Chicken Briyani
ingredients;
chicken with bones --1/2kg ; cut big slices, wash. marinate with turmeric, salt, curd & all pwrd which follows below. for 2hrs or so.
basmadi Rice 3cups---- wash once, soak for 30min. then boil water, pour 1tbsp oil, 1tsp salt in it, add the Rice cook 3/4 . & drain water, spread it on large plate, put some coriander leaves, & fried onion 1/2 cup.(it is option. if you add onion tastes more.)
whole spices--cinnamon 1 stick, cloves 4, cardamom 6 ,, few javitri,annacipoo,(name of briyani masala spices).& bay leaves.
onion very large in size -2 ; if Indian onion -4 cut length wise
tomato - 3 ;chop;
g.chillies -7 nos slit;
ginger ,garlic paste 1tbsp;
curd 3/4 cup;
mint 3/4 cup;
coriander leaves 1cup each chopped ; lime 1/2
turmeric 1/4 tsp;,
chili pwr 1tsp;
coriander pwr 1tbsp,
cumin pwr 1tsp
, briyani masal powder 1tbs (optional)
Ghee1 tbsp;
Oil 3tbsp;
Step.
Cook & keep rice ready as mentioned.
Heat a vassal with oil & ghee. fry the whole spices together till the aromas comes.
add onions saute it until gets golden brown in colour.if adds 1/2 tsp salt quickly get it done.
now follow with g+g paste, stir for some while ,add marinated chicken peaces saute & cook for 3 or 4 minutes.
now its time to ahead with tomato, g.chills, cor/leaves mint salt & lime juice
Allow to cook on slow fire until the chicken tenderise.you can see some gravy in it,
when its ready off the fire.
take a briyani vassal., put 1/2 cooked chicken with some gravy. then spread 1/2 amount rice on it.also spread some fried onion, cor/leaves, & mint leaves.
Top of this layer , only remained chicken peaces should be spread as well fried onion, & the leaves.
again put the rice on it & spread al over, finally add the gravy which left, with the same onion, & leaves.
every layer you should sprinkle some saffron colour.( with water or milk dissolve pinch of saffron colour already)
now every thing over. finally one more thing .please follow it.
cover with lid. if the lid is not tight, you make chapati dough, paste around the lid & close the vassal.
it can dhum under very slow flame for 20-25 minutes.if you feel might burn fill 3 or 4 cups water in larger than briyani vassal.
allow to boil the water keep the briyni vessal on it cook until steam comes about 30 minutes on medium fire. watch if water evaporates add some more water to it.
or
if you have oven pre heat for 350 f , keep the briyani inside rack for 20 minutes.
now your favourite & delicious briyani is ready to serve with boiled eggs & onion Raitha.
I have given the method easy to follow. try your best.