Chicken Biryani

Ingredients :

chicken drumsticks
1 cup yogurt
2 onions
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp shah-jeera
3 bay leaves
cinnamon
3-4 cloves
a pinch of saffron soaked in milk / water
2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp corriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp chillie powder
salt to taste
ghee for deep frying onions
a handful of corriander leaves finely chopped

Method :

1. Mix together yogurt, chillie powder, garam masala powder & ginger-garlic paste & marinate the chicken in this paste for atleast an hour.

2. Cook rice. When done, put the saffron in it. Set aside.

3. Deep fry onions till golden brown. Set aside.

4. Heat butter in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon, shah-jeera & bay-leaves. Add finely chopped onions & cook till golden brown. Add corriander powder, garam masala, salt & red chillie powder. Cook on low flame till oil seperates. Finally, add the marinated chicken & cook till the chicken is done.

5. Grease a baking dish & arrange alternate layers of the prepared rice & the chicken. Bake at 250 degrees F for 25 minutes.

6. Garnish with fried onions & corriander leaves. Serve hot with raita.

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