Wash the rice twice and soak for about 30 mins. Wash the chicken and drain off excess water. Now to chicken add, 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, curd, chilli powder, 1/2 cup of mint and coriander leaves. Add 1/2 spoon of salt and rest the chicken for half an hour.

In a heavy bottom pot, add ghee and oil. Add all dry garam masala and green chillies, give a mix. Add onions, once it turns golden brown add ginger garlic paste wait until raw smell subsides, then add tomatoes close the lid and wait until tomatoes are mushy. Then add marinated chicken give a mix until chicken is white finally close alert for about five minutes.

Add four cups of warm water, once water starts boiling add the soaked rice and cook for 10 minutes in a open pot. After 10 minutes add salt, remaining ghee, mint leaves, coriander leaves and close the lid. Allow it to cook on slow flame(dhum) for about 20 minutes wait until the pressure is released and serve the Biryani hot.