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CHICKEN BREYANI – THE QUICK VERSION

CHICKEN BREYANI – THE QUICK VERSION

  • 10 pieces of chicken
  • 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of pure butter
  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
  • 3 tablespoons of garlic and ginger
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric
  • 2 tablespoons of breyani masala
  • 2 teaspoons of red chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons of gharum masala
  • 1 cup brown lentils
  • 2½ cups of raw basamati rice
  • some fresh coriander
  • 6 potatoes, peeled and cut into 4

First cook the rice with the brown lentils in one pot together in water adding 1 teaspoon of salt and a pinch of turmeric for 8 minutes.
Strain with cold water and put one side.
Heat the oil with the butter and add your onions and whole spices, fry onions until brown.
Add your potatoes, ground spices, garlic and ginger and salt and cook and stir for a few minutes adding a dash of water to prevent from burning.
Next add your chicken and a cup and a half of water and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring when required.
Next add the cooked rice and lentils …close with lid and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
Switch of the stove , give one good stir, close the lid and it’s ready to serve.
Add fresh coriander before serving.
You can also lay the chicken in plain yogurt or buttermilk overnight and a little spices if you so choose.

My eie notas:
Ek dink met Breyani is die metode (nie te haastig wees nie) net so belangrik soos die speserye vir daardie lekker Breyani geur en smaak. Breyani is ‘n ekonomiese en vullende dis. En vrek lekker.
Maak dit op ‘n dag wat jy tyd het.
Dalk reeds die vorige dag.
Ek marineer die vleis oornag in die fyn speserye en karringmelk.
Jy kan ook maas of yogurt gebruik.
Die rys maak jy apart gaar saam met 5 ml borrie en lensies.
Geen sout.
Vir gister se resep het ek 500 g basmati-rys gebruik en ‘n ½ koppie lensies.
Braai die uie en aartappels saam met die heel speserye in olie.
As uie amper gaar is en aartappels mooi bruin haal die aartappels uit en hou eenkant. Plaas die vleis nou by die uie.
Dan word die vleis eers gekook vir omtrent ‘n uur.
Dis vir stowe beesvleis.. hoender korter tyd.
Dan plaas jy die aartappels terug en skep die rys bo-op die vleis.
Stip met botter en bietjie sout.
Jy kan dit ook in lae rys/vleis pak.
Plaas deksel op en kook baie stadig vir nog ‘n uur.
Ek sit iets swaar op deksel en lig dit nie op voor die uur verby is nie.
Dan stoom die geure lekker deur.
Voel of vleis sag is en dan is dit smultyd.
Vars gekapte duanya is lekker saam met dit.

Resep: Fatima Sydow
Foto en aanpassings : Louise Groenewald

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