Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani


Prep Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

Whole cut Chicken

Saffron

Cardamom (3 Green and 2 black), 

1 inch cinnamon sticks, 

5 cloves, 

8 peppercorn

2 tea spoons of ground poppy seeds

4 medium size onions finely chopped

5 Serrano Chilies finely chopped

4 medium size tomatoes finely chopped

Ginger- garlic paste.

1 whole bunch of cilantro

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1.5 teaspoon red chilies powder

1 teaspoon garam Masala

Lime juice as per taste

Salt as per taste.

Vegetable Oil.

 Method:

• Set aside 1 pinch full of saffron in ¼ cup milk. 
• Cook 3 cups of rice. Add oil and salt.
• Add cardamom,cinnamon sticks, cloves, peppercorn to a plentiful amount of oil
• Add finely chopped  onions,ginger and garlic paste,serrano chilies.
• Cover and cook the above till onions are translucent and giving off water
• Then add finely chopped tomatoes.
• Cover and cook for 5 mins.
• Add turmeric,chilli powder,garam Masala,lime juice,salt and whole cut up chicken.
• Cover and cook on a medium flame for about 30 minutes, stir it occasionally (Do not add water)
• Then add cilantro.
• Cover and cook for another 15 minutes
• Then add  poppy seeds.
• Uncover on a higher flame to thicken gravy. 
• Deep fry lengthwise cut onions. 
• Create layers with the bottom most layer of chicken, then rice, onions, saffron milk.
• Cover with aluminum foil and place in conventional oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
• Serve it hot.