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Chicken Biryani - The Ultimate King of Chicken Dishes

Author: Raju Kumar
by Raju Kumar
Posted: Jun 02, 2015

Chicken biryani is one of the most delicious and a mouth watering dish which everyone likes to have and is well known for its tempting aroma and spicy flavor. But many people are apprehensive that this quintessential dish is loaded with calories and not so good for health due to extensive use of oil and other ingredients which are known to be rich sources of fat.

Thus our aim here will be to look at some of the things you can do to make it healthier while not compromising any bit on its taste.

Tips to Make Your Chicken Biryani Healthy

Generally the nutrients are lost due to overcooking and make the dish unhealthy. By retaining the texture as well as colors of various ingredients it is possible to make the dish delicious as well as healthy.

As for example, if you are using any greens in your biryani then by transferring those green vegetables into cold water you will be able to retain their nutrition as well as color. This will make your biryani look at lot more colorful and turn into a healthier option.

Six Steps towards a Healthier Biryani

  • Using Chicken Breast Pieces: Avoid red meat and make use of breast pieces to reduce intake of saturated fats. You should also opt for skinless breasts for reducing the fat intake.

  • Utilizing Olive Oil: Do not use butter or ghee; instead make use of extra light olive oil for making the dish.

  • Onions and Oil: Shallow fry the onion to reduce the oil intake. You can also roast them rather than frying them to cut down on use of oil.

  • Reduce Salt: Reduce the amount of salt that is added in rice at the time it is cooked. Cut it down by half even without noticing any difference in taste.

  • Brown Rice: Use brown rice instead of the usual white rice as well as quinoa.

  • Yoghurt and Fat: Make use of fat free or slim yoghurt for making the raita.

Thus as we can see there are several simple things which you can do to turn your chicken biryani which is normally loaded with calories and fat into something healthier. Such minor modifications in the recipe will not hamper any of the taste or flavors you generally associate with biryani and transform it into a dish which every health conscious person will be more than happy to eat.

As we have seen above your main goal should be to reduce use of oil as well as lower the amount of oil that is used for making the biryani. In addition to it, you also need to pay attention to fat content of your dish and do simple things such as using skinless chicken breast for your biryani to reduce the amount of saturated fats present in it.

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Author: Raju Kumar

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