IngredientsViungo
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 1 kg chicken pieces
- 4 tbsp Chamamba sunflower oil
- 2 onions, sliced
- 1 cup yoghurt
- 2 tsp biryani masala
- 1 tsp saffron or a pinch of yellow colouring
- Fresh coriander and mint
- Vikombe 2 vya mchele wa basmati
- Kuku kilo 1, vipande
- Vijiko 4 vya mafuta ya alizeti ya Chamamba
- Vitunguu 2, vilivyokatwa
- Kikombe 1 cha mtindi
- Vijiko 2 vya biriyani masala
- 1 tsp zafarani au rangi kidogo ya manjano
- Giligilani na mnanaa mbichi
MethodMaelekezo
- Marinate the chicken in yoghurt and biryani masala for 1 hour. Fry the sliced onions in oil until golden and set aside half.
- Cook the chicken with the marinade and remaining onion until tender.
- Parboil the rice with whole spices until 70 percent cooked. Drain.
- Layer the rice over the chicken, sprinkle with fried onions, saffron milk and herbs. Cover and cook on low heat for 20 minutes.
- Chovya kuku kwenye mtindi na biriyani masala kwa saa 1. Kaanga vitunguu kwa mafuta hadi viwe vya dhahabu na weka nusu kando.
- Pika kuku pamoja na mchuzi huo na vitunguu vilivyobaki hadi alainike.
- Chemsha mchele kidogo na viungo vizima hadi uive kwa asilimia 70. Chuja.
- Weka wali juu ya kuku, nyunyiza vitunguu vilivyokaangwa, maji ya zafarani na mimea. Funika na upike moto mdogo dakika 20.
Tip: Kidokezo: Parboil the rice only until just firm. It finishes cooking in the steam.Chemsha mchele kidogo tu hadi uwe mgumu kidogo. Utamalizia kuiva kwa mvuke.


