Thalassery biryani
Easy Thalassery biriyani is one of the popular dishes from kerala cuisine. It can be made using mutton or chicken. This recipe card shares ingredients & instructions to make thalassery chicken biryani.
© Swasthi's Recipes
Servings: 3
Ingredients
For biriyani masala powder
- 1 star anise small
- 4 green cardamoms / elaichi
- 4 cloves / laung
- 2 inch cinnamon sticks , thin / dalchini
- 2 strands mace / javithri
- ¼ tsp nutmeg / jaiphal, grated
- ½ tsp shahi jeera
- 1 tsp fennel seeds / saunf / sombu
- 1 red chili
- ½ tsp pepper corn
For gravy
- 3 to 4 tbsps ghee / oil
- 1 Handful cashews (about ¼ cup split & cleaned)
- 2 tbsps raisins (use sweet raisins)
- ½ to ¾ cup onions thinly sliced , for making fried onions
- ½ cup onions (heaped) sliced , for gravy
- 2 tbsps ginger garlic chili paste (1 tbsp ginger paste, 1 tbsp garlic paste, 2 to 3 green chilies)
- ½ kg chicken cleaned & cut
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ½ cup tomatoes chopped & deseeded, ripe
- Salt as needed
- 2 tbsps curd / yogurt/ dahi
- ¼ cup mint / pudina , chopped
- ¼ cup coriander leaves chopped
For biriyani rice
- 2 cups Jeerakasala rice / kaima (or basmati)
- 1 to 2 tbsp ghee (use more if desired)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 star anise / biryani flower
- 4 green cardamoms / elaichi
- 4 to 5 cloves / laung
- 1 inch cinnamon stick , thin
- ¼ to ½ tsp fennel seeds / saunf/ sombu
- Salt as needed
- 3 ½ cups Hot water
For layering rice
- ¼ to ½ tsp kerala garam masala
- 0.5 Handful pudina , chopped
- 0.5 Handful coriander leaves , chopped
- 1 tbsp ghee
- ½ tsp rose water , edible (optional)
Instructions
- Please follow the step by step photo instructions for the method.
Video
video of thalassery chicken biryani recipe
Nutrition
Calories: 1260kcal | Carbohydrates: 136g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Cholesterol: 189mg | Sodium: 248mg | Potassium: 1808mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1800IU | Vitamin C: 147.3mg | Calcium: 393mg | Iron: 14.2mg
