Ammu’s Chicken Biryani Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 200g of plain flour
• 500g of basmati rice, good quality
• 5 tbsp of salt
• 1/2 tsp saffron strands
• 80ml of full-fat milk
• 8 tbsp of ghee, or vegetable oil (sometimes I mix both and it works really well)
• 2 white onions, thinly sliced into half moons
• 1kg bone-in chicken thighs, skinless
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 6cm of fresh ginger, grated
• 2 tbsp of Greek yoghurt, full-fat
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 2 green cardamom pods
• 2 cloves
• 1cm of cinnamon stick
• 1cm of mace, crushed
• 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 1/2 lemon, juiced