Chicken Biryani

Many of us make Biryani... this is nothing new in this... But its a fact that each Biryani tastes different...just sharing how I made Chicken Biryani... Couple of my husband's friends had come home and I made this Chicken Biryani during last weekend. They liked it so much and this made me think why don't I share this recipe with you all.

Ingredients :

Chicken - 1 Kg
Basmati Rice - 3 Cup
Onion Big Size - 2 (sliced)
Tomato Big size - 2 (Fine chopped)
Green Chilli - 3-4
Ginger garlic paste - 3 tsp
Curd - 1/2 cup
Corriander leaves - few
Pudhina/Mint - Few
Cinnamon - 1 inch size -2 pcs
Cardamom - 2-3 nos
Bay leaf - 2-3 nos
Salt - 2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Water - 6 cups
Oil - 100 ml

How to make:

1. Mix the chicken, curd, 2 tsp ginger garlic paste and leave atleast for 1-2 hrs. Let the marination absorb well.

2. Soak the Basmati rice with 3 cups of water for 15 mins and half cook it and keep aside. dont add any more water to this.

3. In a cooker or a thick pan, add oil, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves. Saute this for 2 mins. Add onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, green chilli. Fryt his for about 5 mins. Now add the tomato, corriander leaves, mint and fry for 5 mins.

4. Now add the salt, chilli powder, garam masala and mix well.  Now add the marinated chicken.

5. Once the chicken is half cooked, add 3 cups of water.

6. When is chicken is 3/4 cooked, add the half cooked rice and mix it.

7. Close the cooker or the pan lid and let it cook in simmer for 5-6 mins.

8. Hot hot biryani is ready to serve....