Chicken Biryani :)
INGREDIENTS
1/2 kg chicken
3 green cardamoms
...6 cloves
1bayleave
1 black cardamom
2 cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
1/2 tsp black zeera
10 peppercorns
1tsp chilli powder
1tsp corriander powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp ginger n garlic paste
1 cup yoghurt
salt to taste
3 onions finely sliced
8 prunes
kewra 2tsp
2 tomatoes chopped
4 to 5 green chillies,slitted
lemon juice of half big lemon
mint n corriander 1 bunch chopped
1 tsp (nutmeg,mace n cardamom powder)
rice 1 1/2 to 2cups
oil or ghee as desired
DIRECTIONS
boil chicken in water with salt,3 cardamoms n 6 cloves.grind bayleave,black cardamom,cinnamon,cloves,black zeera,n peppercorns.in yoghurt mix this grind garam masala,salt,chilli powder,turmeric,corrinader powder,1/2 tsp nutmeg,mace n cardamom powder n ginger garlic paste.set aside.
brown onion in oil....take out sum onions from oil n place on a paper towel to make crispyn leave the rest brown onions in the oil .now add yoghurt mixture then add tomatoes....cook it until tomatoes tender.then add chopped mint n corriander,green chillies and lemon juice.stir 5 to 10 min then add boiled chicken n prunes n cook until oil separates from the gravy n gravy dries out....gravy should be dry not like wet masala.
in a small bowl mix kewra,1/2 tsp nutmeg,mace n cardamom powder, and 2tsp oil n set aside.
boil rice separately.now spread rice over chicken masala.......pour kewra mixture on it....sprinkle fried onions...add food color.....(i separate some boiled rice then add color to them n place them at one side in the pot) n cover with a lid. let it cook for 15 min then serve hot with yoghurt sauce
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