Chicken biryani from India (easy recipe)
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Chicken biryani

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Biryani is perhaps best described as a type of Indian paella. This chicken biryani is packed with spices, rice, nuts and marinated chicken.

1 hours 30 minutes
4 persons
Main course

Nutrition balance score

Good
7.3/10
Glycemic Index
Glycemic Load
51.03 (Low)
38.93 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal
865.36 kcal
Carbohydrates
Of which sugars
76.29 g
9.97 g
Total fat
Of which saturated fats
29.40 g
6.90 g
Proteins
72.15 g
Fiber
3.90 g
Sodium
315.67 mg
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Recipe chicken biryani

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Véronique Pouw

Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-09-21, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 1 hours 30 minutes.

Updated at: 2025-11-13

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Preparation time
30 minutes
Time cooking
1 hours
Total time
1 hours 30 minutes

Chicken preparation – 10 minutes + marinating time

Remove the cardamom seeds from the pods and grind the star anise, cloves, cardamom seeds and black pepper. You can do this with a mortar or a coffee grinder. Mix in the turmeric, chilli powder, cumin seeds, coriander seeds and garam masala.

Mix the herbs with the yoghurt and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and coat the chicken legs. Make sure the chicken legs are completely covered and leave them to marinate. For best results, let the chicken marinate overnight, but a shorter time is fine.

Biryani preparation – 20 minutes

Peel and mash the ginger and garlic. You can do this with a mortar or small blender. Add a little neutral oil if needed to make it easier.

Peel the red onion and cut it into thin half-moons. Finely chop the green chillies, you can remove the seeds first if you wish.

Cook the rice until almost cooked through and then drain. Heat the milk and if you are using saffron, place it in the warm milk and let the colour bleed out.

You can also colour the milk yellow with a little ground turmeric. Stir the yellow milk directly into the rice, but do not mix it completely.

Chicken biryani
Chicken biryani

Finishing the chicken biryani – 1 hour

Heat a dash of oil or ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan. Fry the red onion over high heat until it is coloured. The onion should become quite dark and crispy.

Fry the ginger-garlic paste and green chillies together with the cinnamon stick (possibly broken in half) and the bay leaves for a few minutes in the pan.

Fry the chicken legs together with the marinade until they are nicely browned. Then lower the heat and add a good splash of water to gently cook the chicken legs for about 30 minutes with the lid on the pan.

Remove the lid from the pan and add the rice along with the finely chopped mint and cashew nuts. Let the biryani simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes, but don't stir it like you would with a paella.

Serve the rice with 2 drumsticks per person and optionally raita, a yoghurt sauce. Remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaves, enjoy!

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Tips!

What rice do you use for biryani?

Biryani is traditionally made with long grain basmati rice. This is available at most supermarkets.

Can I add vegetables to a biryani?

Yes, for example, you could add cauliflower, carrot, green beans and/or peas to this biryani.

