I'm an Indian, came to this channel to learn continental recipes. But I got really impressed how beautifully you make the Indian recipes too. Much love from India 😍
That looks absolutely lovely..ive been making curries for 20 years.have a few indian friends who own restaurants and they give me some of their secrets. Ive never put puree into a biryani. I just use fresh tomatoes for sweeter flavour and bhuna the onions tomatos n spices first...but you can make a great looking biryani. I will try yr recipe tonight. Get back to you tomorrow. Looking forward trying it. 👍👍👍
Adding fried onions while marination will give more flavour to the chicken Half part ghee and half part oil will add more aroma You could simply add more garam masala instead of extra cinnamon powder No asafoetida and fenugreek in briyani plz Rose essence and roasted rasins and cashews will add richness to the biriyani My wishes for you to reach great heights, all the best
I love your quick and easy way of cooking. I could bake cake on Christmas because of your video on plum cake. Thank you. A small suggestion, if you marinade the chicken and cook the biryani with ghee instead of vegetable oil, the taste will be amazing. ❤️ from India
Just cooked this recipe and although I made a couple of mistakes, overall it was fantastic. I managed to get the chicken to stick to bottom of my cast iron pot and I thought it was a good idea to cut the thighs into four (big mistake), personally I would prefer a bit more chicken. The rice cooked perfectly and the marinade is absolutely stunning, in fact I'm going to ditch my current tikka recipe for it. Cheers.
Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe. I actually think I might be able to pull this one off-thank goodness for Amazon when it comes to getting all those spices!
I subbed a while ago and then the other day I was flicking through the Devon live News site and I thought, I recognise that face and there you were! A good article about you, family, blog and this channel! I didn’t realise you were from Brixham. A big hello from across the Bay in Torquay. I love your channel and recipes. I will be trying this one this weekend. I hope your channel gets every success from a fellow Torbayite. 👍
I dont have a saucepan so I used a regular pot and the whole chicken got stuck at the bottom :( any tips on what I should use instead? Maybe a non stick pan? (Or will that be too spread out?) however, I have to say that despite the stuck chicken the biryani came out AMAZEBALLS!! And this is coming from an indian chick.. thanks so much for the recipe!!
Wow! I've always fancied cooking a biryani..this looks just great! Thankyou for showing us it can be straightforward and easy when you know how. Thankyou Nicki 💕
Thank you so much for all your hard work to bring us this fantastic food. I can give all my cookbooks to the charity shop now so you have made everyone happy. Cheers 👍😍👋
So I don't know exactly what variety of Basmati rice she used but ideally the rice for Biryani should be fluffy and each grain should stand on its own. If your Biryani rice is sticking to each other then you didn't cook it right. That's the traditional way of judging Biryani. But for home cooking I guess it's ok if your rice is a little sticky. Btw, to get perfect, fragrant, fluffy basmati rice too need to soak it for atleast half an hour. Wash it. Semi cook it in lots of water, drain the water, heat up some ghee in a pan saute some fragrant spices in it like cardamom, bay leaves, cloves etc and cook the rice again, this time with much lesser amount of water. And then add the cooked rice to cooked meat and let it sit on heat for sometime so the flavors can mingle. This is a much longer process but that's how authentic Biryani was made.
I made this last night and it tasted amazing, didn’t have any saffron or Ghee but don’t think it mattered. My hubby had seconds! Made your cottage pie for tonight and meatballs for Friday! Next on my list I’m making your chocolate cherry cake 😋 🍒 🍫 easy to follow videos thank you xx
You have a new Australian Indian as a subscriber 😍I started with your sausage rolls and they are superb!I can’t believe how you have put together this rather complicated dish so well👏👏All the very best to your channel and happy holidays to u🥳
I love how Indians state they are Indians like they are an authority on Indian food. It’s nonsense. Some of the very best Indian food in high end restaurants and hotels around the world is made by non Indian chefs. Worlds barriers are coming down folks. No one cares if you’re Indian or anything else; in this situation all we care about is how it tastes ❤️
I am with Shinryuken15 below. I had Pakistani and Indian neighbours and the Pakistani lady fed me now and then and it was sometimes Biryani. I have seen recipes for this and wanted to make it myself but as Shinryuken15 said it seemed difficult. As you have done before you have made it understandable and I do not care if I eat this for a week it shall be done. My Pakistani lady also added Star Anise and her rice was ambrosia. Sadly they have moved so I will have to make it myself. :-)
If you look up Rick Stein's chicken and rosewater biryani recipe it's quite simple but comes out great. I'd add whole spices to rice (which he doesn't say in recipe) Add garam masala to chicken just before taking off heat. Also kewra water is fine if you dont find rosewater.
I love the title of this video - How to make Chicken Biryani at home! As opposed to at the bus stop, your in lawa kitchen, the gym, your spin class or at your daughters dance recital :D Great recipe though - but I've only made at home so far!
