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Chicken biryani
Photo: Lily Banse

Chicken biryani

12 ingredients 10 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Chicken biryani

A great one-pot rice dish that can still be served up a few days later, perfect for leftovers

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

609
Calories
38g
Protein
17g
Fat
77g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300g basmati rice
  • 25g butter
  • 1 large onion , finely sliced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • small cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts , cut into large chunks
  • 4 tbsp curry paste (we used Patak's balti paste))
  • 85g raisins
  • 850ml chicken stock
  • chopped coriander and toasted flaked almonds to serve

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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