Chicken Biryani

Ingredients: 

500 g Chicken

2 tbs chilli powder

2 tbs turmeric powder

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

2 tsp garam masala

8 large onions cut into fine thin slices

2 large finely chopped tomatoes

3 potatoes cut into wedges 

3 bay leaves

4 black pepper cons

1 tsp cardamom

2 cinnamon sticks

3 green chillies

2 cup basmati rice 

1 cup yogurt

3 boiled eggs cut into half

Method:

1) Cooking Chicken: 

Take about 500 g chicken, and marinate it in yogurt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, garam masala for about 30 mints. 3 big onions finely chopped. 2 tomato finely chopped. 

In a non stick pan put oil and fry the onions till golden brown, add bay leaves, black pepper cons, cardamom, cumin, cinnamon stick and green chillies. saute for a while then add ginger garlic paste and tomatoes and again saute for 10 mints on low flame. add very little water to make a paste like consistency and again saute everything for about 10 15 Mint. then add the marinated chicken and coat with all the masala then add 1 cup water not too much. cover it with a lid and let it simmer for about 20 25 minutes.  chicken is ready put aside. 

2) Make rice add salt to taste and put aside 

3) Chop about 5 Onions long n thin slices and deep fry them till nice and golden brown. put aside.

4) Take 3 Potatoes cut them into long pieces and deep fry them until golden brown. put aside. 

5) In a bowl take about 3 4 table spoons of yogurt and beat well. put aside. 

6) Boil 3 eggs. Cut and out aside. 

7) Layering the Biryani: 

In a non stick pan put a couple of bay leaves, add melted butter or Ghee at the bottom so the biryani does not stick to the pan. add a generous layer of rice then cooked chicken then sprinkle the fried onions and potatoes then add the yogurt and boiled eggs. Again make a layer of rice on top, sprinkle Fried onions and fried potatoes and boiled eggs.(you can make as many layers as u wish)  cover it with a lid. make sure you seal the lid from all sides before putting it on gas/oven to cook all of it together. 

8) If your using Gas : medium flame 30 mints 

if your using oven : 350*f  for 40 mints