Chicken Briyani

Ingredients

• Basmathi Rice – 3 cups
• Chicken – 1/2 kg (cut to medium sized pieces)
• Oil – 2 tsp
• Ghee – 2 tsp
• Cardamom – 2 to 3
• Cloves – 5
• Cinnamon Stick – 2 to 3 (1 inches)
• Fennel seeds – few
• Star anise – 2 to 3
• Bay leaf – 1
• Onion – 2
• Tomato – 1
• Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup
• Mint leaves – 1/4 cup
• Garlic paste – 1 tsp
• Green chillies – 3 (Cut lengthwise)
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1/2tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Biryani Masala powder – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – as needed
• Lemon juice –  1 tsp
• Water – 4.5 cups

Method

• Wash the chicken with salt and keep aside.
• Soak the rice for 15 to 20 min.
• In the pressure cooker, add the oil and when hot, add the cardamom, cinnamon stick, star anise, fennel seeds, cloves and Bay leaf and fry for 1 min.
• Now add the ginger garlic paste, green chillies, onion and fry for another few min till the onion becomes translucent.
• Add the tomato pieces, mint and coriander leaves and saute well.
• Now add the chicken pieces and fry. 
• No need to add water, as the chicken leaves water.
• Add all the powders mentioned in the ingredients and salt.
• When the gravy becomes thick, add the water and rice.
• Check for the seasoning and add the lemon juice and close the lid.
• Keep the flame in low for 10 min and switch off.
• Open the lid, add the ghee and mix the briyani.
• Serve hot with any side dishes/gravy like Prawn gravy, Thayir pachadi etc…