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Muslim biryani recipe | How to make muslim chicken biriyani

By swasthi , on May 21, 2019, 57 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Muslim biryani recipe made in South Indian style – a generalized recipe that one can use to prepare a delicious, flavorful and simple meat biryani. This biryani is made during andhra and tamil muslim weddings and family get together. Fairly easy to make even for a crowd due to its simplicity.

muslim chicken biryani recipe

You can also check these other recipes of pakki mutton biryani recipe and hyderabadi mutton dum biryani on the blog. The recipe shared in this post is good for beginners and for those who do not have much time to go through an elaborate process of making dum biryani.

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To make this easy biryani recipe, you don’t need any readymade biryani masala powder, since I am also sharing how to make an instant biryani masala powder which can be made in just 2 minutes. This biryani can be made in a pressure cooker or an oven. Both tips mentioned at the end of the post in notes.

To prepare this muslim biryani, I have used chicken, you can substitute it to make mutton or egg biryani too. This recipe is very different from the pakki dum biryani and hyderabadi chicken dum biryani that is from the Mughal cuisine.Though the ingredients that go towards the making these dishes are same, the taste is entirely different since the cooking methods are different.

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Preparation for muslim biryani

1. Slice onions and chop tomatoes, set them aside separately. Soak rice in water for atleast 20 minutes.

2. Marinate chicken or mutton with little lemon juice or curd, salt and turmeric. Set this aside to tenderize. If your mutton is not tender you can use meat tenderizer or set aside for about 1 hour to overnight.

3. Add pepper corn, cinnamon stick, cloves, nutmeg, fennel seeds, stone flower and cardamoms to a blender and make a fine powder. Keep this aside in a plate.

spices to make masala powder for muslim chicken biryani recipe

4. To the same jar, add onions, ginger, garlic, mint and coriander leaves, make a fine paste.

making wet masala paste for chicken biryani recipe

How to make muslim biryani

5. Heat a heavy bottom utensil, add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, mace, black and green cardamons, shahi jeera.

6. When they begin to splutter, add the mint and coriander paste. Fry till the paste begins to smell nice. It takes around 2 to 3 minutes

frying spices mint for making muslim chicken biryani recipe

7. Add tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Fry or cover and cook till the tomatoes turn fully mushy.

8. Add chicken or mutton and fry on low flame for 3 to 5 minutes.

adding meat/ mutton for muslim chicken biryani recipe

9. Add masala powder from step 3, and red chili powder. Fry for about 3 minutes on a low flame without burning.

10. Add curd and stir well.

addition of masala powder curd for chicken biryani recipe
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11. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes for the chicken. If using mutton cook till soft and tender, it doesn’t get cooked well with rice later. you can even pressure cook mutton for 1 to 2 whistles at this stage. The oil begins to separate and the gravy thickens. We do not want watery gravy.

pressure cooking rice for muslim chicken or mutton biryani recipe

Cooking muslim biryani

12. Pour 3 ¼ cups water and add salt, we have already marinated the chicken with salt and used salt to cook tomatoes, so use less salt.

13. Bring the water to a rapid boil. While the water boils, drain off the rice to a colander. Make sure there is no water left in rice

addition of rice in boiling water for muslim chicken biryani recipe

14. Cook till the rice is almost cooked with very less water left and the rice must be 75 percent cooked. If you feel the rice is undercooked, sprinkle some hot water over the rice and stir. However you must not exceed using 3 ½ cups water on the whole.

15. Add kewra or rose water. Stir gently and cover the lid and put on dum for about 5 to 7 minutes.

addition of kewra rose water for muslim chicken mutton biryani
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16. For the dum process, if you have an induction stove, you could switch it to the minimum. If on gas stove, heat an old dosa tawa, place the biryani utensil on the tawa and dum it for about 5 to 7 minutes. Consider the time when the tawa becomes hot. Do not open for atleast 10 to 15 minutes after you switch off the stove. When still hot, fluff up the rice with a fork.You can even dum this in oven for about 15 to 25 minutes at 180 c preheated oven.

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Muslim biryani recipe

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Muslim biryani

South Indian wedding style muslim biryani recipe, can be used to make mutton or chicken biryani. Serve it with salan, brinjal curry or just raita.
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For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Servings4
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )

To powder

  • 1 nutmeg Very small piece/ jaiphal
  • 4 green cardamoms / elaichi
  • ¼ to ½ tsp Pepper corn / kali mirch
  • 5 cloves / laung
  • 1 cinnamon stick Small / dalchini
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds / saunf
  • ½ tsp stone flower / kalapasi/ dagad phool

To make a fine paste

  • 12 to 15 mint leaves / pudina
  • 12 to 15 stems coriander leaves , small / daniya patta
  • 1 ½ inches ginger / adrak
  • 3 pods garlic large , or 6 to 8 small/ lehsun
  • 2 to 3 green chilies / hari mirch
  • 1 onion large , chopped

