Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients

To marinate chicken:

250 - 350 gms chicken (For four people)

1/2 cup curd

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp salt

For Biriyani:
2 cups basmati rice
1-2 Bay leaves, 2 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon, 1 cardamom ( or use 1/2 tsp garam masala) 
2 Sliced onions
1 big tomato
1 tsp fennel seeds/saunf
1/2 cup mint leaves

1/2 cup coariander leaves

Ginger garlic chilli paste ( 12 garlic cloves, 1 inch ginger and 4 green chillies)

3 1/2 tumblers of water

1 1/2  tsp salt

Directions - How to make

Clean the chicken well with warm water. Cut into small pieces. Marinate the chicken with turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and curd and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

Soak the rice for 30 minutes. Now, heat 2 tbsp oil/ ghee in the cooker. Meanwhile grind the mint leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, garlic and chillies to a fine paste. Now add fennel seeds, bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom. Add onions and fry well. Next add the ground paste and tomato. Fry well to form a thick paste. Add the pressure cooked chicken pieces. Add 3 cups of water along with the chicken water. Once the water comes to a boil.  Add the soaked rice and salt. Taste the water if you still think its not spicy enough add little bit chilli powder to the water. Mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Serve hot with cucumber raita.