SIMPLE CHICKEN BIRYANI

 INGREDIENTS:-

1. Chicken                1 kg
2. Basmati rice         400 gms
3. Tomatoes             5 nos
4. Onion                   5 nos
5. Green chilies        20
6. Garlic                   1/2 cup
7. Ginger                  1/2 cup
8. Mint leaves          handful
9. Coriander leaves  handful
10. Cinnamon            4"
11. Cloves                  20
12. Cardamom           8
13. Oil                       1 cup
14. Turmeric             1 tsp
15. Water                  7 cups
16. Salt                     8 tsp
17. Lemon                 2

METHOD:-

1. Wash chicken, drain water, slice onion, cut tomatoes, slit chilies.
2. Grind ginger and garlic to a smooth paste, wash and cut coriander, mint leaves.
3. Pressure cook chicken, water, salt and turmeric for 1 whistle.
4. Open after 10 minutes, separate chicken and water.
5. Heat oil in the same cooker, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and fry.
6. Saute onion and brown, add chilies, tomato, ginger-garlic paste.
7. Fry until oil separates, add coriander, mint leaves and fry.
8. Wash rice and add, fry for a minute. Add chicken water and bring to boil.
9. Squeeze lemon, reduce the flame, arrange the chicken pieces on top.
10. Close the lid, put weight on it and cook for 10 minutes.
11. Off the stove, let the pressure settle down, then open and mix.
12. Serve with chicken gravy and carrot raitha.