Chicken Keema Biryani Recipe

It is one of the tasty non-vegetarian Indian recipes of minced(small pieces) chicken mixed with the aromatic rice - all you want for a good weekend days with your friends and family.

Keema can be made with any meat but generally, Keema is related to mutton mince(pieces). Vegetarians Keemas generally contains peas or cauliflower. Most Keemas meats that are mix with aromatic spices. 

Keema Biryani, the name itself makes all the non-vegetarians love for this biryani. Minced chicken mixed with the aromatic rice is all you want for a good weekend day with your friends and family. Pair this tasty chicken Keema Biryani with your choice of raita and green chutney and excite your family. You can also make this for your house parties as a part of your meal.

Serve this tasty Keema Biryani With Buundi Raita, and Chettinad Kathirikai Chops for a complete meal. 

Cuisine: North Indian Recipes

Course: Dinner

Diet: High Protein Non-Vegetarian

Equipment Used: Sauce Pan With Handle (Tea/Sauces), Kadai (Wok) / Heavy Bottomed Pan, Glass Mixing Bowl

Preparation Time: 20 M

Cooking Time: 25 M

Total: 45 M

Makes: 2 Servings

Ingredients

·        200 grams Chicken, minced

·        1-1/2 cup Basmati rice

·        2 tablespoons Cooking oil

·        1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)

·        1 Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi)

·        2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds

·        6 Cloves (Laung)

·        8 Whole Black Peppercorns

·        1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

·        1 Onion, chopped

·        Salt, to taste

·        1 tablespoon Garlic, paste

·        1 tablespoon Ginger, paste

·        2 Tomatoes, chopped

·        1 teaspoon Red chilli powder

·        3 Green Chillies, chopped

·        2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, chopped

·        15 Mint Leaves (Pudina)

·        1 teaspoon Garam masala powder

·        1 cup Onions, fried

·        Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as required

How to make Chicken Keema Biryani Recipe?

1.      To begin making the Keema Biryani, heat oil in a pan and add cinnamon, black cardamom, green cardamom, cloves, black peppercorns and cumin seeds to the oil in the pan and cook till you start getting the fragrance of the spices.

2.      Meanwhile, boil water in a big saucepan and add the basmati rice into the boiling water. Drain the water when the rice gets cooked. Keep it aside.

3.      In the next step add the chopped onion and saute for 2-3 minutes until it gets soft. Now add the minced chicken and mix well and continue to saute until the mixture turns brownish in the color.

4.      Add garlic paste, ginger paste into the pan and saute it until the raw smell of ginger and garlic goes away. Next, add  the tomatoes, red chilli powder and salt and mix them properly. Cook till the tomatoes turn soft.

5.      Next, add green chilies, some coriander leaves, and some mint leaves and mix. Cook for about 1 minute till the mint leaves are prepared. 

6.      Now add some garam masala powder to the keema and give it a good stir. Add salt and 1/4 cup fried onion and mix everything properly. 

7.      Put half the keema mix in a big handi and spread half rice over keema and spread some fried onion, some mint leaves, some coriander leaves, some garam masala powder, 1 full spoon extra virgin olive oil, All remaining things like keema,  rice,  fried onions,  mint leaves, coriander leaves, garam masala powder, extra virgin olive oil. 

Cover the handi with the lid and cook for another 7-8 minutes.