Chicken Majboos – The Captain Chef

Ingredients

• 1 kg Chicken – cut into 4 pieces
• 1 kg Basmati rice (1 kg rice: 1 ½ litre water)
• 2 Onions (finely chopped)
• Fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped)
• Fresh parsley leaves (finely chopped)
• 2 tomatoes (small cubes)
• 2 Green chilli (optional)
• 1 tbsp Ginger paste
• 1 tbsp Garlic paste
• 3 Black lime (dried lime)
• 6 Cardamom seeds
• 3 Cinnamon sticks
• 1 tbsp Coriander powder
• 1 tbsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp mix spices (Baharat)
• Salt – as needed
• Water – 5 cups
• Ghee – 1 tbsp
• Mix of rose water & saffron – a pinch (optional)
• Almonds – few
• Raisins, Cashew nut – few