FRIED CHICKEN BIRYANI (FILIPINO-STYLE)

Fried Chicken Biryani (Filipino-Style) image

Biryani is a rice dish from the Indian subcontinent and is very popular here in Kuwait since most of the Arab dishes originated from India. Most of the Filipinos here in Kuwait like to eat biryani but they hate the spices like cardamom, cinnamon, saffron, etc. that it is flavored with. I am one of those who doesn't like these spices so I made this dish in my own way with the spices that we Filipinos prefer.

Provided by Rieaane

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indian

Time 2h9m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 25

Ingredients

3 cups basmati rice
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons salt, divided
1 cup vegetable oil
2 potatoes, cubed
1 large carrot, cubed
1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
2 onions, minced
2 ripe tomatoes, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons crushed fresh ginger root
2 tablespoons green curry paste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 cube chicken bouillon
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, sliced
½ cup raisins
1 teaspoon soy sauce
3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered
1 large lemon, sliced
1 green onion, chopped

Steps:

Place rice in a large bowl and cover with water. Let soak for 20 minutes; drain.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 1 tablespoon oil and 1 teaspoon salt. Add rice; simmer until partially cooked through and still firm, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain.
Heat 1 cup oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and carrot; saute until golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add chicken pieces; fry until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side.
Stir minced onions, tomatoes, tomato paste, ginger, curry paste, soy sauce, garlic, turmeric, chicken bouillon, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, and black pepper into the pot. Cover and simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Add potatoes and carrot. Cook and stir, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Place 1/3 of the rice in the bottom of another large pan. Cover with 1/2 of the chicken mixture. Continue layering remaining rice and chicken mixture. Cover and cook over very low heat until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer rice to a large serving plate.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion; cook and stir until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in raisins and soy sauce; cook for 1 minute. Scatter onion garnish over rice. Top with hard-boiled eggs, lemon slices, and green onion.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 716.8 calories, Carbohydrate 89.3 g, Cholesterol 165.8 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 5.1 g, Protein 39.8 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 1212.4 mg, Sugar 12 g