Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:

2 cups Basmati Rice
3/4 kg Chicken Pieces
1 cup beaten Yogurt (curd)
3 sliced onion
1 medium Tomato chopped 1/2 cup Tomato Puree
2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Roasted cumin powder
2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
1/2 tsp Green Cardamom Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 cup Warm Milk
Saffron a pinch
Salt to taste
7 tbsp Ghee / Oil Grind to Paste: 1 tsp Ginger Paste
1/2 tsp Garlic Paste
1/4 cup Coriander Leaves
1/4 cup Mint Leaves
3 -4 Green Chillies
For garnish 2 tbsp Green Coriander Leaves
2 tblsp Mint Leaves (Pudina)

How to make easy chicken biryani :

• First make a fine paste of all the ingredients under the Grind to paste using a tablespoon of water.
• Mix tomato puree, yogurt, green paste made earlier, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, roasted cumin powder, garam masala, coriander powder and salt. Stir well.
• Marinate the chicken with this mixture and keep aside for 3-4 hours in refrigerator.
• Heat oil in a pan. Fry the onions until golden brown.
• In a small bowl take the warm milk and soak the saffron in it and keep aside.
• Add the marinated chicken and cook for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• Now add the beaten curd and chopped tomato and cook further till the oil separates.
• Check the salt at this stage as later you cannot add the salt.
• Now add the rice and mix well with soft hand as not to break the rice grains.
• Add 4 cups of water to the rice. Mix saffron in milk and add to it.
• Add cardamom powder. Stir once.
• Cover the lid and cook on low flame till the rice is done.
• Take it out on a rice platter.
• Garnish with green coriander and mint leaves and serve hot.
• This chicken biryani goes well with mix vegetable raita.