Biryani Variant 1: Chicken biryani

by Farzana

Take 1 kg chicken..c.ut into pieces medium size....wash..rinse...Put them in a big vessel ...add chiilinpowfer...garam masala powder....turmeric powder...coriander powder....salt to taste...mix well with curd...200grms....
Keep aside this vessel...now take five to six big onions...cut them...keep aside.....Then take a frying pan ...put ghee n oil ..heat it...fry the onions until golden brown...little golden .....remove the fried onions.....aside.....
Take a dough of half kg...knead and keep aside...ok...
Now ginger garlic paste....tomatoes.....coriander leaves and mint leaves....should be added to the chicken...alongwith garam masala...and bay leaves....
Mix the barista.......fried onions are called barista......ok........in the chicken......
Uff it will smell heavenly.....put some pieces of pine apple ...cut into 2/4inches big.....
Now rice part...bring rice to a boil.....medium cooked....
So that it can be completely cooked with the chicken....
Place the mixed chicken with all masalas...in the same container.....and spread the rice upon that...with little barista...and mint leaves above the rice.......add orange colour ...just sprinkle everywhere.....
Cover the container nicely with a lid and then cover the aides with the dough...completely...so that the steam does not go out....
Keep it for 1 hr...in a low flame......after one hr...just open little n check with back of the big spoon....if it comes out watery then keep for more time...if only oil n masala....then its cooked...
Serve hot with dahi raita...onion n cucumber...