Handi Briyani recipe

 Handi Briyani

Rice cooked on a coffee flame with layers of vegetables, a spread of masalas, and chicken. a gorgeous rice recipe that will win many hearts at the dining table.

Handi could also be made from metal or earthenware. It must be heatproof though. If not available use a deep, heavy saucepan.

To save time, prepare handi a couple of hours ahead, and bake just before serving,

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Method for preparation

Prepare the rice:

Ingredients

• 4 Cups Water (boiling)

• 1 1/2 Cups Rice (washed)

• 2 Tbsp Oil

• 2 Bay leaves

• 2 Green cardamom

• 1 Black cardamom

• 2-3 Laung

• 1 Tbsp Cumin seeds

1.Boil 4 cups of water during a pan.

2.In a saucepan, heat oil and add herb, green cardamom, brown cardamom, cloves and cumin. Stir for 3 to five minutes.

3.Wash and soak rice within the saucepan and toast the rice before cooking it.

4.Add the recent water and convey it to a boil.

5.Drain the rice during a large colander, spread during a big plate, cool.

Prepare the vegetable layer:

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Oil

• 1 tsp Cumin seeds

• 2 Onions, sliced

• 1 Capsicum, sliced

• 1 Potato (diced), boiled

• Salt

1.In a pan, add 2 tablespoons of oil, few cumin seeds, chopped julienned onions and stir for two minutes.

2.Add chopped capsicum and toss for two minutes.

3.Add oil within the same pan and fry chopped boil potatoes.

4.Add salt for seasoning. Stir 2 minutes and keep it aside.

Prepare the chicken layer:

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Oil

• 1 tsp Cumin seeds

• 2 Bedki red chillies

• 1 Onion, sliced

• 2 tbsp Ginger garlic paste

• 1 tsp Turmeric powder

• 1 tsp Red chilli powder

• 1 tsp Zeera powder

• 1 tsp Coriander powder

• 1 green chilli, chopped

• 1/2 Kg Chicken (seasoned with some salt)

• 2 tsp Sugar

• 2 Tomatoes, sliced

• 3-4 Tbsp Curd

1.In another pan, heat oil. Add 3 - 5 bedaki chillies, cumin seeds, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, cumin, coriander powder.

2.Add a few drops of oil and stir for two minutes. Season it with sea salt.

3.Add the chicken and stir for two minutes.

4.Add sugar and tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes.

Prepare the milk layer:

Ingredients 

• 1 Cup Milk

• 3-4 Saffron strands

• 2-3 Tbsp Butter

1.In a pan heat milk and add saffron and drawn butter. Stir for two mins.

To fill the handi (A handi may be around pot like a vessel, with the neck narrower than the base):

1.In a handi, pour some chicken gravy.

2.Take half the rice and spread at rock bottom, over the gravy.

3.Top with a layer of chicken and a touch of the gravy.

4.Add most of the rice over this layer.

5.Top with a layer of vegetables and cover rice.

6.Sprinkle saffron-infused milk and a few juices.

7.With a spoon, draw lines across the layers.

8.Cover with lid and seal edges with dough.

9.Cook on a coffee flame for a half-hour.

10.Serve hot alongside raita or salad.