Chicken Biriyani

  Chicken Biriyani is a rice dish made with chicken, caramelized onion, fried cashews, raisins. The bottom layer of rice absorbs all the flavors of chicken as it cooks giving it a rich flavor while the top layer of rice is fluffy and white. Marinating the chicken ensures it is seasoned to core and creates more flavors. 

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 80 minutes

Total time: 1 hour 50 minutes

Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup basmati rice
• 800 gram chicken
• 1/4 cup cashews
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon mint leaves
• salt
• 1 tablespoon gram masala powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cardamom
• 5 black pepper
• 3 clove
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 small cinnamon
• 2 large onion
• 4 green chilies
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 cup curd
• 2 tablespoon coriander leaves
• water
• 2 tablespoon ghee

INSTRUCTIONS:

•  Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan ,once it is hot add bay leaf, cardamom, cumin seed, cinnamon, cloves ,pepper and sauté for 2 minutes.
• Now add chopped onion to it and sauté until it is pink and add salt.
• Then add ginger paste, garlic paste, green chilly, turmeric powder, chili powder and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add chicken to it and then add curd, mix well.
• In a medium flame add garam masala, mint leaves and coriander leaves.
• Add water as per requirement .
• Cover pan with lid and cook until chicken is tender.
• Add rice to it and allow to cook.
• Check chicken and rice cooked properly.
• Then add ghee and cover with a lid.
• Add fried cashews, raisins and onions, then again cover with lid for 15 minutes in low flame.
• Serve it with salad or pickle.