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Biryani Rice

Biryani rice is a yummy specialty Indian dish with origins in Persia, first introduced to India by the Moghul empire. It’s made with white basmati rice, meat or vegetables and infused with spices. It is traditionally layered with meat/vegetables and par boiled rice. We typically make this dish on special occasions as it takes quite a few hours to make. While there are many versions of biryani, the version below takes significantly less time (~ 45 mins including prep time) and is quite tasty.

Chicken Biryani

Many thanks to my sweet friend Jolly for sharing this quick and easy recipe made with our Grandma’s Spicy Chicken curry seasonings.  

Pair this rice as a side dish with chicken curry as the main entrée. Easily make chicken curry with our Grandma's Spicy chicken curry seasonings. Add hard boiled eggs to this dish for an even more hearty meal. You will absolutely LOVE this AMAZING dish. 😋

Ingredients:

Vegetable oil: 2 tablespoons

Onions: 1 ½ cups sliced, preferably purple

Ginger/garlic paste: 1 Tablespoon

Black cardamom – 1

Cinnamon sticks -  ~1 1/2 to 2 sticks

Bay leaf – 1

Cloves – 2

Chicken – 2 lbs, preferably thigh meat, diced into bite sized chunks

Seasonings  - Anar Gourmet Foods Grandma’s Spicy Chicken Curry – step 1 and step 2 spice packet

Cashews (optional) – 6-7 break into 2 pieces

Rice – 2 cups, preferably white basmati rice

Chicken broth – 4 cups

Recipe:

Marinate diced chicken with step 1 spice packet and set aside

Soak basmati rice for ½ hour in water, rinse and drain water

Heat oil over medium heat in large pot.

Sauté cloves, black cardamom, cinnamon sticks for ~2-3 mins

Add onions and sauté till golden brown for ~ 5-7 mins.

Add garlic, ginger or (ginger/garlic paste) sauté ~2-3 mins

Add marinated chicken, mix well and sauté 3-4 mins

Add step 2 spice packet, mix well,

Add washed rice, sauté for 2-3 mins,

Add chicken broth, cover pot and bring to boil, turn down heat to medium low and simmer ~15-20 mins till all liquid is absorbed.

If rice is cooked and there is still liquid in pot, take off lid and turn down heat to low, and let simmer on low for another 5-10 mins till all liquid is absorbed.


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Wonderful company!!

I read about this company in my local paper and was super excited to order some of the spice kits for my daughter’s birthday. She LOVES Indian food and makes it occasionally, but because the spice preparation can be daunting and ordering spices online can result in pounds of something you may not use in your lifetime, my daughter did not make her own very often. What a brilliant idea to sell spice packets for those of us who don’t want to buy a ton of exotic spices but want to cook our own Indian food! Oh - and the gift decoration was gorgeous. Very personal service. Highly recommend!

Hi Barbara,
Thank you SO much for your thoughtful and AWESOME review ! The reason I started this company was to make it easier to cook Indian food. I'm thrilled in particular that you are enjoying our unique home cooking in your home. I'm so glad you, your daughter and family loved our gift decorations. It truly was made with love from our family to yours. :-). Thanks again. Wishing you all the best. Cheers ~ Priya

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Just arrived back home in PGH from a 10 year retirement vacation in Sarasota, Fl. Tandoor was our go-to Indian restaurant in Sarasota and Butter Chicken was our favorite dish. Tonight we made Anar's Butter Chicken Seasoning Kit and it is phenomenal! Follow the receipe and tone down the spice and you'll be in for a real treat!

Hi Marlene,
OMG! Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful review. I am absolutely thrilled you enjoyed the meal with our butter chicken seasoning kit. What a treat for us to hear about your delicious experience.

Thanks for the prompt delivery of the item.
I read about you in a local paper in Pittsburgh. What intrigued me was the name. One of my best friends in Scotland has his last name, Narsapur.
He was happy and said “finally they have discovered what good taste is”.
Good luck in your venture.

Hi Nair,
I'm absolutely thrilled we were able to meet your expectations for delivery and that you loved our Indian Seasoning kits. I love how you connected the article about our company to your best friend Narsapur in Scotland. That is so cool! It IS a small wonderful world. I may be biased but I tend to agree with him that good taste does come from Narsapur. :-) Thank you for your wonderful review, kind wishes and sharing this fun and entertaining story.
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Grandma's Spicy Chicken Curry seasoning

The seasoning was great and directions were very easy to follow.

AWESOME!! Thank you for your thoughtful review Robert. We are absolutely thrilled you loved mom's chicken curry.

Authentic and Yummy

I am not a good cook and I don't like cooking.... but I enjoyed making the curry and it turned out delish! My guests were surprised. :)