To Temper

  • 1 bay leaf / tej patta
  • 1 black cardamom small / badi elaichi
  • 4 green cardamoms / choti elaichi
  • 4 cloves / laung
  • 1 Cinnamon stick / dalchini
  • 1 Star anise / chakra phool
  • 2 strands mace / javitri
  • ¼ to ½ tsp shahi jeera

Other ingredients

  • ½ kg chicken or tender mutton
  • 2 cups basmathi rice , aged
  • 3 ¼ to 3 ½ cups water
  • 3 tbsp Oil
  • Salt as needed
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ¼ tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tomato medium
  • 1/2 cup curd / yogurt / dahi
  • 1 tsp rose water or kewra
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Instructions

Preparation for muslim biryani

  • Soak rice for at least 20 mins.
  • Wash chicken or mutton under running water, drain off the water completely and marinate with little curd or lemon juice, salt and turmeric. Rub the meat with the marination for about 5 minutes keep this aside.
  • Chop tomatoes, slice onions, keep them aside for later use.
  • Pluck the mint and coriander leaves and wash in lot of water, set them to drain.
  • Powder all the ingredients mentioned under “To powder” in a blender. Transfer this to a plate and keep it for later use.
  • Make a paste of the green chilies, onions, mint, coriander leaves, ginger and garlic.

Cooking muslim biryani

  • Heat a heavy bottom pan, add spices mentioned under “To temper”. Let them crackle.
  • Add the onion mint paste to the pan and fry for about 2 to 3 minutes
  • Add tomatoes, turmeric and salt. Cook or fry till the tomatoes turn soft. If needed you can cover the pot and make the tomatoes soft.
  • Add chicken or mutton and fry on a low heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add powdered masala and red chili powder and fry till it becomes fragrant
  • Pour curd and mix. Cook until the meat turns tender, if mutton you can pressure cook for 1 to 2 whistles till it turns tender and soft. Cook till the oil begins to separate and the gravy thickens.

Water to cook muslim biryani

  • Pour 3 ¼ cups water and add salt
  • When the water begins to boil rapidly, drain off the water from the rice completely otherwise the rice turns mushy. Add the rice to the water and cook till it is 75% cooked. If the water is not sufficient, you can sprinkle hot water and stir.
  • Drizzle kewra or rose water.Cover the pot with a tight lid .Place the biryani utensil on a hot tawa and dum it for about 5 to 7 minutes. Switch off the stove.
  • Serve muslim biryani with onion raita and a salan.
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Notes

If you are making mutton biryani, use tender mutton and before adding the rice make sure it is cooked fully
You can increase the quantity of oil by another one to 2 tsps for added taste
For oven method: place the rice for dum in the preheated oven at 180 c for 15 to 25 minutes
For the pressure cooker method: close the cooker lid when the rice is cooked 75% and lower the stove flame to minimum and cook for 5 minutes, don’t let the cooker whistle

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Muslim biryani
Amount Per Serving
Calories 788 Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value*
Fat 32g49%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 93mg31%
Sodium 194mg8%
Potassium 651mg19%
Carbohydrates 88g29%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 34g68%
Vitamin A 785IU16%
Vitamin C 29.9mg36%
Calcium 174mg17%
Iron 4.8mg27%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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I’m Swasthi shreekanth, the recipe developer, food photographer & food writer behind Swasthis recipes. My aim is to help you cook great Indian food with my time-tested recipes. After 2 decades of experience in practical Indian cooking I started this blog to help people cook better & more often at home. Whether you are a novice or an experienced cook I am sure Swasthi’s Recipes will assist you to enhance your cooking skills.
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  2. Moni says

    March 12, 2017

    5 stars
    Meeku app leda pls naku app name chepara app logo pls

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    • swasthi says

      March 14, 2017

      Moni thanks!
      We are planning for the app. Hopefully it will be ready in sometime soon

      Reply
  3. Matilda says

    February 18, 2017

    5 stars
    Hi swathi

    Tried this biryani today and it was huge hit. Everyone liked it including me:-) planning to try more such recipe from your blog.

    Kudos to your work

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    • swasthi says

      February 20, 2017

      Hi Matilda
      Thanks for sharing the outcome. Very happy to know you all liked it.
      🙂

      Reply
  4. Shalini maneesh says

    February 4, 2017

    5 stars
    I have tried alot of biriyanj but nothing clicked… But tried this one n it was a major hit.. Thank you so mch swasthi for this recipe

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      February 7, 2017

      Welcome Shalini
      Glad to know you liked it

      Reply
  5. thilak says

    November 16, 2016

    5 stars
    Very nice send me different types of dishes

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    • swasthi says

      November 17, 2016

      Thanks. I will subscribe you to my recipes. You have to confirm the subscription when you receive our mail. You will receive new recipes when ever I share. Thanks again for your interest.

