The best way to make biryani chicken | Indian dish.

Biryani is considered  one of the most popular dishes in India . It has a special test and design. It consists of three layers.The top and the bottom layers are the rice , and in the middle layer is the chicken.

Ingredients:

1. A whole chicken
2. Plain yogurt
3. 4 cups of basmati rice
4. Garlic
5. Ginger
6. Mixed spice
7. Ghee
8. Onions
9. Fresh Parsley and cilantro

Preparing the chicken:

1. Whole cut chicken ( make few slits on every piece )

Add to the chicken

1. 7 tablespoons of plain yogurt
2. 2 tablespoons of garlic
3. 1 tablespoon ginger paste

2 tablespoons of masala spices if don’t have you can use this mixed powdered spices ( turmeric, paprika, cumin , chili, coriander, and mustard power)

• 1 lemon juice
• Fresh cilantro
• 1teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

It is preferable to leave the chicken in the refrigerator for half an hour or more

Rice Preparation :

1. Wash the rice unit the water becomes clear and soak it for 30 minutes

Cooking:

 1-Fry these spices with 4 tablespoons of ghee or any oil you have for 2 minutes

1. 3 pieces of bay leaf 
2. 4 green cardamoms
3. 6 cloves
4. 2 inch cinnamon piece
5. 2 star anise
6. 2 strand mace

2-Then add 1 big chopped onion until it becomes golden

3 – add one teaspoon of fresh minced garlic and ginger

4 – pour the chicken mixture with keep stirring it for 5 minutes

5 –  close the pot cover and leave the chicken with Medium heat for 15 minutes( until the chicken cooked)

 6 –  add 3 tablespoons of yogurt in to the cooked chicken

7 – in another pot cook the rice with a medium Cook then drain the water

8 – apply 2 tablespoons of ghee or any oil you prefer into the pot, then add one layer of the rice

9 – add the chicken as a second layer

10 – finally add the rest of the rice with adding pinch of saffron , butter ( or any oil ) , and  fresh chopped mix parsley and cilantro.