Phil Vickery one pot chicken biryani recipe on This Morning

Phil Vickery served up a tasty one pot chicken biryani with Reza’s Cucumber Raita on This Morning.

The ingredients are: 1 tsp chilli, 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp garam masala, 4 bay leaves, 10 cardamoms, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp mace, 10 cloves, 100g thick yoghurt, 8 chicken thighs, bone in, skinned, 4 tbsp any oil, 1 tbsp cumin seeds, 2 level tbsp finely chopped ginger, 2 small onions, finely chopped, 2 large tomatoes, chopped, 250g basmati rice, washed well and soaked for 30 minutes, 4 tbsp chopped fresh coriander, 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint, 75g raisins soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes, 800mls water, approx, 1 x 10g chicken stock cube, dissolved in the water, 30g salted cold small butter cubes, Coriander, Toasted flaked almonds, optional, Crispy fried onions and Crispy fried ginger strips.

Reza’s Cucumber Raita: 2 tsp cumin seeds, toasted and ground in a pestle, 1 medium cucumber roughly grated, then squeezed out really well, 350g thick Greek yogourt, 4 tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves, Lemon juice and Salt.