Riceless Chicken Biryani

A biryani recipe unlike any you've had before. Adding a twist to the normal chicken biryani, Tappa brings to you a healthy version of this authentic North Indian dish by replacing rice with vermicelli alongside spices like Malabar peppercorns, cardamoms, cloves and red chilli powder. All of this comes together to cook a delicious meal of biryani which will keep you posing for more.

Required Ingredients

• 1 tsp Malabar peppercorn

• 1 Cinnamon stick

• 6 green cardamom pods

• 1 stick star anise

• 2 Cloves

• 1 tsp fennel seeds

• 1 cup vermicelli

• 2 tbsp desi ghee

• 1/2 tsp shahi jeera

• 1 Bay leaves

• 3 green chilli

• 1/2 cup mint leaves

• 1/2 cup onion, sliced

• A pinch of saffron

• 1 tsp garlic paste

• 2 tsp salt

• 300 gms chicken (dark meat)

• 1 tsp ginger paste

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 1/2 tsp coriander powder

• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

• 1 Roma tomatoes (de-seeded), chopped

• 2 cups of water

Method of preparation

1.At first heat pan adds Malabar peppercorns, cinnamon stick, green cardamom, star anise, cloves, fennel seeds, and dry roast together, transfer into a blender to form masala powder.

2.In the same pan, dry roast vermicelli and transfer it to a plate.

3.Heat oil within the same pan, add black cumin seeds, bay leaves, green chillies, mint leaves, onions, salt, and saute it.

4.Add chicken, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, coriander powder, red flavorer, masala powder and blend it, later place lid and cook it.

5.Add tomatoes mix it, cook with the lid thereon.

6.Add water, salt, vermicelli and blend it, later cook with the lid thereon.

7.Once it's done cut the flame and permit it to rest for five minutes.

8.Serve hot.