Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:-

• Half kg chicken, cut into pieces
• 2 cups Basmati rice
• 4 cups water
• 5 tablespoons curd
• Half lemon’s juice, freshly squeezed
• Cilantro leaves for garnishing
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• Half tablespoon cumin powder
• 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon Garam masala
• 4 whole cloves
• Salt, according to taste
• Oil for frying
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 onions, sliced thin
• 4 to 5 green chili, sliced
• 2 tablespoons ginger paste
• 2 tablespoons garlic paste
• 2 tomatoes, chopped

Method:-


Initially you need to marinate the chicken. For this mix the curd, chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, and salt in a bowl. Add the fresh chicken pieces to this well mixed curd paste and keep aside for at-least 30 to 60 minutes.


In a pan heat the cooking oil, sauté the cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf. Add onions, green chilies, ginger paste, garlic paste and the tomatoes. Fry until it’s cooked.


Now add the marinated chicken to this and sauté well. Add washed rice over this and fry for around 5 minutes. After this, add the water, lemon juice and salt as required. Stir well and cook until the rice is done. Now your Chicken Biryani is almost ready to serve. Garnish it with fresh cilantro leaves. Serve hot with Raita.