I had no idea what to make for dinner tonight, so I decided to wing it, and ended up creating something great! I'd say its very similar to chicken biryani that I've had in East Indian restaurants, so that's what I'll call it. Don't you love it when throwing random things together actually turns into something worth making again!
Chicken Biryani
(makes 1 large portion, or 2 small portions)
1 T coconut oil
1 chicken breast,chopped into bite sized pieces
1/4 cup white onion, finely diced
2 T ginger, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1.5 cups water
1/2 cup basmati rice
1/4 cup vermicelli noodles
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
1 star anise
1 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp tumeric
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/2-1 tsp salt (to taste)
Heat the oil on medium. Once hot, add the chicken and cook. Once almost cooked, add the onion, garlic and ginger and cook for just a minute (you want the ginger to still have some crunch to it). Remove from heat and set aside. Combine the water, rice, noodles and spices in a pot, and bring to a boil. Once boiled, cover and move to a burner that is on the lowest setting - time for about 10 minutes. Check after 10 minutes, see if it needs a bit more water, and check if the rice is done. It might need a few more minutes.
Once rice is done, stir in with the chicken & aromatics over heat until the chicken is warmed again.
Season to taste and enjoy!
Have you ever had biryani?
Have you made it?
