Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani :

 One people for serves

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice - 1 cup

Chicken -300 gm

Onion - 1 big chopped lengthwise

Tomato 1 small sized chopped roughly

Ginger-Garlic paste 2 tsp

Garam Masala powder - 1.5 tsp

Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Curd - 1tbsp

Thin Coconut milk - 1/2 cup 

Water - 1 cup

Oil - 2 tbsp

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Salt - to taste

To grind to a paste :

Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup

Mint leaves - 1/4 cup loosely packed

Green chillies - 1

Tomato - 1 big sized

To temper :

Cloves - 3

Cardamom - 1

Cinnamon - 1/4 inch piece 

Bayleaf - 1 

Preparation : 

Soak basmati rice in water for atleast 20 mins,Set aside. Grind the ingredients under 'to grind' with little water to a fine paste. Set aside. Clean chicken and rinse it thrice, add turmeric powder and set aside.Heat oil+ghee in a pressure cooker and add the items under 'to temper' them add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute,Then add onion and saute till its golden brown.Then add tomato, saute till raw smell leaves.Then add Coriander mint past and saute for 2 mins. Then add curd, chicken along with turmeric,red chilli,coriander,garam masala powders and required salt. Saute till it forms a thick gravy and chicken changes colour. Add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 4 whistles. Once pressure releases, open and give a quick stir. Drain water from rice and add it to the gravy, stir once.Then add coconut milk. Pressure cook for 3 whistles (After first whistle simmer it ).Once pressure releases fluff it with a fork carefully without breaking the rice. Serve hot with onion raita.