Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients
  Biriyani masala

1. Chicken-1pound (cut into bite size pieces )
2. Onions -3
3. Tomato-2medium size
4. Ginger & garlic paste-1tbs
5. Chilly powder-1tbs
6. Turmeric Powder-1tsp
7. Garam Masala-2tsp
8. Cloves-4num
9. Cardamon-4num
10. Cinnamon-1stick
11. Bay leaf-1num
12. Curd-1cup
13. Coriander leaf-1/4 cup
14. Salt -To taste
15. Oil-2tbs
16. Cashew-10num
17. Raisins-10num

             For the Chicken Marinate

1.  Potato -2num(cut into big chunks)
2. Chilly Powder-1tsp
3. Pepper powder-1tsp
4. Coriander Powder-1tsp
5. Turmeric Powder-1/2tsp
6. Lime juice-1tbs
7. Ginger & garlic Paste-1tbs
8. Salt- 2tsp

           For Rice

1. Rice -2cups
2. Cloves-4
3. Cardomon-4
4. Cinnamon-1/2 stick
5. Bay leaf-1
6. Water-6-8 Cups
7. Salt-To taste

METHOD
           Marinate Chicken and potato with Chilly powder ,Coriander Powder ,Pepper Powder,Turmeric          Powder,Ginger Garlic Paste ,lime juice and salt set aside for 1/2 hr

         For Rice

•    Boil water with salt and Whole masala   
•    Add  rice and boil till 3/4 done
•    Drain water and keep rice aside

  For Chicken Masala

•   Finely slice onions and Deep fry, 2 onions(dark brown )
• Add oil in a pan fry Cashew and Raisens (keep aside)
• Fry Marinated Chicken and potato's till light brown keep aside
• Fry onions in the same oil till golden brown 
• Add Ginger garlic paste fry for 3min
• Add Tomatoes and Coriander leaves stir for 4min     
• Add Chilly Powder,Turmeric Powder and Garam Masala fry till raw smell goes 3min
• Add   curd ,stir till all the curd had dried up 
• Add Fried chicken and potato's  stir well   till the masala is coated with the masala
• Add 1/2 fried onions(powder with hand before putting )   
• Add water 1cup and salt close with a lid let it cook for 15min in medium flame,stir in between 
• Cook till the water is dried up and till you have a thick gravy

For preparing Biriyani

•      Layer some Masala on the bottom
•      Then rice , little fried onionsand coriander leafs , then masala and then rice 
•      Add some ghee on top
•      Preheat oven at 350F for 25min  OR layer the masala and rice and close it with a tight lid, keep in low flame for   25min

For Serving

• Keep aside some rice from top of the biriyani
• Take some rice and masala(biriyani)  in a serving plate
• Add the kept aside rice on top and garnish with cashew,raisins and fried onions