Simple Chicken Biryani

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Ingredients:

  1. Chicken - 750 gm
  2. Basmati Rice - 2 cups
  3. Sliced Onion - 3 big nos.
  4. Sliced Tomato - 1 big no.
  5. Slit Green Chillies - 8 nos.
  6. Garlic - 10 to 15 nos.
  7. Ginger - 2 inch stick
  8. Chopped Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup
  9. Chopped Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
  10. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  11. Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
  12. Chicken Masala powder - 1 tbsp
  13. Curd - 1.5 tbsp
  14. Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
  15. Boiled Water - 3.5 cups
  16. Whole Spices - green cardamom (5), Cinnamon (1 stick), cloves (6), black pepper (10), Bay Leaf (3)
  17. Ghee - 4 tbsp

For Garnish:
  1. Fried Onion
  2. Fried Cashewnuts
  3. Fried Raisins
  4. Chopped Coriander Leaves
  5. Chopped Mint Leaves

Preparation:
  1. Crush the garlic, ginger and green chillies in a mixer grinder.
  2. Heat ghee in a big pan. 
  3. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli paste and fry until the raw smell is gone.
  4. Add the sliced onion and fry well. Add some salt to it.
  5. Once the onion is slightly done, add turmeric powder and chilli powder.
  6. Add the sliced tomatoes and cook well.
  7. Once done, add curd, chopped coriander leaves and chopped mint leaves and mix well.
  8. Add the chicken masala and mix well.
  9. Add the chicken pieces to this and mix well.
  10. Add the basmati rice and mix for sometime.
  11. Add enough salt for the chicken and the rice.
  12. Meanwhile boil the water in a seperate vessel. Add the whole spices to this and bring to boil.
  13. Now add the boiled water to the rice and chicken mixture and cook on a low flame, by covering with a lid.
  14. Cook until the chicken and rice are all well done and the water evaporates.
  15. Garnish with the items mentioned under the Garnish section.
  16. Serve hot with raita and pickle.