Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 green chilies ( optional)
  • 1 cinnamon (small )
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 green cardamom
  • 12 to 15 cashews ( or 2.5 tbsp powder)
  • ½ kg chicken ( with bone or boneless)
  • 1 to 1 ½ tbsps lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ½ to 1 tbsp red chili powder ( (kashmiri , adjust as needed))
  • 2 onions (large , or 1 heaped cup cubed (coarsely crushed))
  • 1 ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp ghee (solid )
  • Salt ( to taste)
  • 2 tbsps Coriander
  • 2 inch Cinnamon stick (thin )
  • 6 to 8 Cloves
  • 4 green cardamom ( / elachi)
  • ½ tsp cumin (/ Jeera / jeelakara)
  • ¼ tsp Fennel seeds ( / saunf (optional))
  • 2 cups rice
  • 3.5 cups water ( or stock)
  • 2 to 3 tbsp Oil
  • Salt ( as needed)
  • Turmeric ( as needed little only)
  • ½ tsp red chili powder
  • 1 ½ tsp biryani masala powder ( (any ready made will do))
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ cup curd (fresh, / yogurt (do not use very sour one))
  • 2 onion (medium , (1 cup sliced))
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch Ginger ( or ginger garlic paste 1.5 tsp)
  • 1 green chili
  • ½ cup pudina ( / mint (loosely measured))
  • ½ cup coriander ( (loosely measured))
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 strand mace
  • ½ tsp shahi jeera
  • 3 green cardamoms
  • 4 cloves

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