I feel robbed! Can’t we see you plate it? 😀 Seriously, I can’t wait to try this.....I made your vegetable soup last night and it was delicious...the cumin and paprika, along with roasting the vegetables to caramelize them was brilliant.
Hi Nicky, After watching your video on making chicken biryani, after adding the tomato purée, could you please tell me what the next ingredient is ? I kept playing the video back quite a few times,but still cannot tell what it is , it was a quarter of a teaspoon each of ??? Would love to make this recipe along with some more of your delicious recipes which I have just come across today ,26/12/21. Kind regards Marilyn
Hi Marilyn, it's asafoetida (or hing), it's optional but gives a nice flavour. I talk more about it on my blog post with the written recipe: www.kitchensanctuary.com/chicken-biryani/
I make biryani in the traditional way and we never add cooked rice two uncooked chicken. Also it’s important to use whole spices while making the chicken
The rice is cooked only for 5 mins. That's why It needed to be cooked longer with the chicken. This one is also traditional, called Biryan in Persian. That's how they are made in Iran. She also added saffron, also traditional. I think you're talking about the Indian one or the Afghan one, which might be different from this one. Indians and Afghans also use more chillies and black pepper in their biryanis. But they are too hot for other people.
Do keep the chicken out for a bit beforr u use it to cook perhaps just to ensure a better texture ,than taking straight off the fridge,also Indian here very good recipe
This is brilliant! Always thought biryanis were too complicated but you've managed to simplify it. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Agree totally 👍💯
Exactly
What was the spices again please ?
I'm an Indian, came to this channel to learn continental recipes. But
I got really impressed how beautifully you make the Indian recipes too. Much love from India 😍
Where can you buy ghee in South Africa?
@@jethrojackson6023 Easy enough to make it yrself mate.. failing that try amazon...they seem to have it all there
We are watching this from India. It is hyderabadi briyani
That looks absolutely lovely..ive been making curries for 20 years.have a few indian friends who own restaurants and they give me some of their secrets. Ive never put puree into a biryani. I just use fresh tomatoes for sweeter flavour and bhuna the onions tomatos n spices first...but you can make a great looking biryani. I will try yr recipe tonight. Get back to you tomorrow. Looking forward trying it. 👍👍👍
As an Indian, I'm seriously impressed! 😋
Yay thank you. Its so delicious, i cant wait to make it again :)
This made me smile :)
The legend says that there is no one way to cook Biryani. It's a really nice take on Biryani. I like your recipe.
Cooked this tonight and it was AMAZING. Thank you for for the recipe.
Biryani! This item seems difficult to make every time but you made it so easy! Love the way of your cooking :)
Made this last night.... absolutely superb!
Glad you liked it!!
Adding fried onions while marination will give more flavour to the chicken
Half part ghee and half part oil will add more aroma
You could simply add more garam masala instead of extra cinnamon powder
No asafoetida and fenugreek in briyani plz
Rose essence and roasted rasins and cashews will add richness to the biriyani
My wishes for you to reach great heights, all the best
Cool thanks
I have made this a number of times and it always turns out well. Very tasty. I can’t get enough. Thanks so much for the simpler way of doing it.
I love your quick and easy way of cooking. I could bake cake on Christmas because of your video on plum cake. Thank you. A small suggestion, if you marinade the chicken and cook the biryani with ghee instead of vegetable oil, the taste will be amazing. ❤️ from India
Just made this, it came out superb, a real hit with everybody. Thank you for the recipe.
Wow, that very very impressive! Bravo made it very easy to understand, am sure the end product turns out well.
You are my favourite UA-cam Chef, always come here first for recipes, much love from England :)
Made it tonight - it was so delicious! Thank you for the recipe 😀
Absolutely gorgeous - so easy to make and tasted so good - thank you!
Briyani- Hyderabadis favourite food for all the time❤️🤗
So good
@@Kitchensanctuary you made the recipe so simple🤗🤗🤗
Just cooked this recipe and although I made a couple of mistakes, overall it was fantastic. I managed to get the chicken to stick to bottom of my cast iron pot and I thought it was a good idea to cut the thighs into four (big mistake), personally I would prefer a bit more chicken. The rice cooked perfectly and the marinade is absolutely stunning, in fact I'm going to ditch my current tikka recipe for it.
Cheers.
Thank you, Nikki. I'm an Indian. I'm impressed and very thankful for your expertise. Can't wait to try it!! Keep up the great work!! :)
Hi Nicky. I've been watching for three weeks and you make very accessible recipes. Thanks a lot
Glad you like them!
Wow looks delicious and it's easy yr explanation good l love it going to make, stay safe god bless thks for sharing
Thanks so much
Just made this followed recipe to the letter- absolutely gorgeous thank you!