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Nutritional values

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Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.
General
Kcal
865.36 kcal
Carbohydrates
Of which sugars
76.29 g
9.97 g
Total fat
Of which saturated fats
29.40 g
6.90 g
Proteins
72.15 g
Fiber
3.90 g
Sodium
315.67 mg
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Amount Ingredient Allergens Kcal Carbs Carbs of which sugars Fat Fat of which saturated Protein Fibers Sodium Iron Calcium Magnesium Potassium Phosphorus Copper Zinc Iodine Selenium Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin A Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin B11 Vitamin E Vitamin K Vitamin K1
75 gram long grain basmati rice 265.50 58.88 g 0.15 g 0.45 g 0.08 g 5.25 g 0.98 g 4.50 mg 0.45 mg 4.50 mg 5.25 mg 75.00 mg 90.00 mg 0.10 mg 0.38 mg - - - - - 0.05 mg 0.02 mg 0.11 mg - 15.00 µg - - -
0.25 cinnamon stick 2.36 0.41 g - 0.02 g 0.01 g 0.03 g 0.19 g 0.22 mg 0.29 mg 9.00 mg 0.45 mg 3.75 mg 0.45 mg - 0.01 mg - - 0.22 mg - - 0.01 mg - - - - - - -
0.75 bay leaves 2.35 0.54 g - 0.06 g 0.02 g 0.06 g 0.20 g 0.38 mg 0.32 mg 6.26 mg 0.90 mg 3.97 mg 0.85 mg - 0.01 mg - 0.01 µg 0.35 mg - - - - 0.01 mg - 1.35 µg 0.06 mg - -
0.25 small handful a of fresh mint leaves 0.88 0.19 g - 0.01 g - 0.05 g 0.10 g - 0.06 mg 3.04 mg 1.00 mg 7.11 mg 0.74 mg - 0.01 mg - 0.01 µg 0.40 mg - 21.35 mg - - - - 1.43 µg 0.01 mg 5.21 µg -
0.25 red onion 11.25 1.91 g 1.91 g 0.06 g 0.03 g 0.38 g 0.78 g 2.81 mg 0.16 mg 9.38 mg 3.13 mg 54.69 mg 13.13 mg 0.03 mg 0.25 mg - - 2.03 mg - - 0.01 mg 0.01 mg 0.04 mg - 3.13 µg - - -
0.75 cm fresh ginger root 0.93 0.17 g - 0.02 g - 0.02 g 0.02 g 0.08 mg 0.03 mg 0.30 mg 0.60 mg 3.90 mg 0.45 mg - 0.03 mg - - 0.08 mg - - - - - - - - - -
0.75 clove garlic 3.15 0.63 g 0.02 g - - 0.14 g 0.04 g 0.09 mg 0.03 mg 3.82 mg 0.45 mg 13.50 mg 2.93 mg 0.01 mg 0.02 mg 0.03 µg - 0.32 mg - - - - 0.01 mg - 0.09 µg - - -
0.5 green chillies 7.00 0.16 g 0.08 g 0.01 g - 0.03 g 0.05 g 0.32 mg 0.01 mg 0.25 mg 0.49 mg 6.13 mg 0.91 mg - - - 0.02 µg 2.81 mg - 0.63 mg - - 0.01 mg - 0.35 µg 0.02 mg 0.35 µg -
1 tablespoon neutral oil 121.58 - - 13.77 g 1.60 g - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
0.25 small handful a of cashew nuts nuts 45.60 2.46 g 0.38 g 3.49 g 0.67 g 1.16 g 0.22 g 1.13 mg 0.49 mg 3.38 mg 18.75 mg 41.25 mg 37.50 mg - 0.41 mg - - - - - 0.02 mg 0.02 mg 0.02 mg - 5.25 µg 0.08 mg 2.25 µg -
0.25 small handful a of raisins 21.83 4.99 g 4.80 g 0.01 g - 0.19 g 0.41 g 1.50 mg 0.02 mg 2.25 mg 3.00 mg 60.00 mg 8.25 mg 0.01 mg 0.01 mg - - 0.08 mg - - 0.01 mg - 0.01 mg - 0.53 µg - - -
