Chicken Biryani (pakki syle)

If u want to make a flawless biryani then pakki style is the best way to go. Try this u will definetley love it.

Serves : 2

Ingredients :-

Ingredients for marination :-

Chicken : 1 lb ( cut chicken / drumsticks /boneless)

Salt : 1 /2 tspn

Chilly powder : 1/4tspn

Turmeric : 1/4 tspn

Coriander powder : 1/4tspn

Garam masala powder : 1/8 tspn

Curd : 1 laddle full

Lemon juice : juice of a 1/2 lemon

Ingredients to grind to a fine paste :-

Poppy seeds : 1 tbspn (dry roast)

Cashews : 5

Fennel seeds /saunf : 1/2tspn

coconut : 2tbspns

green chillies : 3

curd : 2tbspns

Ingredients for cooking rice :-

Basmathi rice : 2 rice cooker cups

Oil : 1tbspn

Whole garam masalas : ( cloves :4 , cardamoms :4 , cinnamon stick : 1" - 2pieces , star anise :1 , mace : 2 , Bay leaves :2)

Green chillies : 3

Onions :1

Ginger garlic paste : 1/4 tspn

Mint leaves : leaves of 10 sprigs

Coriander : 10 sprigs

Water : 3 cups

salt : 1& 1/4 tspn

Kesar Colour mixed in water : 2tspn

Ingredients for making curry :-

Oil : 2tbspns

cloves :2 , cardamoms : 2 , cinnamon : 1"

Onions : 1 big

Cashews : 10

Ginger garlic paste : 1 tspn

Salt : 1 tspn

Turmeric : 1/4tspn

Chilly powder : 1/4tspn

Marinated chicken

Grinded paste

Garam masala powder : 1/4 tspn

Lemon Juice : juice of 1/2 lemon

Preparation :-

• Marinate chicken with salt , turmeric , chilly powder , garam masala , coriander powder , lemon juice and curd . Try to marinate overnight putting in fridge .
• Grind ingredients under the title 'ingredients to grind' to a fine paste.
  
  
• Chop onions , green chillies , mint , coriander leaves , put ready whole garam masalas .
• Clean and soak basmathi rice in sufficient water for 30 mins.
• Cooking Rice For Biryani :-
• Heat a pan add oil , add whole garam masalas and fry them for a minute.
• Add green chillies and fry till done and then add onions . Fry till golden brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste and after a minute then add mint and coriander leaves .
• Add 3 cups of water and salt . Put lid and boil it fully .
• Add strained rice and cook till done .
• Add kesar colour water at different points. Put lid and switch off stove.
• After 5 mins take out the lid and spread rice in a baking casserole or u can use aluminium tray.
• Cooking Curry For Biryani :-
• Heat a pan add oil , add onions , whole garam masalas and cashews . Fry onions till golden brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add salt , turmeric & chilly powder . Fry for a minute.
• Add only chicken pieces discarding the curd from marination.
• Cook chicken covered till done and then add grinded paste and garam masala powder and fry till gravy thickens . Dont add water at all because it makes biryani more gooey and chicken releases lot of moisture. Switch off stove and add lemon juice.
• Baking Biryani :-
• Mix curry with the rice , put boiled egg halves .
• Cover the tray with aluminium foil or with a tight lid .
• Preheat oven @ 400 degree F and then put this tray in and bake for 20 mins and switch off oven . If u are cooking in large quantities increase the baking time accordingly.
• After a standby of 10 mins take the tray from oven and hot hot biryani is ready to serve.
• Serve yummy yummy biryani with ur favourite accompliement.