Chicken Briyani

Ingredients

To Blend
1 small onion
1 inch ginger
4 green chillies

6 cashew nuts
10 golden raisins
4 garlic cloves
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 tsp salt

1 kg chicken
1/4 cup cooking oil
1/2 cup onions, sliced
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 1/4 Tbsp briyani masala

1 Tbsp salt
3 cardamoms
8 peppercorns
4 cloves
2 small cinnamon sticks
2 bay leaves
2 cups basmati rice
1 tsp rose water
1 tsp kewra water
1 tsp ghee
1/2 cup hot milk
1 tsp range food colouring (optional)

Method

1. Marinate chicken in blended ingredients for at least 30 minutes.
2. Fry sliced onions in oil in high heat until brown then set aside half.
3. In same pan with fried onions, add marinated chicken & fry.
4. Then add chili powder & briyani masala & saute for 5 minutes, then cover & cook for 25 minutes at low heat.
5. To cook the briyani rice, soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes. Then add salt, cardamom, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon sticks & bay leaves to a pot of boiling water and add the basmati rice & give it a stir. Cook for 5 mins at high heat. Then strain the rice.
6. Add rose water & kewra water to the chicken & stir. Cook the chicken until the gravy is reduced, then add the prunes & the rice & pour the ghee & hot milk over the rice. Add the reserved friend onions & food colouring.
7. Cook for 20 mins at the lowest heat.
8. Stir before serving.