Chicken Briyani

Serving - 7 

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 3½ cups water
• 500 g chicken thigh
• 1 cup chopped onion
• ¾ cup chopped tomatoes
• 4 serrano pepper ( Green Chili)
• 1 tbsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 2½ tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp chopped mint
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ tsp chili powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp garam masala
• 1½ tsp salt

Directions

• Wash the rice and soak them with water for 10 minutes and drain the water. 
• In a saucepan add 2½ tbsp of oil , once it is hot add cinnamon stick, cloves and bay leaves. 
• Let them fry for a minute. 
• Add garlic paste,ginger paste, chili ( cut them in cross wise) let them fry for a minute. 
• Add chopped onion and fry until it turn light brown color. 
• Add chopped tomatoes and fry for 2 minutes. 
• Add chicken pieces , salt, turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala and mix well, cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes. 
• Add rice and fry for a minute and add water and mint and mix well and taste the liquid if you want add more salt and chili. 
• Cover the pan, let the boil in high flame, once it is started to boil reduce the flame, let them cook for 10 minutes and switch off the flame and leave it for 5 minutes. 
• Open the lid and mix well and serve hot with or without raita.