Chicken Biriyani

Preparation time: 30 mins
Makes 2 servings
Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients:
Chicken pieces - 1/2 kg
Biryani rice - 1 cup
Ginger- garlic paste - 2 tsp
Tomato - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1/2 cup
Bay leaf- 2
Cinnamon - 1/2 inch
Cloves- 4
Cardamom - 3
Cocunut milk - 1/2 cup
Lemon - 1
Salt
Ghee

To grind :
Green chilly - 10
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic- 3 pods

To marinate:
Curd - 4 tsp
Garam masala- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Ginger - garlic paste - 1 tsp
Salt


Procedure:

1. Marniate the chicken for half an hour.
2. Soak rice for half an hour.
3. Heat ghee in a pan, add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
4. Fry until a nice aroma comes.
5. Now add onions and fry until translucent.
6. Now add the grinded paste and saute for some time.
7. Add the chicken pieces along with marinated mixture.
8. When the chicken is half done, add tomato, cilantro and mint leaves.Mix well.
9. Now add the rice, cocunut milk and water.
10. Adjust the salt and add lemon juice.Cook till its done.

Serve hot with Onion raitha and Chicken Curry.

Note:
1.If you are using an electric cooker, Follow the procedure till step 8, (Allow the chicken to cook fully)and then transfer the contents of pan to cooker and follow the other steps.
2.You can also grind the chilly and ginger-garlic paste seperately, so that you need not grind it once again for marination.
3.The rice used in this recipe is seeraga sambha .You can also use basmathi rice, if the mentioned variety is not available.
4.If you are using a pressure cooker, don't wait for the chicken to cook, keep it for 4 whistles and simmer for 10 mins.