Chicken Biriyani @ Home

Ingredients:-

Basmati Rice -2 cup
Cinnamon - 3
Cloves - 3
Cardamom - 3
Pepper - 5

Chicken (Big pieces) - 4
Yogurt/Curd -  3 tbl spoon
Turmeric Powder - 1 tbl spoon
Chilli Powder - 1 tbl spoon
Coriander Powder - 2 tbl spoon
Garam Masala. - 4
Ghee - 3 tbl spoon
Cashew nuts
Salt

Onion sliced - 2
Tomato chopped - 1
Ginger chopped - 1 medium piece
Garlic - 5 cloves
Green chilli - 4
Curry leaves/coriander leaves

Method :-

• Marinate the chicken pieces with salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder,some chopped ginger, garlic  and  yogurt for half an hour.
• Cook the basmati rice in water by adding salt, round pepper, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add one set of sliced onion, ginger, garlic, green chilli and curry leaves. Saute well. Add tomatoes, and then the chicken pieces. Add coriander powder, garam masala and a little water to cook the chicken. Cover it and cook till the gravy becomes thick and getting dried. Then turn the fire off.
• Heat oil in a pan and  fry another set of onion till it become brown in color. Keep this aside.
• Fry the cashew nuts in ghee and keep it aside.
• Finally, in a bowl, spread some ghee, cashew nut, some fried onions, then rice and chicken pieces. repeat the step. Garnish with coriander leaves. Chicken Biriyani is ready !!! Serve with raitha.