0.25 splash of water - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 ml milk milk 15.50 1.08 g 1.08 g 0.85 g 0.53 g 0.93 g - 11.00 mg - 30.00 mg 2.50 mg 40.00 mg 24.75 mg - 0.13 mg - - 0.50 mg 0.03 mg 0.01 mg 0.01 mg 0.04 mg 0.01 mg 0.10 µg 1.00 µg - - -
0.25 a thread of saffron 0.08 0.02 g - - - - - 0.04 mg - 0.03 mg 0.07 mg 0.43 mg 0.06 mg - - - - 0.02 mg - - - - - - 0.02 µg - 0.01 µg -
2 chicken legs 309.00 - - 6.90 g 2.10 g 61.80 g - 270.00 mg 2.10 mg 30.00 mg 90.00 mg 1110.00 mg 660.00 mg 0.15 mg 4.50 mg - - - 0.30 mg 0.03 mg 0.18 mg 0.60 mg 0.60 mg 0.90 µg 6.00 µg - - -
31.25 ml greek yoghurt milk 37.19 1.09 g 1.03 g 2.97 g 1.75 g 1.50 g - 12.50 mg 0.03 mg 37.50 mg 3.44 mg 43.75 mg 37.50 mg 0.01 mg 0.16 mg 1.56 µg 0.31 µg 0.31 mg 0.06 mg 0.31 mg 0.01 mg 0.06 mg 0.01 mg 0.16 µg 3.13 µg 0.09 mg - -
0.5 tablespoon lemon juice 3.00 1.05 g 0.17 g 0.02 g - 0.04 g 0.02 g 0.20 mg 0.06 mg 1.30 mg 0.60 mg 11.70 mg 1.10 mg - 0.01 mg - 0.01 µg 3.00 mg - 5.00 mg - - - - 0.80 µg 0.02 mg 0.02 µg -
0.13 teaspoon ground turmeric 0.94 0.11 g 0.01 g 0.06 g - 0.04 g 0.03 g 0.42 mg 0.17 mg 2.33 mg 0.92 mg 4.47 mg 1.25 mg - 0.01 mg 0.03 µg 0.01 µg 0.02 mg - - - - - - 0.03 µg 0.01 mg 0.01 µg -
0.13 teaspoon chilli powder 2.38 0.20 g - 0.11 g 0.03 g 0.08 g 0.16 g 6.25 mg 0.08 mg 1.72 mg - 12.50 mg - - - - - 0.41 mg - - - 0.01 mg - - - - - -
0.13 teaspoon ground cumin seeds 1.59 0.13 g - 0.08 g 0.01 g 0.07 g 0.04 g 0.64 mg - 3.38 mg - 6.75 mg 0.24 mg - - - - 0.03 mg - - - - - - - - - -
0.13 teaspoon ground coriander seeds 1.12 0.20 g - 0.07 g 0.01 g 0.05 g 0.16 g 0.13 mg 0.06 mg 2.66 mg 1.24 mg 4.75 mg 1.12 mg 0.01 mg 0.02 mg - - 0.08 mg - - - - - - 0.04 µg 0.01 mg 1.16 µg -
0.25 teaspoon garam masala 2.60 0.52 g - 0.11 g 0.02 g 0.09 g - 0.65 mg 0.22 mg 4.85 mg 2.59 mg 11.58 mg 2.60 mg 0.01 mg 0.03 mg - 0.06 µg 0.16 mg - 1.56 mg - - 0.01 mg - 0.82 µg 0.03 mg 0.23 µg -
0.5 star anise 1.01 0.15 g - 0.05 g 0.01 g 0.05 g 0.05 g 0.05 mg 0.11 mg 1.94 mg 0.42 mg 1.74 mg 0.72 mg - 0.01 mg - 0.01 µg 0.06 mg - 2.40 mg - - - - 0.03 µg 0.09 mg 0.12 µg -
1 cloves 4.27 0.51 g - 0.20 g 0.02 g 0.06 g 0.10 g 2.50 mg 0.09 mg 6.50 mg - 11.00 mg 2.00 mg - - - - 0.80 mg - - - - - - - - - -
1.25 cardamom pods 3.89 0.85 g 0.35 g 0.08 g 0.01 g 0.14 g 0.35 g 0.23 mg 0.17 mg 4.79 mg 2.86 mg 13.99 mg 2.23 mg 0.01 mg 0.09 mg - 0.35 µg 0.26 mg - - - - - - 0.13 µg 0.01 mg 1.94 µg -
1.25 black peppercorns 0.39 0.06 g - - - 0.01 g 0.02 g 0.05 mg 0.04 mg 0.50 mg - 1.63 mg 0.23 mg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    865.36 76.29 g 9.97 g 29.40 g 6.90 g 72.15 g 3.90 g 315.67 mg 4.98 mg 169.64 mg 138.65 mg 1543.58 mg 888.99 mg 0.34 mg 6.09 mg 1.62 µg 0.79 µg 11.93 mg 0.39 mg 31.30 mg 0.30 mg 0.78 mg 0.85 mg 1.16 µg 39.10 µg 0.43 mg 11.30 µg -
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