Chennai Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:

Basmathi Rice - 2 cups

Chicken - 1lb

Onions - 2 Nos

Tomatoes -2 Nos

Ginger & Garlic paste - 3 Tsp.

Green chillies - 6 No.s

Mint Leaves - 2 handsfull

Corinder Leaves - 2 handsfull

Red chilly powder - 1 Tsp.

Turmeric powder - 1/4 Tsp.

Curd - 1/2 cup

Water - 3 cups

Ghee, oil

Salt

Seasonings:

Cinnamon sticks - 2

Cardamom -2

Cloves - 4

Bay leaves - 2

Star Anise - 2

Mace - 2

Method:

• Soak the rice for half an hour.
• Marinate the chicken with curd, ginger garlic paste and salt for about 20 mins.
• Heat oil and little ghee in a vessel and then add all the seasonings, then fry the onions till golden.
• Now add ginger & garlic paste, green chilly, mint leaves, coriander leaves saute for few mins and add tomatoes let it smash nicely.
• Add marinated chicken ,curd, chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt. Saute for 5 mins.
• Add 4 cups of water and let it boil then add soaked rice and cover with air tight lid and cook for 15 mins in medium flame.
• If needed mix food colour in water and sprinkle on top of it.
• Remove from flame and let it cool for 10 mins then mix it with other side of the spatula so that rice doesn't break.