ingredients-
1 and 1/2 cups basmati rice
400 gm- chicken, boneless, diced
1- medium- sized onion, sliced
1/2 cup- curd
2 tbsp ginger paste
2 tbsp garlic paste
1/4- cup fresh coriander,chopped
1 and 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp- ghee
3 - green cardamoms
1" stick- cinnamon
1/2 tsp- black cumin
1- bay leaf
3 cloves
2-green chillies, finely chopped
3 and 1/2 cups- chicken stock/water
1/2 -tsp saffron threads
method-
wash rice twice and soak in just enough water to cover for an hour with the cinnamon stick. drain off water. keep aside. wash chicken well. drain. beat together curd, salt, coriander, ginger and garlic pastes. add chicken and marinate for 2 hours. in a bowl, mix ghee, green cardamoms, black cumin, bay leaf, chillies, cloves and onion. microwave, uncovered, on high for 4 minutes.. mix with chicken in its marinade. add rice, marinated chicken and chicken stock. microwave, covered, on high for 15 minutes. mix the saffron with a little water. soak for 15 minutes. microwave on high for 1 minutes. stir and pour on top of biryani. allow standing time of 5 minutes. serve...