      Reply
  6. Sanjay says

    October 28, 2016

    Hi madam

    For mutton biryani after adding curd do I need to add little bit of water in step 6 When I to use pressure cooker?

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    • swasthi says

      October 29, 2016

      Hi Sanjay,
      Before adding curd, you will fry the mutton on a low heat for 3 to 4 mins on a low heat and keep covered for 3 more mins and cook. This process will release some moisture, then add curd. You dont need to add water. Make sure you cook the mutton always on a low flame. Hope this helps.

      Reply
  7. Shrinivas says

    July 7, 2016

    I AM SHRINIVAS I AM BIG FAN OF BIRIYANI Mam..can u write the ingredients masala in hindi

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  9. Aarthi says

    June 14, 2016

    How should I replace chicken with egg for egg biryani?

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    • swasthi says

      June 14, 2016

      Hi Aarthi
      Just skip chicken and prepare the gravy as i mentioned. Add the boiled and roasted eggs at step 14.
      2nd method is just to replace chicken with boiled eggs. There are 3 egg biryani recipes on the blog, you can also search them using search bar above the post title

      Reply
  10. GULZAR AHMAD NAIKOO says

    April 21, 2016

    4 stars
    Hello Swasthi,
    I was very impressed to see your recipe for making chicken biryani. We have tried it, it was fantastic and incredible. I want to share one point here is, The ingredients mentioned are all in English may please be given name in Hindi also in brackets.
    Thanks.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      April 24, 2016

      Welcome Gulzar Ahmad
      Thanks a lot for the suggestion. Will surely update the posts with names in hindi as well. Glad to know it turned out good. Thanks again for the feedback

      Reply
  11. Goutham says

    February 10, 2016

    Regarding Muslim chicken biryani, you have not mentioned the quantities of each ingredients, especially the masala powder. In most recipes the authors keep saying masala powder or garam masala without specifying the quantity of ingredients used. From my experience, a small variation in one component can make a big difference. So, it would be very helpful to us if you can specify each ingredient used. I would appreciate if you can specify the quantity of ingredients used in the masala powder above and inform me by email. Regards, Goutham.

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    • swasthi says

      February 11, 2016

      Hi Goutam,
      I always mention the quantity of ingredients for masala powder in the recipe card below at the end of the post. Yes as you said surely even a small change in the amount of ingredients used alters the taste completely. Here are the ingredients used for masala.
      Very small nutmeg piece, 4 cardamoms,¼ to ½ tsp. Pepper corn,5 cloves, Small cinnamon stick, ½ tsp. fennel seeds / saunf, ½ tsp. stone flower / kalapasi
      Hope this helps

      Reply
  12. Gayathri says

    January 16, 2016

    5 stars
    I tried this recipe today !! It came out well.. I tried many of your recipes before.. I will strictly follow all your tips and every time I ll get something nice to eat 🙂 all your recipes are nicely explained , with step by step pics. It is really helpful for a beginner like me.. Thank you so much for all your work !

    Reply
  13. Annie says

    November 13, 2015

    From long time I asking many people how to prepare muslim biriyani,this recipe will be very useful for me thanks a lot

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  15. lillyflora says

    October 28, 2015

    Is rose water is necessary

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    • swasthi says

      October 28, 2015

      It will only add fragrance, you can also use kewra water

      Reply
  16. prie says

    August 30, 2015

    5 stars
    awesome taste

    Reply
  17. howard anselm mantel says

    August 7, 2015

    hi i like to now abot mutton biryani and the fry

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 7, 2015

      Hi
      You can find the mutton biryani recipe here
      For mutton fry, refer this recipe. Replace chicken with mutton and pressure cook on medium flame for 3 whistles.

      Reply
  18. Aparna Rajesh says

    April 30, 2015

    i prepared this biriyani yesterday and it turned out really good. I always won’t get perfect biriyani’s. For the very first time my biriyani turned perfect. My hubby loves it! Bookmarked!! Thank you so much for the receipe.

    Reply
  19. altab says

    January 5, 2015

    Vry nice written but 2 cups of rice means how mny grams of rice..?

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    • swasthi says

      January 7, 2015

      hi altab,
      Sorry for the delay.was on a break for a while. 1 cup is equal to 240 ml, 2 cups rice is equal to 370 grams. however you may use a heaped cup, which come up to 390 grams.hope this helps.

      Reply
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  21. neena says

    December 18, 2014

    5 stars
    Yum yum so good. Made this many times delicious

    Reply
  22. Siti says

    December 16, 2014

    5 stars
    My family liked it, thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  23. disha says

    October 22, 2014

    5 stars
    Tasty biryani, thanks for the recipe

    Reply
  24. Vimitha Anand says

    December 31, 2012

    Am craving for that plate now… Wishing u a happy new year…

    Reply
  25. Amelia says

    December 31, 2012

    Hi Swasthi, look so superb delicious. Wish I can have some now. <br /><br />Happy New year to you and wish you all the best in 2013.

    Reply
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