Ingredients
- ½ kg (1.1 lbs) chicken (skinless bone-in or boneless, large pieces such as thighs, drumsticks, legs or mix of all)
- 3 tablespoons plain yogurt (curd or dahi)
- 1¼ tablespoons ginger garlic paste (1 inch ginger & 4 garlic cloves crushed)
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon salt (adjust to tase)
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ to 1 teaspoon red chilli powder (or paprika, use less spicy variety)
- ½ to 1 tablespoon garam masala (or biryani masala, Refer notes)
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice (optional)
- 1 bay leaf (tej patta)
- 4 green cardamoms (choti elaichi)
- 6 cloves (lavang)
- 1 inch cinnamon (dalchini)
- 1 star anise (chakri phool)
- ¾ teaspoon shahi jeera (caraway seeds, substitute with cumin)
- 1 strand mace (javitri, omit if you don't like)
- 2 cups basmati rice (aged rice only)
- 2 tablespoons ghee (or Oil)
- 1 large onion (sliced thinly)
- ¼ to ½ cup mint leaves (chopped fine, about 15 leaves)
- 1 green chili (slit or chopped)
- ¼ cup plain yogurt (Indian curd)
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chili powder (optional, for heat)
- 1 teaspoon garam masala (or biryani masala)
- 3 cups water (3½ cups for pot, refer notes, more if needed)
- ¾ teaspoon salt (to stir in water)
- 2 tablespoons fried onions (optional)
- 1 pinch saffron (optional, soaked in 2 tbsps hot milk)
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