Pot Chicken Biryani

Ingredients

• Chicken-1 kg
• Basmati rice-2 kg
• Onion- 3 nos
• Tomato-2 nos
• Coriander leaves-small amount
• Green chilli-3 nos
• Ginger-1 nos
• Garlic-5 to 6 nos
• Lemon juice-1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder-11/2 tbsp
• Garam masala- 1 tbsp
• Raisins -250 grms
• Cashewnut-250 grm
• Bay leaves -1 nos
• Cardamom-2
• Cinnamon -1 nos
• Cloves-3 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil-4 tbsp
• Ghee- 2 tbsp

Method

1. Cut and clean the chicken and keep a side.
2. Grind green chilli, ginger ,garlic into fine paste and keep aside.
3. Take a large bowl add chicken pieces, salt ,garam masala, turmeric powder, lemon
4. juice and 2 or 3 tsp of grinded paste of green chilli mix paste and mix it well and marinate for 10 to 12 minutes.
5. Wash and clean the basmati rice and soak for 5 to 10 minutes
6. Heat ghee in a pan and add raisins and fry it well and set a side
7. Add cashew nut and saute well till the colour changes into light brown.
8. Fry chopped onion and set aside
9. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan add chopped onion and salt saute well
10. Add crushed green chilli and ginger garlic paste mix it well
11. Add tomatoes and saute till they become soften.
12. Add marinated chicken, coriander leaves and fried onion mix, cover and cook for10 to 20 minutes
13. Heat ghee in a pot add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom etc and saute well.
14. Add soaked basmati rice, cover and cook well.
15. Heat ghee in a pan add half cooked chicken curry and put the basmati rice on top.
16. Add fried onion coriander leaves, fried cashew nut, raisins, boiled water and salt .
17. Heat a banana leaf, tie it on top of the biriyani pot and cook for 8 to 9 minutes.
18. When the biryani is cooked ,remove the banana leaf from the top and mix everything together
19. Remove from heat. Serve and enjoy

Source: Village Cooking