Patani & Moro (Southern Thai & Bangsamoro)

Khao Mok Gai (Thai Muslim Chicken Biryani)

Name: Khao Mok Gai (Thai Muslim Chicken Biryani)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Patani & Moro (Southern Thai & Bangsamoro)
Ingredients: 1.2 kg chicken (jointed); 500 g jasmine or long-grain rice; turmeric, cumin, coriander seed, cinnamon, cardamom; ginger-garlic, shallot, yogurt or coconut milk; 1 green dipping sauce (coriander, mint, green chili, vinegar, sugar); fried shallots

Southern Thailand's Muslim biryani: turmeric-golden rice steamed with spiced chicken and finished with fried shallots, served with a bright green coriander-chili dipping sauce that cuts the richness.

1 hr 40 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Ingredients

Base

1.2 kgchicken (jointed), zabiha

Rice

500 gjasmine or long-grain rice

Spice

turmeric, cumin, coriander seed, cinnamon, cardamom

Marinade

ginger-garlic, shallot, yogurt or coconut milk

Sauce

1 green dipping sauce (coriander, mint, green chili, vinegar, sugar)

Garnish

fried shallots

Method

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Time: Prep 40 min · Cook 60 min · 100 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Marinate the chicken in turmeric, warm spices, ginger-garlic, and yogurt or coconut milk.
40 min
2
Brown the chicken, then cook the rice in the spiced stock and layer the chicken back on top to steam through.
50 min
3
Blend the tangy green dipping sauce; serve the rice topped with chicken and fried shallots, sauce alongside.
15 min

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Allergens: Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.

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