Chicken Biryani

Ingredients

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Chicken with bones

Basmati Rice 2 cups

Curd 1/2 cup

Whole Garam masala(Cinamon, cloves, bay leaf, black pepper, green cardamom)

Black Cardamom
Javetri/ mace

Black cumin / kala jeera or regular cumin

Red chilli powder 2 tsp

Turmeric 1/4 tsp

Cumin Powder 1/2 tsp

Coriander Powder 1/2 tsp

Green chilli 4 chopped

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Coriander leaves chopped

Mint leaves

Fried Onions

Lime

Safron

Salt

Oil 2tsp

Method

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Place the chicken in a bowl, and make a marinate using Curd, whole garam masala, black cardamom, javetri or mace, black cumin, red chilli powder, turmeric, cumin powder, coriander powder, green chilli, ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves, Mint leaves, fried onions, Lime, salt and oil. Mix all of them properly, and keep aside for 1 hrs.

Next soak the rice for about 15 mints. Then in a pan add water, oil and salt to taste. Drain the excess amount of water and add it to the boiling water. Cook the rice till it is half done. then remove immedietly and strain it out. Take a dish which is deeper, put the marinated chicken and level it up. Take a spoon and nog it on the top, to make a nice leavel. Then cook it for about 15 mints with lid. To this take half cooked rice and sprinkle on top and nicely spread the rice. Then add Coriander leaves, mint leaves, fried onion and Safron water on top. Then Put a tight lid. Cook it for 30 mints, 5 mints at high flame, 15 mints at medium, 10 mints in law heat.

Biryani is ready. Serve it with Raita. This is the easiest method to prepare biryani.

I got this recipe from Vah chef.