Thalapakattu Chicken Biryani Recipe

Name: Thalapakattu Chicken Biryani Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Tamil Nadu
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 2 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf); 3 null Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds; 3 null Cloves (Laung); 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 3 null Mace (Javitri); 3 null Dagad phool (/pathar phool/black stone flower); 1 null Star anise; 1/2 kg Chicken cut into medium sized pieces; 1 cup Seeraga (Jeeraga) Samba rice; 1 null Onion chopped; 3 null Green Chillies slit; 1 null Tomato chopped; 1 teaspoon Ginger grated; 2 teaspoons Garlic minced; 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania); 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder; 1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves chopped; 2 tablespoons Mint Leaves (Pudina) chopped; 1-1/2 cup Water; null Salt to taste; null Oil to cook

Priyanjali Joardar

April 1, 2018

40490 Ratings

Time:Prep: 20 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 50 M

Makes:2 Servings

Meal:Main Course

Cuisine:Tamil Nadu

Thalapakattu Chicken Biryani Recipe is a very famous style of biryani from Dindigul region in the state of Tamil Nadu. This biryani is from a chain of restaurant with the same name. It is called "Thalappakatti", which literally means the turban, the person who was founder wore a turban and that's how the biryani gets its name. The biryani is highly flavorful and it is different because of the spice mix that is used to make this biryani.

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Ingredients

For Biryani Masala:

1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

2 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)

3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds

3 Cloves (Laung)

1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)

3 Mace (Javitri)

3 Dagad phool (/pathar phool/black stone flower)

1 Star anise

For the Biryani

1/2 kg Chicken, cut into medium sized pieces

1 cup Seeraga (Jeeraga) Samba rice

1 Onion, chopped

3 Green Chillies, slit

1 Tomato, chopped

1 teaspoon Ginger, grated

2 teaspoons Garlic, minced

1 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)

1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder

1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, chopped

2 tablespoons Mint Leaves (Pudina), chopped

1-1/2 cup Water

Salt, to taste

Oil, to cook

Instructions for Thalapakattu Chicken Biryani Recipe

To begin making Thalapakattu Chicken Biryani Recipe, wash and clean the chicken thoroughly.

Wash and soak the seeraga samba rice in water for a minimum of 30 minutes.

In a mixer-jar, combine the cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, mace, black stone slower and star anise blender and powder it coarsely. Set aside.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker on medium flame, add in onions and green chillies. Saute it till the onions are translucent. Add in ginger and garlic paste and saute for a minute.

Add the tomatoes and mix well, now add salt, turmeric, chilli powder, and coriander powder. Mix everything well.

Add the ground biryani masala and mix well. Add the chicken and saute well for 5 to 10 minutes or till the chicken is at least half way done, for about 5-7 minutes.

At this stage, add the rice to the pressure cooker, add one and half cup water. Cover and pressure cook for 2 whistle on high and simmer for 5 minutes.

Open the lid once the pressure has released naturally.

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