Chicken Biryani Recipe

Ingredients:

• Rice 2 cups
• Oil or ghee 4 tbsp
• Onion 1
• Green chilies 2-4
• Ginger garlic paste 1-1/2 tsp
• Mint leaves handful
• Coriander leaves handful

For Biryani Masala:

• Cardamom 4
• Black peppercorns few
• Cloves 5
• Cinnamon 2 inch
• Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp
• Bay leaf 1
• Grated nutmeg 1 tsp
• Mace 1 strand
• Star anise 1

For Marination:

• Chicken 1 kg
• Yogurt 1/2 cup
• Ginger garlic paste 1-1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric 1/8 tsp
• Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
  

Direction:

1. Grind all ingredients of biryani masala until powder.
2. Marinate chicken with marination ingredients.
3. Heat oil, saute spices until aroma comes.
4. Fry onion until golden.
5. Add ginger garlic paste and saute it.
6. Now add marinated chicken and fry on high flame till color of chicken changes.
7. Add biryani masala and mix it nicely.
8. Fry till mix begins to leaves sides of the pan.
9. Put water, cover and bring water to boil.
10. Now add rice and salt.
11. Stir it nicely on medium flame.
12. Cook without covering till water evaporates.
13. Simmer on tawa till rice is done.
14. Fluff up chicken biryani with fork, garnish with green chilies, coriander leaves and mint leaves and serve.