Chicken Biryani recipe by Suzette Soobramoney

Ingredients

• 1 chicken skinned and sliced into pieces ( size is your choice)
• oil
• Butter ghee (Clarified butter)
• 1 onion sliced
• 1 tomato grated
• 3 sprigs curry leaves
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Jeera seeds
• 1 teaspoon saumph seeds
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 4 Elachi (cardomom) pods
• 2 star aniseeds
• 1 teaspoon dhania (coriander)/ Jeera powder
• 1 teaspoon gharum masala
• ½ teaspoon saffron essence
• 2 tspns ginger & garlic
• 2 teaspoons Kashmiri masala
• 2 fresh green chilies
• 4 potatoes
• 1 cup Maas
• 21/2 cups rice soaked in hot water
• ½ cup Masoor (Back lentils) dhall (lentils)
• Salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon