Cheat’s Oven Cooked Chicken Biryani – step-by-step guide

Ingredients

• 2 cups good quality Basmati Rice (washed and soaked in water for 20 minutes.)
• 4-5 Chicken legs or a similar quantity of chicken meat ((bone in -Skinless))
• 1 large potato cut into medium chunks
• 1 carrot (sliced or chopped)
• One medium onion (roughly chopped)
• 6-8 dried plums (Aloo Bukhara)
• 1-2 Green chillies
• 3-4 tbsp Oil or Ghee
• 1 tbsp Shan Sindhi Biryani masala (available in all Asian shops)
• 1 tsp Red dried Chilli flakes or Paprika if you like it mild
• 1/2 cup fried Onions
• 1-2 Bay leaves and chopped Coriander and Mint
• 2 cups boiling hot water
• 2 tbs Sambal Oelek paste Or Sriracha
• 1/2 tin tomato (chopped)
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 2-3 cloves
• 1-2 star anise
• 3-4 black peppercorns
• 2-3 green cardamoms
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp five spice or Garam masala
• 2 tbsp garlic paste
• 1 tbs Shan Sindhi Biryani masala (available in all Asian shops)
• Salt and pepper (to taste)