Chicken Biryani---2[red color]

                                                                           

Ingredients

1. Chicken                             500 gms        
2. Biryani Rice                      500 gms[2 1/2 cups]
3. Water                                 2 measurements[5 cups] 
4.  Salt                                    4 1/2 tsp 
5. Turmeric                            1 tsp
6. Mint leaves                        handful
7. Coriander leaves               handful
8. Lemon                               1/2 
9. Chilly powder                    3 tsp 
10.   Green chilis                     10 whole                                                                                     

For seasoning

1. Bay leaf                           2
2. Star anise                         2
3. Marathi bud                     4
4. Cardamom                       4 
5. Cinnamon                        2"
6. Cloves                              10   
7. Kalpasi                             little[optional]
8. Oil                                    1/2 cup  
9. Onion                               3 big                  
10. Tomatoes                          3 nos
11. Garlic                               2 pod
12. Ginger                              3"   

Method  

• Grind ginger-garlic to a smooth paste.
• Slice onion, wash mint, coriander leaves.
• Wash chicken. Soak washed rice.
• Take heavy bottom vessel pour oil and heat.
• Add bay leaf fry then add star anise, cinnamon, cloves, Marathi bud, cardamom for 2 minutes.
• Fry onion till dark brown in color and looks crispy.
• Then add ginger-garlic paste and fry until aroma comes.
• Now add tomatoes and fry until they are cooked and mashed.
• Add turmeric, chilly powder, mint leaves, coriander leaves.
• Mix them and add chicken and whole chilis.
• Fry for 5 minutes and add salt, 1/2 cup of water.
• Cook chicken for 20 minutes with lid closed.
• After 20 minutes open the lid add water and stir.
• Bring to boil add lemon and rice.
• Stir well until rice and water mixes up.
• Boil once and close the lid, cook on a low flame.
• Keep an weight on top of the lid.
• Open once after 10 minutes and mix the rice well so that the rice should not stick to the bottom.
• Close the lid keep the weight and cook for another 10 minutes.
• Off the stove when there is no water on the top.
• Serve with chicken gravy and raita.
• This Biryani smells good and very tasty also.