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Green Cardamom:4 Cloves:4 Cinnamon :3 pieces Salt: 2 tablespoon Water to boil the rice - around 2.5 liter
preparation:
- Clean & wash the chicken pieces. Drain the water or pat dry. - Slice the onions and tomatoes. slit 6 green chillies - Chop half cup coriander leaves and half cup mint - Whisk the yogurt and set aside - Wash & soak the Basmati Rice for 20 mins.
process:
To cook the chicken:
Heat 3/4 cup oil in a heavy bottom pan and add the sliced onions. - Fry until golden brown. - Add the ginger garlic paste and fry on low heat for 2 -3 mins. - Now add the chicken pieces, mix and cook for 5 mins on medium flame . - now add the sliced tomatoes. add the ready made Biryani Masala, mix and fry on medium heat for 3 mins. - Readymade Biryani Masala usually contains salt, hence salt is not added while cooking the chicken in this recipe. Do check if the biryani masala you are using has salt in it.
- Keep the heat on low and add the whisked curd/yogurt. Give a mix. add 5-6 green chillies. - Cover and Cook over low heat until meat is tender then remove the lid and cook until the water is dry and oil separates. - Dry up any excess water to get a thick gravy.
To cook the Rice:
- Take one more heavy bottom pan & add around 2.5 litres of water. Place it on high heat. - You may include the water in which rice was soaked in this 2.5 litres for enhanced flavour & taste. - Once the water starts to boil or bubble, add - Green cardamom -4, Cloves - 4, Cinnamon- 3 pieces and Salt 2 tablespoon . - Stir it well to dissolve the salt completely . The water must be very salty. - Once the water starts boiling, add the strained basmati rice & stir it well. - Continue to boil it on high heat, stirring few times very gently to not break the rice. - After 8-9 minutes when the basmati rice is almost done (90%) remove it from heat and strain the water. Set it aside.
Layering the rice and cooked chicken:
- Take a heavy bottom pan and spread half the cooked rice as the 1st layer. - Now spread the cooked chicken with gravy on top of the rice uniformly as shown in the video. - Next, spread the balance rice as the top layer. - Sprinkle some mint leaves on top of the rice. Close the lid and cook on low heat for 7-8 mins. - Allow it to rest for around 20 mins. - Once you open the lid, mix the chicken and rice evenly.