Looks good. Biryani is my favorite just wondering how long do you wash or soak the rice before cooking? Thanks for the lovely recipe.
Simmer for 5 minutes to par cook.
Yum! Making this this week. Thanks! Is your accent Yorkshire?
Seriously impressed. Authentic yet healthy!
I am going to try this delicious chicken this coming weekend ...sounds so good...
She cooks so well, not like these thousand other channels, who do not know the ground conception of cooking.
You really are an incredibly talented cook 👩🍳. This Biryani is just stunning 🤩
Looks amazing. How big is the casserole dish you use please? Thank you
Finally a biryani recipe that's simple enough to reproduce that doesn't compromise on flavour!
Thank you so much 🙂
Just made this and it was incredible!! The chicken flaked apart and it felt like an authentic takeaway!! So impressed!
Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe. I actually think I might be able to pull this one off-thank goodness for Amazon when it comes to getting all those spices!
Made it already few times. Was amazing.
I subbed a while ago and then the other day I was flicking through the Devon live News site and I thought, I recognise that face and there you were! A good article about you, family, blog and this channel! I didn’t realise you were from Brixham. A big hello from across the Bay in Torquay. I love your channel and recipes. I will be trying this one this weekend. I hope your channel gets every success from a fellow Torbayite. 👍
I can't wait to make this one Nikki - but can I ask what type cardamom pods do you use - black, white or green or doesn't it matter? Thanks!
Green.
Super tasty! easy to cook, added it to my stable of favourite foods to cook, thank you.
I dont have a saucepan so I used a regular pot and the whole chicken got stuck at the bottom :( any tips on what I should use instead? Maybe a non stick pan? (Or will that be too spread out?) however, I have to say that despite the stuck chicken the biryani came out AMAZEBALLS!! And this is coming from an indian chick.. thanks so much for the recipe!!
How easy is that, I've always been put off by biryani as looks so complicated! Thanks Nicky another superb tasty recipe😋😋🌷🌻xxxxxxxx
My pleasure 😊
Looks amazing! But what is a good saffron alternative, just to keep the cost down?
You can leave it out, it will still taste amazing without.
Wow! I've always fancied cooking a biryani..this looks just great! Thankyou for showing us it can be straightforward and easy when you know how. Thankyou Nicki 💕
Thank you so much for sharing. I made this for the family yesterday and it went down so well ( seconds and clean plates all around! )
You are so welcome!
This looks like a must try dish to me I have high hopes for this
Awesome take on the biryani....looks yummy. will surely try your method.
Thank you so much for all your hard work to bring us this fantastic food.
I can give all my cookbooks to the charity shop now so you have made everyone happy. Cheers 👍😍👋
Just discovered your channel and am looking forward to trying out the very yummy looking recipes!
I am Indian and I must say that I would be very proud if I had prepared a biriyani like this one.
Looks so delicious 😋. Fantabulous
Excellent Nicky...I followed your recipe to a tee today and all the family loved it...you are very clear and make it fun
Wow.. This is amazing. Biriyani being one of the most difficult dishes in Indian cuisine.. 🙌
Glad you liked it
I wouldn't call it difficult but it definitely takes a lot of time and patience to make it the right way.
New to your channel and loving your recipes! Can't wait to try this one! Thank you :)
Great recipe! I will save this one.
Wow .... one more nice recipe. ... this is also called Chicken Dum Biryani in our country ... Nicky I love your recipe. ... love from Bangladesh
Definitely demystified the biryani, thank you! Did you not need to wash the rice first because you cook it twice?
So I don't know exactly what variety of Basmati rice she used but ideally the rice for Biryani should be fluffy and each grain should stand on its own. If your Biryani rice is sticking to each other then you didn't cook it right. That's the traditional way of judging Biryani. But for home cooking I guess it's ok if your rice is a little sticky. Btw, to get perfect, fragrant, fluffy basmati rice too need to soak it for atleast half an hour. Wash it. Semi cook it in lots of water, drain the water, heat up some ghee in a pan saute some fragrant spices in it like cardamom, bay leaves, cloves etc and cook the rice again, this time with much lesser amount of water. And then add the cooked rice to cooked meat and let it sit on heat for sometime so the flavors can mingle. This is a much longer process but that's how authentic Biryani was made.
