Chicken biryani

Name: Chicken biryani
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: . for chicken marinating:-; 1/2 kg chicken; 1-2 tbsp coriander powder; 2 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp biryani Masala or garam Masala; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp kasuri methi (optional); 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 tsp oil; 2 tbsp curd; to taste Salt; . For Cooking rice:-; 3 cups basmati rice(washed & drained); 4-5 cloves; 1-2 cinnamon pieces; 2 bay leaf; 4-5 cardamom; 3 tbsp ghee (clarified butter); 2.1/2 cup water; to taste Salt; . For chicken cooking:-; 2-3 onions sliced; 2 tomatoes sliced; 2 green chillies; 1/2 cup Coriander leaves; 1/2 cup mint leaves; 3-4 cloves; 1-2 cinnamon pieces; 2-3 cardamom; 1 star anise

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Chicken biryani

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Ingredients

3-4 servings

. for chicken marinating:-
1/2 kgchicken
1-2 tbspcoriander powder
2 tspchilli powder
1 tspbiryani Masala or garam Masala
1/4 tspturmeric powder
2 tspkasuri methi (optional)
1 tbspginger garlic paste
2 tspoil
2 tbspcurd
to tasteSalt
. For Cooking rice:-
3 cupsbasmati rice(washed & drained)
4-5cloves
1-2cinnamon pieces
2bay leaf
4-5cardamom
3 tbspghee (clarified butter)
2.1/2 cup water
to tasteSalt
. For chicken cooking:-
2-3onions sliced
2tomatoes sliced
2green chillies
1/2 cupCoriander leaves
1/2 cupmint leaves
3-4cloves
1-2cinnamon pieces
2-3cardamom
1star anise
1javanthri(nirav mace)
2 tbspoil or ghee
. for garnishing :-
1onion sliced thin
1/4 cupcashews
1/4 cupraisins

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Steps

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For marinating chicken: take chicken in a bowl.. Add coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, biryani Masala, ginger garlic paste, kasuri methi, oil, salt and curd as per the measures mentioned.. mix well and marinate for 1- 2 hrs...
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Rice cooking: take a rice cooking vessel add water, ghee, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves..boil the water..Add salt as required..add washed and drained rice..mix well..close the lid and half cook the rice.. keep aside..
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Take a flat bottomed biryani cooking vessel..Add 2-3tbspn ghee.. let heat.. fry the garnishing ingredients: cashews raisins & onions.. keep aside..
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To the same vessel add the ingredients kept for cooking chicken: cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, mace..saute well & add onions, green chillies and tomatoes.. saute for 5-10min in low flame..
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Now Add the marinated chicken..saute well.. close the lid and cook for 5 min..
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Open the lid and add Coriander leaves and mint leaves.. now close and cook for 15 min in low flame...
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Open the lid and add half cooked rice to the chicken.. spread it well to cover the chicken..
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Sprinkle the garnishing(fried onions, cashews & raisins)on to the rice... close the lid and cook for 30-35 min in low flame..
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Chicken biryani.. done!!.. serve with salad and green chutney..