Chicken biryani

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Source: BBC Good Food — Good Food, Chicken biryani.

Biryani · Indian

A chicken biryani recipe for 6 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep20 min
Cook0 min
Total20 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving464 kcal
FreeHigh protein
Servings6Recipe makes 6
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Method

  1. 1

    Get started. Soak the rice in warm water, next wash in cold till this water runs clear. Heat butter in a saucepan plus heat the onions using the bay leaf plus other whole spices for 10 mins.

  2. 2

    Mix. Scatter in the turmeric, next add chicken and curry paste and cook till aromatic. Mix the rice in the pan with the raisins, next pour over the stock.

  3. 3

    Cook. Put a tight-fitting lid on the pan plus bring to a hard boil, next lower the heat to a minimum plus heat this rice for another 5 mins. Turn off the heat plus leave for 10 mins.

  4. 4

    Mix (2). Mix well, mixing through half the coriander. To offer, strew over the rest of the coriander plus the almonds.

Storage

Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.

Why this label?

High protein

33.7 g protein for 464 kcal = 7.3 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 29% of the energy. High protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0.2 g per serving

0.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0.8 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • saucepan

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy464 kcal
Protein33.7 g
Carbohydrate59.6 g
of which sugars13 g
of which free sugars0.2 g
Fat9.2 g
of which saturates3.4 g
Fibre1.9 g
Salt1.45 g

Protein per 100 kcal

7.3 g meets High protein (≥ 5 g per 100 kcal = 20% of energy, and ≥ 10 g per serving)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values