Chicken biriyani

I love a good Biriyani and its good to have a recipe to make at home instead of going out. here is one

ingredients:

Chicken – 1 pound
Basmati rice – 3 cup
Ghee – 5 tsp
Onion big – 1 sliced
Tomato medium – 1 chopped
Green chillies – 5
Ginger – 2 inch
Garlic – 4 pods
Cashew nuts -10
Saffron – a pinch
Coconut milk – 1 cup
Coriander leaves – ½ cup (chopped)
Mint leaves – ½ cup(chopped)
Water – 5 cups
Cardamom – 2
Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
Jaji flower – 1
Anasi flower – 1
Cloves – 3

preparation:

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