Ingredients

The following ingredients have 3 Servings
  • 2 cups basmati rice ((read notes in the post))
  • 3½ cups hot water ((adjust to suit the rice))
  • 4 tablespoons oil ( or ghee)
  • 1 onion (large , sliced very thinly or pureed)
  • 1 to 4 hot green chili ( slit )
  • 1 medium tomato ((optional, deseeded & chopped))
  • 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
  • ¼ cup mint ( / pudina leaves chopped fine)
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves ( chopped fine)
  • ½ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste))
  • 4 green cardamoms
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon Pepper corn
  • 5 cloves
  • 2 inch cinnamon stick
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon fennel seeds ( / saunf)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 green cardamom
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 inch cinnamon stick
  • ¼ pepper corn ((optional))
  • ⅛ nutmeg (small , (optional) or 2 generous pinches powdered)
  • 1 strand mace (or generous pinch powdered)
  • 1 to 2 star anise
  • ½ kg bone-in chicken ((cut to 2 inch pieces, 1.1 Lbs.))
  • ½ cup yogurt ( or tomatoes (refer notes, how to use tomato))
  • 1½ teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • ⅛ teaspoon turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder ((do not increase, add more chilies if you want spicy))
  • ½ teaspoon salt

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