Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken cut in to 16 pieces
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 2 tsp chili powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tbsp biryani masala
- 1/2 bunch mint leaves
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 6 cloves
- 6 whole black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 black cardamom
- 2 green cardamom
- 1/2 tsp black pepper crushed
- a pinch of orange food color
- 1/2 cup sliced fried red onion
- 3 boiled eggs sliced
- potato fries as needed (potato chips fried)
- 1/2 kg rice soak in water
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 medium lemon juice
Method :
First boiled the rice with 1 tsp of salt,cloves,black pepper,1 bay leaves,hand full of mint leaves,1 inch cinnamon stick, 1 tsp of cumin seeds in it and then drain it when the rice is 3/4 done drain them well.
Take a vessel add oil ,chicken pieces,salt, ginger and garlic paste cook it until the chicken get half done then add chili powder,turmeric powder,biryani masala,and yogurt in it stir it well and cover it until the chicken get fully cooked if water needed add water in it .
Take another vessel add half of the boil rice in it and then add chicken with gravy on it add some lemon juice on the chicken then add rest of the rice on the chicken.Mix food color with 1 tbsp of water sprinkle on the rice,4 tbsp of oil ,put some fried onions with egg sliced and potato chips on the top of the rice.
Cover the biryani with tight led on it on a slow flame at least for 20 minutes.Then serve it hot with raita.
