Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:


Cardomon/Elaichi - 2
Cinomon stick/Chakka -1
Cloves - 5
Bayleaf -2
Onions -1 Fibely chopped
Onion - 1 Make fine paste
Tomatoes-3
Green chillies - 3 Finely Chopped
Red chilli powder - 1 tsb
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Salt - 1  tsb
Lime Juice - Optional
Pudina leaves - hand full
Coriander leaves - hand full
Curry leaves -1 string
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsb
Chicken - 8 pieces
Basmati rice - 2 Cups
Paprika Powder - 1/2 tsb
Ghee - 1tsb
Oil - 2 tsb


Method:


1) Soak 2 cups of basmati rice and keep aside.
2)Take a pressure Cooker and add oil to the pan.
3) Add Curry leaves,Bayleaf,Cardomon,Cinomon stick and Cloves to it and fry them.
4) Add finley chopped onions and green chillies and fry hem till golden Brown.
5) Add Ginger garlic paste and onion paste to the cooker and fry them too.
6) Then add pudina leaves and Coriander leaves.
7) Add Chilli , paprika, turmeric powder to the paste.
8) Add chopped Tomatoes to the mixture and fry them till the tomoatoes become soft.
9) Add chicken pieces and salt to the mixture and fry them till chicken is half cooked.
10) Add soakes basmati rice to the cooker and add 2 n half glasses of water to it.
11) Add lime juice to it its optional.
12) When the water starts to boil add 1 tsb of Ghee and mix well.
13) Now close the cooker with the lid and wishtel.
14) Cook it till 3 wishtel and serve hot.
15) Goes well with Raitha and Chiken Kabab.
16) See recipes for Raitha and Chicken Kabab in the blog.