Chicken Biriyani (Cooker)

Serves: 5

Cooking Time: 60 mins

1. Chicken: 0.5 kg
2. Rice: 5 cups
3. Tomato: 3 large
4. Onion: 2 large
5. Green chilli: 4
6. Ginger: 2 in
7. Garlic: 10 cloves
8. Ginger Garlic Paste: 2 tbsp (instead of ginger and garlic)
9. Cloves: 2
10. Green Cardamom: 3
11. Cinnamon: 2 in
12. Black Cardamom : 1
13. Star Anise: 1
14. Bay leaves: 3
15. Jaipatri: small piece
16. Biriyani masala: 1 tsp
17. Chilli powder: 0.5 tsp
18. Coriander leaves
19. Mint leaves
20. Water: 1:2 ratio for normal rice & 1:1.5 for Basmati
21. Salt: to taste
22. Sugar: 1 tsp
23. Oil: 2.5 tbsp per cup of rice
24. Ghee: for garnishing

1. Heat oil and fry
   • Cloves: 2
   • Green Cardamom: 3
   • Cinnamon: 2 in
   • Black Cardamom : 1
   • Star Anise: 1
   • Bay leaves: 3
   • Jaipatri: small piece
2. Add long cut onions and fry till it becomes brownish
3. Add the following and fry till the raw smell of ginger garlic paste goes away
   • green chilli
   • Coriander leaves
   • Mint leaves
   • Ginger garlic paste
4. Add tomato and cook till it becomes soft
5. Add chilli powder and biriyani masala and chicken
6. Fry for 5 mins
7. Add salt and sugar
8. Boil water (see the ratio above)
9. Add rice and mix well
10. Cook for 2 whistles and then cook in low flame for 2 mins
11. Open after the pressure releases and then then add two 2tbsp of ghee.