Chicken Biryani

 





Ingredients:
1kg– Chicken, cut into 8 pieces
1 cup- Ghee or Oil
6- Onions sliced
2 tbsp. Ginger-Garlic paste
1 tbsp. Garam masala Powder
4- Green chili
1/2 tsp. Turmeric Powder
1 tbsp. Coriander powder
1/2 tbsp. Cumin powder
1/2 cup- Yogurt
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
2- Tomato, chopped
1/2 cup- Coriander Leaves, chopped
2 cups- Rice
2 cups- Water
2- Black Cardamoms
2- Green Cardamom
1 inch stick- Cinnamon
4- Cloves
1 tsp.  Food color

Method:
1. Wash chicken and set aside to drain.
2. Heat ghee or oil in a pan.
3. Add sliced 1 onion and fry till brown.
4. Remove onion from pan, drain and set aside for garnish.
5. Remove half the oil from the pan and return to heat.
6. Add 3 onions, ginger-garlic paste and green chili.
7. Cook over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes till well blended.
8. Add Chicken, spice powders, yogurt, tomato and salt.
9. Stir and cook over moderate heat for 5 minutes, checking that it does not stick to pan.
10. Lower heat and cook for a further 8 to 10 minutes till water released from chicken is almost absorbed.
11. Add coriander leaves and cook for about 5 minutes.
12. Wash rice and soak in water for 20 minutes.
13. Drain rice and add to pan with whole spices.
14. Stir till rice turns translucent.
15. Mix in 2 cups of water.
16. Cover pan and put a weight on the lid.
17. Steam cook rice over moderate-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes till water is absorbed and rice is tender.
18. Garnish with the reserved fried onions and food color.
19. Serve hot.