Chicken-Coconut Birinji:(Pilaf)

Chicken Biriyani with Coconut milk.

Ingredients:

Thick coconut milk 2 cup
Basmati rice(any long grained rice) 1 cup
Chicken diced 1 cup(boneless, skin-in)
Mint leaves 1 cup
Green chilies 7-9 slitted
Garlic 1 cup
Onion one large sliced
Salt
Ghee/butter/refined oil 1-2 cups
Cinnamon sticks 2-4
Bay leaves 3
Cloves 3

Method:

1. In a pressure pan, heat ghee. Then add cinnamon sticks, cloves and bay leaves. Fry for a while.

2. To the above add green chillies, garlic pods, mint and sliced onions……fry till they loose their raw smell and onion turns to translucent color.

3. Now add diced chicken too. Fry till they turn opaque.

4. Once the oil shows up on top add rice and coconut milk….add enough salt. Pressure cook till 2 whistles.

This Birinji can be served along with brinjal(eggplant) serva or with mint thuvaiyal or onion raita.