malabar cuisine. Chef Rakesh Raghunathan shares the recipe for this fragrant and flavoursome biryani.

Serves4

Cooking Time30-35 Min

Preparation Time10-15 Min

DifficultyMEDIUM

Ingredients

    • 2 cups kaima rice

    • 2 tomatoes

    • 2 chopped onions

    • 2 tsp saffron milk

    • 8 raisins and cashew nuts

    • coriander leaves

    • mint leaves

    • 1 tsp garam masala

    • 1 cup fried onions

    • 300 gms chicken marinated with curd, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and ghee

    • 2 tsp chilli powder

    • 1 tsp turmeric powder

    • 3 bay leaves

    • 2 cinnamon sticks

    • 2 mace pieces

    • salt to taste

    • 2 tsp ginger garlic paste

    • 2 cardamoms

    • 1 tsp cumin seeds

    • 1 tsp fennel seeds

    • 2 tsp lemon juice

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    Heat a pot with 2 tsp of ghee and sauté the spices, add drained rice and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, then add salt. Add hot water, cook covered and lower the flame completely and do 90% cook until the rice absorbs all the water and turn dry.
  2. 2

    Heat 50 ml oil in a pan, add bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, and mace pieces, and roast it.
  3. 3

    Then add chopped onions, salt, ginger garlic paste, 2 cardamoms, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1 tsp fennel seeds, roast until it turns golden brown and aromatic.
  4. 4

    Now add 2 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp garam masala, water, tomatoes, coriander leaves, mint leaves and cook it well.
  5. 5

    Add marinated chicken and cook until the chicken is done. Add lemon juice and mix well.
  6. 6

    Layer the boiled rice on the cooked chicken and sprinkle some fried onion, 2 tsp saffron milk, a few mint leaves, roasted cashew nuts, raisins and cover it with a heavy lid or seal with a thick cloth. Let the biryani cook on low flame.
  7. 7

    Allow biryani to rest for a while. Now Thalassery Biryani is ready to serve.

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