Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani Recipe with step by step instructions and photos

Ingredients

• 1lb 4oz chicken pieces
• 1 lb Basmati rice
• 1¾ pints water
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 cloves
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 2 black cardamom pods
• 2 green cardamom pods
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter or drawn butter)
• 10 mint leaves
• 1 tablespoon javeri mace
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 4 medium onions
• ½ tablespoon saffron
• 2 medium onions
• 2 green chilies
• 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste
• 1¼ pint natural youghurt
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
• 6 black peppercorns
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
• ¼ teaspoon coriander powder
• 2 tablespoons oil or ghee (clarified butter or drawn butter)