Slow-Cooked Chicken Biryani
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Slow-Cooked Chicken Biryani

1. Basmati rice - 2 ½ cups
2. Vegetable oil, divided - 4 tablespoons
3. Cinnamon sticks - 4
4. Whole cloves, divided - 12
5. Black cardamom - 4 pods
6. Onions, sliced - 2
7. Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tablespoons
8. Chopped fresh mint - ¼ cup
9. Chopped fresh cilantro - 3 tablespoons
10. Boneless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch cubes - 1 ½ pounds
11. Salt - 1 teaspoon
12. Fat-free yogurt - ¾ cup
13. Green chile peppers - 4
14. Lemon juice - ¼ cup
15. Ground chile pepper - 1 tablespoon
16. Ground turmeric - ¼ teaspoon
17. Water - 10 cups
18. Salt - 1 tablespoon
19. Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
20. Green cardamom - 2 pod
21. Bay leaves - 2

How to cook deliciously - Slow-Cooked Chicken Biryani

1. Stage

Place basmati rice into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water. Let soak for about 30 minutes. Drain.

2. Stage

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add cinnamon sticks, 8 cloves, and 4 black cardamom pods; fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onions; cook and stir until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in ginger-garlic paste; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Sprinkle mint and cilantro on top; cook for 1 more minute.

3. Stage

Stir chicken into the skillet; season with 1 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir until chicken is browned, about 20 minutes. Stir in yogurt, green chile peppers, lemon juice, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, ground chile pepper, and turmeric. Cook until oil begins to separate from the sauce, 10 to 20 minutes. Reduce the heat to low.

4. Stage

Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add 1 tablespoon salt, cumin seeds, 2 green cardamom pods, 2 cloves, and bay leaves; boil for 1 minute. Add drained rice. Bring water back up to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and drain, reserving whole spices in the rice.

5. Stage

Spoon chicken mixture into a slow cooker. Top with partially cooked rice; mix together. Cook on High until rice is tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes.