Biryani is my absolute favorite!! A flavorful dish, full of aroma, vibrant colour and a complete Indian meal
Ingredients
750gms to 1kg chicken
2 cups Basmati rice ( washed and soaked for 2 hrs)
1/4 Oil
Salt to taste
2 tomatoes finely chopped
Juice of 1 1/2 sour lime
200 gms curd
3 Potatoes
1 tsp sugar
1/2 Nutmeg (grated)
1 tsp red chilli pwd
1/2 tsp tumeric pwd
1 cup Coriander leaves chopped
1/4 cup mint leaves
3 tbsp ghee
Pinch of safforn mixed in 2 tbsp milk
Biryani masala
4 – 5 greenchillies
3 red chillies
20 to 25 garlic flakes
1 inch ginger
10 cloves
10 cardamon
2.5 inch cinnamon
2 star anise
1 tbsp dagad phool
1/2 Mint leaves
Instructions
Grind the above biryani masala, marinate the chicken for 3 hrs with the masala, curd, lime juice, salt, sugar, nutmeg, tomatoes, red chilli pwd, tumeric pwd (best if marinated overnight)
Slice onions , sprinkle some salt. Heat oil in a pan and add the onions. On a medium flame, shallow fry the onions till they are a golden brown. Drain them out on a paper towel and set aside.
Chop potatoes, par boil them with salt and fry.
Bring water to a boil and add salt, whole spices and basmati rice. Cook it till its 70% done. Strain and keep it aside. You can also add food colour ( orange / green) to some portions of the cooked rice.
Heat oil , add the marinated chicken and cook till its 75% done. Put off the gas, now layer the potatoes, fried onions ( save some for garnish), coriander & mint leaves, cooked rice, garnish it with fried onions and potatoes. Pour ghee over the rice, safforn milk , cover and cook on low flame till done. Serve hot with some raita