Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients

• Basmati rice – 1 kg
• Onion – 8 nos
• Tomato – 4 nos
• Ginger – 1 nos
• Garlic – 8 to 9 nos
• Green chilli – 3 to 4 nos
• Coriander leaves – one hand full
• Lemon juice – 1/2 slice
• Curd – 1/2 cup
• Cashew nut – 12 to 14 nos
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tbsp
• Garam masala – 1 tbsp
• Raisins – 10 to 12 nos
• Cinnamon – 1 nos
• Cardamom – 3 to 4 nos
• Pepper seed – 1 tsp
• Ghee – 4 to 5 tbsp
• Oil – 1or 2 tbs
• Salt – 1 or 2 tsp

Method

• Take a bowl, add basmati rice and add water.
• Soak for half an hour.
• Then wash the soaked basmati rice two to three times,
• set aside after draining.
• Heat oil and ghee in a pan.
• Then add cinnamon, cardamom and pepper seed.
• Add the chopped onion and saute them well.
• Take the pan off the heat and set it aside.
• Then place a mud pot on heat.
• Then add sauted onions and soaked basmati rice.
• combine them well.
• Pour a sufficient amount of water and salt ,mix them well
• Cover and cook them well.
• Then we have to crush the ginger and garlic and set them aside.
• Then crush the green chilli and set it aside.
• Remove the lid and check whether the rice is well cooked or not.
• Once it is well cooked, remove it from the fire and set it aside.
• In a heavy-bottomed pan, heat the oil.
• Add the cashew nuts and fry them well.
• Drain well and set aside.
• Add raisins and fry them well and Set aside after draining
• Now add the final chopped onion and salt.
• Saute them until they become a light golden brown.
• Drain well and set aside.
• Again, add cinnamon, cloves and cinnamon.
• Then add the chopped onion and saute them well.
• Then add turmeric powder and garam masala, saute them well.
• Then add chopped tomatoes and saute them well.
• Add crushed ginger,garlic and green chilli, saute them well.
• Then add the cleaned chicken pieces and mix them well.
• Then drizzle with lemon juice and curd.
• Mix them well.
• Cover and cook until the chicken is well cooked.
• Remove the lid and check whether the chicken is well cooked or not.
• Once the chicken is well cooked, remove it from the heat and set it aside.
• Take a pan add cooked chicken masala .
• Then next layer we will add cooked basmati rice
• on the top springle some fried onion and coriander leaves
• Then add some fried cashew-nut and raisins
• Then next layer we will add cooked basmati rice .
• Finally we Springled fried onion ,coriander leaves, cashewnut and raisins
• Cover the pan with the dough and seal it.
• cover and cook for 6 to 7 minutes .
• Then open the dum and set it aside.
• Serve the tasty dum chicken biriyani with salads.