Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:

• 4 lb. chicken (cut) 
• 3 cups basmati rice 
• 1 coconut 
• salt 

For Masala:

• 2 inch ginger 
• 1 1/2 tsp. poppy seeds 
• 4 pods cardamom
• 2 tsp. fennel seeds 
• 1 1/2 garlics 
• Cinnamon 2 " long 
• 2 tsp mint leaves , chopped
• 2 green chillies  
• 2 tsp  cashew nuts
• 5- 7 cloves 
• 1/2 cup coriander leaves, chopped

To Saute:

• 4 cloves 
• 3 tsp cashew nuts 
• 1 1/2 inches cinnamon 
• 2 tsp butter 
• 1  onion, chopped 
• 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
• 1 tsp mint leaves 
• bay leaves
• 2 tsp coriander leaves 
• 4 cardamom 

Preparation:

Grind coconut pieces and extract 6 cups of milk. 

In a heavy bottomed pan, saute all above mentioned spices in 

butter. 

When they all turn into golden color, add the ground masala paste. Stir the 

mixture. 

After 2 mts add the well cleaned chicken pieces and salt. Keep 

on stirring for 5 minutes. Add 2 cups of Coconut milk. When chicken is 3/4th cooked, 

add the rest of the coconut milk. 

When the whole mixture boils, add the rice. When rice is half cooked, remove and serve hot with Onion raita.