Chicken Biryani with Saffron and Golden Onions

Chicken Biryani with Saffron and Golden Onions : An Indian celebration dish: chicken marinated in yogurt, fragrant basmati rice and golden onions. The marinade comes together in seconds in the Thermomix.

• 6 servings
• Preparation 30 min
• Cooking 45 min
• Total 75 min
• Level hard
• Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5

Ingredients : chicken biryani with saffron

• 800 g boneless chicken thighs
• 200 g plain yogurt
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 20 g fresh ginger
• 2 tbsp garam masala
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 2 onions
• 30 g oil
• 350 g basmati rice
• 1 pinch of saffron
• 4 tbsp hot milk
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp salt

Preparation : chicken biryani with saffron

1. Put the garlic and ginger in the bowl and chop. 5 secspeed 7
2. Add the yogurt, garam masala, turmeric and salt, then mix. 10 secspeed 3
3. Pour over the chicken cut into pieces and marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
4. Rinse the bowl, add the onions cut into quarters and the oil, then brown. 10 min120°Cspeed 1reverse
5. Cook the rice for 6 minutes in salted water with the cinnamon, then drain. Steep the saffron in the hot milk.
6. In a Dutch oven, layer the marinated chicken, golden onions, rice and saffron milk.
7. Seal tightly with a kitchen towel and the lid, then cook for 35 minutes over very low heat.

Storage: 2 days in the refrigerator. Reheat covered.