CHICKEN BIRIYANI

Chicken biriyani ingredients:-

1. Chicken - ½ kg
2. Basmati rice - 3 cup
3. Ghee - 5 tsp
4. Onion big - 1 sliced
5. Tomato medium - 1 chopped
6. Green chillies - 5
7. Ginger - 2 inch
8. Garlic - 4 pods
9. Cashew nuts -10
10. Saffron - a pinch
11. Coconut milk - 1 cup
12. Coriander leaves - ½ cup (chopped)
13. Mint leaves - ½ cup (chopped)
14. Water - 5 cups
15. Cardamom - 2
16. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
17. Jaji flower - 1
18. Anasi flower - 1
19. Cloves - 3

Chicken biriyani preparation:-

• First clean and wash the chicken pieces. Drain all the water and keep it aside.
• Next make a paste with green chillies, ginger and garlic.
• Take a pressure cooker and heat with 5 tsp of ghee. Then add cardamom, cloves, anasi flower, jaji flower, cashew nuts and cinnamon.
• Fry for few seconds. Then add onions and sauté for 2 mins.
• Then add tomato pieces, chicken pieces and paste. Sauté until the raw smell disappears.
• Now add the washed basmati rice and combine well.
• Then add coconut milk, water, coriander leaves and mint leaves. Again combine well and close the pressure cooker.
• Pressure cook for 2 whistles and switch off the stove.
• Chicken biriyani is ready. Serve with onion raitha.