Chicken Biryani Recipe - Pungu’s Kitchen

Ingredients

• chicken (cut into pieces): 500 grams
• yogurt: 1 cup
• ginger-garlic paste: 2 tbsp
• red chili powder: 1 tsp
• turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
• garam masala: 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Juice of lemon: 1
• basmati rice: 2 cups
• water: 4 cups
• green cardamoms: 3
• cloves: 5
• cinnamon stick: 1-inch
• bay leaf: 1
• onions, thinly sliced: 2 large
• tomatoes, chopped: 2
• green chilies, slit: 3
• chopped fresh coriander (cilantro): 1/2 cup
• chopped mint leaves: 1/2 cup
• cooking oil or ghee: 1/4 cup
• A pinch of saffron soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk (optional)
• Fried onions for garnish (optional)