Nawabi Biryani

== Description ==
* Ethnicity - Marathi, West Indian
* Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
== Ingredients ==
* 1 kg chicken, skinned, cut into serving pieces
* 1½ cups long grained rice, soaked in water for ½ hour, washed
* 2 cups yoghurt
* 1 cup clarified butter (ghee)
* 1 cup milk
* 10 peppercorns
* 8 cloves
* 8 sprigs mint, leaves only
* 5 cardamoms
* 4 onions, sliced
* 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped
* ½ cup almonds, blanched, halved
* 3 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
* 2 tsp chilli powder
* 1 tsp garam masala powder
* 1 tsp mixed cumin seeds and shahjeera
* 1 tsp turmeric powder
* ½ tsp saffron
* salt to taste
== Directions ==
# Mix ginger-garlic paste, salt and yoghurt.
# Apply to chicken pieces and leave for 1 hour to marinate.
# Heat ½ cup ghee and add cumin seeds and shahjeera, cloves, cardamoms, peppercorn and almonds.
# Add chicken, turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala powder, and ½ cup water.
# Cook till chicken is tender.
# Add coriander and mint leaves.
# Reserve.
# Heat ¼ cup ghee in a pressure cooker and add rice.
# Fry till golden brown.
# Add 3 cups water and pressure cook till the rice is done but not soft.
# Heat remaining ¼ cup ghee and fry onion slices till brown and crisp.
# Drain and reserve.
# In a large pan, put a layer of rice.
# Top with a few fried onion slices and saffron strands.
# Add a layer of chicken.
# Repeat till all rice and chicken pieces are over.
# Cover tightly and finish cooking in an oven or by placing the pan on a hot griddle till each grain of rice is fluffy and the biryani is aromatic.
# Serve hot.
Category:Marathi Meat Dishes
Category:Mint Recipes
Category:Clarified butter Recipes
Category:Garam masala Recipes
Category:Onion Recipes
Category:Almond Recipes
Category:Yogurt Recipes
Category:Saffron Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Long-grain rice Recipes
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Category:Ginger Recipes