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The Recipe Story
Whether, it is a Sunday lunch with family or a weekend party with friends, you can rarely go wrong with a Chicken Biryani! While the cooking process can be slightly lengthy, the simplicity makes up for it. Serve it with some raita or a salad, because you don’t really need too many things on the table when you have a big handi of aromatic, flavourful biryani! Just make sure you retain chicken on the bone for maximum flavour.
The Ingredient List
- Ghee
4 tablespoons
- Cinnamon
2, 1 inch pieces, coarsely crushed
- MAGGI Magic Cubes-Chicken
3 cubes, crumbled
- Cloves
6, coarsely crushed
- Green Cardamom
2, coarsely crushed
- Star Anise
1, coarsely crushed
- Whole Peppercorns
1 teaspoon, coarsely crushed
- Black Cardamom
1, coarsely crushed
- Onion
2 large, sliced
- Ginger-Garlic Paste
1 teaspoon
- Red Chilli Powder
1 teaspoon
- Turmeric Powder
½ teaspoon
- Coriander Powder
4 teaspoon
- Tomatoes
2 large, sliced
- Chicken
500 gms, cut into small pieces
- Water
3½ cups (500 ml)
- Rice
1⅓ cups (200g)
- Salt
To taste
- Coriander Leaves
3 tablespoons, chopped
- Mint Leaves
3 tablespoons, chopped
The Easy Steps

Heat ghee in a pan, and add cinnamon, cloves, green cardamom, star anise, whole peppercorns and black cardamom. Then, add onions and sauté till golden-brown.

Add the ginger-garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell is gone. Add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder, sauté for a minute.

Add tomatoes and sauté till they are well-cooked. Then, add the chicken pieces and sauté for 5 minutes.

Add water, crumbled MAGGI Magic Cubes (Chicken), mint leaves and coriander leaves. Mix well and add salt to taste. Add the rice when the water starts to boil.

Lower the flame, cover and cook till the rice and chicken are done. Serve hot.
Heat ghee in a pan, and add cinnamon, cloves, green cardamom, star anise, whole peppercorns and black cardamom. Then, add onions and sauté till golden-brown.
Add the ginger-garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell is gone. Add the red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder, sauté for a minute.
Add tomatoes and sauté till they are well-cooked. Then, add the chicken pieces and sauté for 5 minutes.
Add water, crumbled MAGGI Magic Cubes (Chicken), mint leaves and coriander leaves. Mix well and add salt to taste. Add the rice when the water starts to boil.
Lower the flame, cover and cook till the rice and chicken are done. Serve hot.
Kolkata Twist to your Chicken Biryani
Just before removing the dish from the flame, top it with roundels of fried potatoes and slices of boiled egg for a Kolkata-style Biryani experience! Keep the pan covered, to let the flavours soak in completely.

The Nutrition Story
Chicken Biryani is an aromatic, delicious and mouth-watering rice & chicken-based dish, where chicken gravy is mixed with rice and cooked on a low flame. To give it an interesting twist and flavour, we have added crumbled MAGGI Magic Cubes (Chicken) to the dish. This piquant preparation is a rich source of protein, that meets approximately 40% of the daily protein requirement.
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17.2%
Energy (Kcal)
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39.4%
Protein (g)
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10.7%
Carbohydrate (g)
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35.1%
Total fat (g)
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6.9%
Vitamin A (ug)
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5.6%
Iron (mg)
The Health Tip
Add a few pieces of chicken liver in the preparation, as it is high in iron and low in fat. You may also add some lemon juice in the dish for added Vitamin C and easy absorption of iron.
The Perfect Meal
Complement this dish with freshly-prepared spiced cucumber and onion raita, to increase the protein and calcium content of the meal.

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The Right Serve
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1 medium bowl
The recommended portion size is 1 medium bowl of 70-80 gms.