Layered Chicken Biryani recipe by @saadia_b_

Ingredients

• 1 chicken
• 2.5 cups rice
• ¼ - ½ cup Masoor (Back lentils) (brown lentil)
• 4 potatoes cut into ½ (to fry)
• 2 potatoes sliced into thick slices (to place at the bottom of the pot)
• 2 - 3 whole green chilli
• 1 teaspoon Whole cumin
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 3 cloves
• 3 whole peppercorns
• 4 cardamom pods (slightly bruised)
• 2 tablespoon red ginger garlic paste
• Red chilli flakes to taste (2 - 5 teaspoon heat dependant) (I use a lot of a mild chilli powder for Colour)
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin powder
• ½ teaspoon tumeric powder
• 2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoon vinegar
• ¾ cup yoghurt/sour milk
• 5 large handfuls of crushed fried onions
• Salt to taste (3-4 teaspoon. Adjust to your discretion)
• ½ - 1 teaspoon saffron (crushed)
• 1 cup of water
• 2 boiled egg