Biryani Ayam

Biryani Ayam

Ingredients

• Chicken (1 ½ inch pieces) 1 ½ kg
• Rice 1 ½ cups
• Garlic 1 clove
• Ginger 3 inch piece
• Dried red chilies, broken 2
• Poppy seeds 1 tablespoon
• Cashew nuts 10
• Almonds 10
• Oil or ghee 4 tablespoons
• Cloves 5
• Cinnamon 2 inch piece
• Onions, sliced 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Curry powder 1 teaspoon
• Thin coconut milk 3 cups
• Raisins, shallow fried 2 tablespoons

Method

• Grind together the garlic, two pieces of ginger, dried red chilies, poppy seeds, cashew nuts and almonds to a smooth paste. Cut the remaining ginger into thin strips. Heat the ghee or oil in a wok and sauté the cloves, cinnamon and onions till fragrant. Add the chicken, salt, ground paste and curry powder and stir to mix well. Add a little water, cover and cook for ten minutes. Mix the rice with the coconut milk, ginger strips and salt and cook till most of the moisture is absorbed and the rice is tender. Layer the rice and chicken mixture alternately in a serving bowl. Sprinkle raisins on top and serve.