Thalassery biryani
Description: Easy Thalassery biriyani is one of the popular dishes from kerala cuisine. It can be made using mutton or chicken. This recipe card shares ingredients & instructions to make thalassery chicken biryani.
Ingredients
- 1 star anise (small )
- 4 green cardamoms ( / elaichi)
- 4 cloves (/ laung)
- 2 inch cinnamon sticks (, thin / dalchini)
- 2 strands mace ( / javithri)
- ¼ tsp nutmeg (/ jaiphal, grated )
- ½ tsp shahi jeera
- 1 tsp fennel seeds (/ saunf / sombu)
- 1 red chili
- ½ tsp pepper corn
- 3 to 4 tbsps ghee ( / oil)
- 1 Handful cashews ( (about ¼ cup split & cleaned)
- 2 tbsps raisins ( (use sweet raisins)
- ½ to ¾ cup onions (thinly sliced , for making fried onions)
- ½ cup onions (heaped) sliced , for gravy)
- 2 tbsps ginger garlic chili paste ( (1 tbsp ginger paste, 1 tbsp garlic paste, 2 to 3 green chilies)
- ½ kg chicken (cleaned & cut)
- ¼ tsp turmeric ( / haldi)
- ½ cup tomatoes (chopped & deseeded, ripe )
- Salt ( as needed)
- 2 tbsps curd (/ yogurt/ dahi)
- ¼ cup mint (/ pudina , chopped )
- ¼ cup coriander leaves (chopped )
- 2 cups Jeerakasala rice (/ kaima (or basmati)
- 1 to 2 tbsp ghee ( (use more if desired)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 star anise ( / biryani flower)
- 4 green cardamoms ( / elaichi)
- 4 to 5 cloves (/ laung)
- 1 inch cinnamon stick (, thin )
- ¼ to ½ tsp fennel seeds (/ saunf/ sombu)
- Salt ( as needed)
- 3 ½ cups Hot water
- ¼ to ½ tsp kerala garam masala
- 0.5 Handful pudina (, chopped )
- 0.5 Handful coriander leaves (, chopped )
- 1 tbsp ghee
- ½ tsp rose water (, edible (optional)
Instructions
- Please follow the step by step photo instructions for the method.