CHICKEN BIRIYANI
Biriyani is a favourite food liked by most
of the people. It is the main menu for most
of the celebrations 

 

INGREDIENTS REQUIRED:

Onion-2 No's (finely chopped)
Tomato-3 No's (finely chopped) 
Ginger and garlic paste-2 table spoons
Cooking oil - 4 table spoons
Basmati rice - 1 and 1/4 tumbler
Cinnamon - 2 sticks
Bay leaves - 2 leaves
Cloves - 2 sticks
Curd - 1 cup
Chilli powder - 1 table spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoong
Green chilly- small 2 no's
Chicken pieces - 1/4 kg
Pudina leaves - 15 leaves
Coriander leaves - few
Boiled eggs as required

METHOD:

Marinate the chicken pieces with curd, 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt, half teaspoon of ginger garlic paste and keep it aside for 1 hour.

Soak the basmati rice just for 10 minutes, not more than that.

Place a cooker on the gas stove, add oil, bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves and saute them
Add finely chopped onions, saute it till golden brown add the tomatoes, green chillies after they get smashed now add the ginger and garlic paste and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1 table spoon of curd.

Turn the cooker to simmer and close it with a plate and leave it until cooked for 15 to 20 minute.
Now add chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix them well.
Now add the marinated chicken to it and mix them well.
Now after washing the rice well, add it in the cooker.
the water should be twice the quantity of rice. in our case it should be 2 and 1/2 tumblers.
Now add pudina leaves, mix the content well and close the cooker with its cover.
after you find the steam coming, fix the lid and leave it for just 5 minutes with the gas in the simmer position.
Remove the rice and spread it in a broad container and squeeze some lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves