chicken briyani (pressure cooked)

Ingredients:

Chicken- 4 leg piece

Basamti Rice - 2 cup

Tomato – 3 medium size (finely chopped)

Onion – 2 (finely chopped)

Green Chillies – 4 (cut it lengthwise)

Chopped Mint Leaves – one handful

Chopped Coriander Leaves – 3 tbsp

Coriander Powder – 1 tbsp

Chilli Powder – 1 tbsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste – 3 tbsp

Coconut milk- 1 cup

Cloves – 4

Cinnamon – 4

Bay Leaf – 4

Cardamom – 3

Aniseeds – 1 tbsp

Salt – to taste

Ghee – 3 tbsp

Cooking Oil

Masala to marinate:

Chilli powder-½ teaspoon

Cumin powder-½ teaspoon

Coriander powder-1 teaspoon

Salt-1/2 teaspoon

Turmeric-1 teaspoon

Yogurt-½ cup

Finely chopped cilantro and mint

Ginger garlic paste- 1teaspoon

Procedure:

• Wash and clean the chicken. Marinate the chicken with given masala (AS MENTOINED ABOVE) and keep in the refrigerator for an hour.
• Soak the rice for 1/2 hour.
• In a heavy bottom vessel heat the oil and add the whole spices, then add the onion and saute until golden brown.
• To this add the ginger garlic paste and saute for about a minute.
• Add the green chillies,tomatoes.
• Saute this well until the raw smell goes and add marinated chicken.
• Saute untill oil starts to separate.
• In the mean time wash the soaked rice and drain all the water completely.
• In a pan add little butter or oil saute it with rice for a min.
• Then add 1 cup of coconut milk and 2 1/2 cup of water.
• Let it come to boil, then add the sauted rice and close the lid.
• keep in medium flame for 10 min. [Tips : To get the rice cooked in correct consistent way, cook for only 10 min or do not leave the rice to cook beyond first pressure whistle. ]
• Serve hot..