Chicken Briyani

• Basmati rice t00gms
• Chickent500 gms
• Refined oil 3 1/2 tbsp
• Vanashpathy 11/2 tbsp
• Ghee 11/2 tbsp 20 gms
• Bay leaft2 no
• Cinnamon t2 stick
• Cardamom t2 nos
• Clove t4nos
• Fennel seeds 1/4 tsp
• Sliced onion t400 gms
• Sliced tomato 200 gms
• Split Green chillyt no's
• 1Ginger garlic paste 50 gms
• Turmeric powdert1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder t11/2 tbsp
• Salt tTo taste
• Curd t3/4 cup
• Water t750gms
• Chopped mint leaves for garnish
• Chopped coriander leaves for garnish

1. Wash & drain the water from chicken pieces, and add ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and add 1/4 cup of curd mix well then allow marinating for half an hour.
2. Heat oil and Vanashpathy in a cooker put the whole Garam Masala (bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves)and fennel seeds when its splutter add sliced onion and green chilly saute till golden brown.
3. Then add ginger garlic paste and sliced tomato saute fry until fragrant. Then add turmeric, chilly powders and salt saute for few seconds, then add beaten curd mix well, once oil will occurring then put marinated chicken pieces and cook till half done.
4. Then pour 750 gms of water then add washed rice and mix nicely, finally add chopped coriander & mint leaves and ghee stir nicely close the lid, allow to 1 whistle and 5mins in simmer.
5. When all the steam has escaped, open Pressure Cooker and mix the rice gently.
6. Serve hot with Raita and Bagara baingan or Ennai Kathirikkai.

basmati rice, chicken, oil, bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel seeds, onion, tomato, green chilly, garlic, turmeric, chilli powder, salt, water, mint, coriander leaves

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chicken-Briyani-1262107 (may not work)