Thanksgiving Turkey Biriyani / Indian Spiced Flavored Turkey Rice !!!!!

Turkey being the most common main dish of a Thanksgiving dinner, Thanksgiving is sometimes colloquially called “Turkey Day.” Here, I made Indian style of Turkey Biriyani !!

Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Marination Time : 30 minutes / overnight
Soaking Time (rice) : 30 minutes
Cooking Time : 1 hour
Recipes Cuisine : Indian Fusion

Ingredients:

Basmathi Rice – 2 cups (580 gms)
Oil – 2 tbsp
Ginger – garlic paste – 1 ½ tbsp
Bay leaves – 2
Biriyani masala – 2 tsp (http://wp.me/s42nDE-652)
Onion – 1 medium
Green chili – 6 (small)
Fried onion – ½ cup (http://wp.me/p42nDE-as)
Cilantro & mint leaves – handful
Salt to taste

Marination:

Turkey drumstick – 1 piece (500gms)
Curd – ½ cup
Turmeric powder – 1tsp
Red chili powder – 2 tsp
lime juice – 1 tbsp
Salt – 1 tsp

Method:

First clean the turkey drumstick & marinate with the ingredients given above and rest it for atleast half an hour – overnight in refridgerate.
Soak the basmathi rice for 30 minutes and keep aside.
Now keep the pan or pressure cooker, add 2 tbsp of oil to it & heat it on low flame, now add the bay leaves, biriyani masala and saute it for a minute.
After that, add thinly sliced onion & cook until it turns into pink colour, now add the ginger garlic paste and saute it until the raw flavour goes off.
Once the raw flavour goes away, add the marinated turkey drumstick and saute it 15 minutes. Add another 1 cup (240 gms) curd / yogurt and mixed it thoroughly.
Cover the drumstick with water and cook it for 45 minutes on low flame (until it cook fully & evaporates water) / bake it in oven for 30 minutes at 400 degree, then reduce the heat to 300 and broil for another 10-15 minutes.
Once it gets cooked, now add water to the mixture (the ratio for 1 cup basmathi rice add 1 ½ cups water).
When the water gets boiled add the basmathi rice.
Mix it slowly with the ladle and cook it for 5 minutes on medium flame.
Once the three fourth of water gets evaporated, now keep it on very low flame and cover it with the tight lid for 15 more minutes.
Before closing the lid, add the fried onion, finely chopped cilantro & mint layer by layer.
Remove the lid and slowly mix the rice with flat ladle, once the rice get cooked nicely.
Serve it hot and enjoy it with onion raita & brinjal curry / thokku.

Served with Cranberry onion raita (http://wp.me/p42nDE-f4), red potato chicken dry curry (http://wp.me/p42nDE-fa) and cranberry yogurt smoothie (http://wp.me/p42nDE-f3) !!!!!!!!!!!

Hints:

Make a slits on the turkey drumstick, it helps the marination goes inside and cook nicely.
Baking / Broiling the turkey drumstick helps to cook it fully.