Quick & Easy Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients:

Basmathi Rice - 3 cups

Chicken - 2 lbs

Chopped Onion - 1/2 (medium)

Chopped Tomatoes - 1

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Green chillies - 4 to 5 ( small)

Biriyani Masala - 3 tbsp

Spices - Bay leaf - 1, Cinnamon sticks - 1 (2 inch) , Cardamom - 4, Cloves - 4

Mint leaves - few (optional)

Coriander Leaves

Salt

Oil

Biriyani Masala: Dry roast all the below ingredients separately, cool and grind to a fine powder.

Cinnamon – 1 big stick

Cardamom – 3

Cloves – 4

Nutmeg – 1/4 tbsp

Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp

Peppercorn - 1/2 tbsp

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Shahjeera – 1/2 tsp

Mace – 3

Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp

Red chillies - 4

For Chicken Biriyani:

• Soak the Basmathi Rice for 30 mins in Luke warm water.
• Heat Oil in pan, add the spices, ginger garlic paste, green chillies, keep stirring. When golden brown, add the onions, fry till golden brown, add tomatoes and let it cook for another 5 mins. Smash the tomatoes, add the biriyani masala, little water and let it cook for 5 mins. Add the chicken pieces, stir well, add water till chicken is covered in water and cook for 10 mins.
• Add required salt.
• Now, add the rice just on top of the chicken, and water just till the rice is soaked. Add Mint leaves and coriander leaves. Pressure cook for 10 to 15 mins. Or add to electric cooker and let it cook.

Cooking time will not take more than 30 minutes... Serve hot with Raitha and brinjal masala.