Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani in microwave

Name: Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani in microwave
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gms chicken; 2 cups Basmati rice; 1 onion sliced finely; 1 small onion paste; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1/4 th tsp garlic paste; 2 tbsp curd; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 tbsp Shan Biryani masala; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 small stick cinnamon; 2 cardamoms; 4-5 cloves; 1 tsp half crushed peppercorns; 2 drops mitha attar or kewra essence; 2 drops orange red food colour; 3 tbsp ghee; 2 tbsp refined oil; 2 slit green chillies; 1 tbsp chopped coriander; 1 potato quartered; 2 eggs

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Chicken biryani is a delicious one pot meal and can be enjoyed anytime be it lunch or dinner.Normally biryani is cooked in 'dum' in low flame.But partially cooking it in microwave absorbs less oil and easier to handle.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

400 gmschicken
2 cupsBasmati rice
1onion sliced finely
1small onion paste
1 tbspginger paste
1/4th tsp garlic paste
2 tbspcurd
1 tbsptomato puree
1 tbspShan Biryani masala
1 tspblack pepper
1small stick cinnamon
2cardamoms
4-5cloves
1 tsphalf crushed peppercorns
2 dropsmitha attar or kewra essence
2 dropsorange red food colour
3 tbspghee
2 tbsprefined oil
2slit green chillies
1 tbspchopped coriander
1potato quartered
2eggs

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Steps

1

Marinate chicken with onion,ginger garlic paste,curd tomato puree,little salt and biryani masala.
2

Parboil rice with little salt.Drain excess water and set aside to cool.
3

Steam the potato pieces in microwave and boil the eggs.Heat oil and fry them.Add ghee to remaining oil and fry the sliced onion golden brown.Set aside.
4

Microwave marinated chicken without excess water 15 minutes to soften chicken.In the remaining oil sprinkle half crushed whole garam masala and add the chicken and toss.Also add the fried potatoes and eggs so that masala coats all.
5

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a microwave container.Layer half rice and sprinkle food colour and mitha at tar or kewra essence.Then spread a layer of chicken eggs and potato,fried onion,then another layer of rice and sprinkle some biryani masala and ghee.
6

Microwave high power 5 minutes.Toss little and another 2 minutes.Garnish with chopped coriander and slit green chillies.Serve hot with chilled raita.