Chicken Biryani

Chicken biryani

Classic chicken briyani made in cooker, try it and it will be a show stopper on your dinner table.

Ingredients:

200 grams of boneless chicken(par boiled)
1 big glass basmati rice (soaked)
1.5 big glass of water
2-3 TSP ghee/oil
2 elachi
1 stick dalchini(cinnamon)
4-5 cloves
1/2 TSP shahi jeera
3-4 balls of pepper balls(Kali mirchi)
2 big onion finely sliced
2 tomatos pureed
Handful of finely chopped mint leaves(pudina)

For marination-

2 TSP thick curd
1 TSP ginger garlic paste
1 TSP chilly powder
1/2 TSP haldi powder
2 TSP daniya powder
1 TSP garam masala powder
Handful of finely chopped corrinader leaves
Salt as per taste
Dash of lime

White paste : 1 TSP  khus khus (poppy seeds)
                           5-6 big cashew pieces
    Dry roast them together for 3-4 min , let it cool & grind them to thick paste.
            

Duration:- 15 min to cook
 Marination 1/2 hr

Method:

1. Take a bowl add curd , and add all ingredients mentioned for marination, mix well .
2. Add par boiled chicken mix it nicely so that all masalas get well coated.keep it fridge for about 1/2 hour
3.take a cooker, add 2- 3 TSP ghee/oil,add whole garam masala items mentioned, let it splutter
4. Add sliced onions , cook till nice golden brown colour, now add ginger garlic paste.
5. Add tomato puree , cook till oil oozes out.
6. Now add marinated chicken, mint leaves & corrinader leaves . Mix well and let it cook in sim flame for 5 min.
7. Add white paste
8. Now add soacked rice ( make sure to drain all the water) stir it gently& pour water as mentioned in recipe.
9. Check for seasoning before closing cooker.
10. Close the lid , let the air come from whole & pressure it for 5 min.

Don't open cooker till the air escapes completely.

Tip - use same glass to measure rice & required water.
         Add 2-3 drops of lemon juice to avoid rice to become sticky and breaking.