Are these boneless pieces of chicken ? Looks delightful
Yes boneless chicken thigh pieces :)
Made this last week , absolute winner , definitely a regular dish for us now , spot on 👍
Love you and your recipes Nicky. Have been watching and saving your recipes forever. Cheers from Darwin in Australia 🥰
I made this last night and it tasted amazing, didn’t have any saffron or Ghee but don’t think it mattered. My hubby had seconds! Made your cottage pie for tonight and meatballs for Friday! Next on my list I’m making your chocolate cherry cake 😋 🍒 🍫 easy to follow videos thank you xx
Wonderful, so glad that you're enjoying the recipes :)
From India.... I love biryani
Made this last night. Family loved it. Very tasty 😀
Great 👍
Omg I cant wait to try this, looking delicious 🤤
You have a new Australian Indian as a subscriber 😍I started with your sausage rolls and they are superb!I can’t believe how you have put together this rather complicated dish so well👏👏All the very best to your channel and happy holidays to u🥳
Wow I gotta make that ❤️
Do I do anything differently if I want to do a vegetable biryani and add sweet potato and cauliflower?
This looks incredible
💜💜💜thank you darling, can't wait to make this 💜💜💜
I love how Indians state they are Indians like they are an authority on Indian food. It’s nonsense. Some of the very best Indian food in high end restaurants and hotels around the world is made by non Indian chefs. Worlds barriers are coming down folks. No one cares if you’re Indian or anything else; in this situation all we care about is how it tastes ❤️
WOW...will try this later in week !
Hope you enjoy
I am with Shinryuken15 below. I had Pakistani and Indian neighbours and the Pakistani lady fed me now and then and it was sometimes Biryani. I have seen recipes for this and wanted to make it myself but as Shinryuken15 said it seemed difficult. As you have done before you have made it understandable and I do not care if I eat this for a week it shall be done. My Pakistani lady also added Star Anise and her rice was ambrosia. Sadly they have moved so I will have to make it myself. :-)
Thanks James. I hope you give it a go. Let us know how you get on :) PS. what a wonderful story about your neighbours, I love that :)
If you look up Rick Stein's chicken and rosewater biryani recipe it's quite simple but comes out great.
I'd add whole spices to rice (which he doesn't say in recipe)
Add garam masala to chicken just before taking off heat. Also kewra water is fine if you dont find rosewater.
Another great recipe. Looks fantastic !
Thanks so much
Looks awesome, Nicky! Thank you very much!!! Peter A :) :) :)
Thanks so much! 😊
Brilliant!
TQVM...Will try to cook Biryani rice.
It's really Indian style. Nice
Thanks so much :)
I love the title of this video - How to make Chicken Biryani at home! As opposed to at the bus stop, your in lawa kitchen, the gym, your spin class or at your daughters dance recital :D Great recipe though - but I've only made at home so far!
I feel robbed! Can’t we see you plate it? 😀 Seriously, I can’t wait to try this.....I made your vegetable soup last night and it was delicious...the cumin and paprika, along with roasting the vegetables to caramelize them was brilliant.
One of my favourites, thank you.
Mine too!
Mutton Biryani👇
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Presumably you can use whole grain rice too?
Great channel. thanks
Thanks for watching!
Looks really good ❤️
I absolute love your recipes ❤️
This is amazing, what a great recipe, definitely trying this on Friday tea, many thanks 😊
My pleasure 😊
Dean Read it's a main course not tea time snacks
Hi here in the UK we call our main meal in the evening tea time 🙂
@@DeanReadYorkshire Okay then☺️
Hi Nicky,
After watching your video on making chicken biryani, after adding the tomato purée, could you please tell me what the next ingredient is ?
I kept playing the video back quite a few times,but still cannot tell what it is , it was a quarter of a teaspoon each of ???
Would love to make this recipe along with some more of your delicious recipes which I have just come across today ,26/12/21.
Kind regards
Marilyn
Hi Marilyn, it's asafoetida (or hing), it's optional but gives a nice flavour. I talk more about it on my blog post with the written recipe: www.kitchensanctuary.com/chicken-biryani/
Making this right now
What type of mild green chilies you use? There are several varieties.
Very well done!
Ur way to sweet, and ur dishes are superb 👍
Wow will try 🥂
Beautiful...
I make biryani in the traditional way and we never add cooked rice two uncooked chicken. Also it’s important to use whole spices while making the chicken
The rice is cooked only for 5 mins. That's why It needed to be cooked longer with the chicken. This one is also traditional, called Biryan in Persian. That's how they are made in Iran. She also added saffron, also traditional. I think you're talking about the Indian one or the Afghan one, which might be different from this one. Indians and Afghans also use more chillies and black pepper in their biryanis. But they are too hot for other people.
@@София-д3р7д She is making Indian biryani, you’re supposed to cook the rice halfway
You are THE best ever....
Is this slow cooker adaptable?
Can't wait to try it
Yummy 😋
This is a bit more involved than other biryani recipes I’ve made, but I like the ingredients
Do keep the chicken out for a bit beforr u use it to cook perhaps just to ensure a better texture ,than taking straight off the fridge,also Indian here very good recipe
I have a new level of respect 🙏 🙌 👌 💯 👏 😌 for u now.
Hello is this ok to freeze?
Super like 👍
Loving your videos:-)
Thanks so much!