Chicken Biryani | Recipe Cart

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• ½ tsp. sugar
• 1½ cups whole-milk yogurt, divided
• 3 tsp. kosher salt, divided
• 1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper, divided
• 1 red onion
• 1 4" piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed, peeled
• ¾ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground cardamon
• 1½ lb. skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs (4–6 thighs)
• 2 dried bay leaves
• ¾ cup kosher salt
• 2 cups aged basmati rice (such as Daawat)
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• ¾ cup melted ghee or neutral oil
• ½ cup mixed coarsely chopped nuts, such as almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, and/or walnuts
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• ¾ cup mixed dried fruit, such as prunes, apricots, pineapple, and/or cranberries