Chiken Biriyani

Ingredients

1. Basmathi Rice- 2 cups
2. Chicken pieces with bones - 500 gms

Ingredients for marination

1. Tumeric - 1/2 tsp,
2. Lime juice - 1 tsp
3. Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp
4. Gingergarlic paste - 1tsp
5. Green chillies - 3 no
6. Mint Leaves - half bunch
7. Black cumin seeds - 1 tsp
8. Fried onions - 2 or 3 tsp
9. Red chilli powder - 2 or 3 tsp
10. Cumin powder - 1 tsp
11. Coriander powder - 1tsp
12.  Whole Garam Masala
13. Yoghurt - 1 cup

Whole Garam Masala Spices

(Colves - 3 no, Javetri - 2no, bayleaf - 1no, caradamom 1no, cinnamon -2no )

Procedure

• Take a chicken pieces in a bowl, add above marination ingredients one by one and mix them well adding half cup of yoghurt and 1 tsp of oil and keep it aside for 1 hour.
•  Take a large bowl pour water and put it on the stove, now add kaala jeera,2 tsp of oil, salt (as per u taste), Whole garam masala ie...(Colves - 3 no, Javetri - 2no, bayleaf - 1no, caradamom 1no, cinnamon -2no ).
• When water starts boiling (bulbing will appear) add 2 cups of basmathi rice to it, leave it for few min around 5 to 8 min.
• After few mins the rice will starts dancing, at that point check the whether the riced is half cooked (don't cook rice completely bcoz we are going to add as a top layer over the chicken which is at bottom, if we over cook it the rice will get mashed).
• When the rice is half cooked (ie 50% done) remove it immediatly from the stove and drain the excess water from the rice and keep the  rice aside.
• Now take a big bowl having tight lid (so that the steam will not come out) and put 2 tsp of oil and kaala jeera and then add the marinated chicken and level it up and fry it for 2-3 min.
• Now sprinkle the little amount half cooked rice on the top of the chicken, we can add some coriander leaves ,fried oninos and safron color on the top of the rice.( ie., first layer).

• Add remaining amount of rice on the top of the first layerof the rice and add some coriander leaves, fried onions  and safron color on the top of the rice (ie., second layer). 
•  Now cover tight lid on the top of the bowl,make sure that no steam will come out.
• Put in the low flame for 20-30 min.
• After 20-30 min of cooking ur Biriyani is ready.
• Remove it from the stove and serve hot with raitha.

Raitha