Chicken Biryani recipe by Mariam

Ingredients

• 2 chickens, disjoint,wash and drain
• 3 cups sour milk/ yoghurt or half half
• good pinch saffron
• 2 and ½ teaspoon coarse salt,to taste
• 1 tablespoon tumeric
• 4 tablespoons dhana Jeeru (Cumin)
• 5-6 tablespoons chilli powder
• 6 tablespoons plain ginger garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon crushed garlic with green chillies
• 2-3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 5 green chillies
• 1 tablespoon whole Jeeru (Cumin)
• 4-5 pieces of cinnamon
• 3-4 cloves
• 5-7 whole black pepper
• 3 Elachi (cardomom) pods
• 3-4 onions sliced and fried till crisp and golden
• 10 med potatoes, cut in halves and fried
• 1 cup Masoor (Back lentils)
• 5-6 cups basmati rice
• salt for rice, 5-6 full teaspoon,to