Chicken Biryani

Wake me up in the middle of the night and ask me if I want to eat Chicken Biryani and I wont ever say no!I think im totally in love with biryani especially the hyderabadi ones.This biryani is actually a combination of two recipes from two friends,I like both the recipes and thought why not combine both methods to get a great recipe.More over its simple and easy to make too.

Ingredients

Chicken 2 lbs marinated in
1 cup curds,paste of 1 onion and 8 chillies, 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste,1 tbsp corriander powder,1 tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp garam masala and 1 tsp cinnamon powder.

3 cups rice
cooked in rice cooker with 3 cups of water,little oil and whole spices like cloves,cardamoms and bay leaf and 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder.

Other ingredients
1 big onion chopped, whole spices,1 tsp shahi jeera,10 peppercorns,1 tsp ginger and garlic paste,salt,1 tbsp Shan Sindhi Biryani powder,1 cup of chopped mint and corriander,few strands of saffron dissolved in 3 tbsp of water.

Method
1.Marinate the chicken for atleast 8 hrs.
2.Cook the rice and let it cool.
3.Heat oil in a big pan or use a big wok,when hot add the hot spices followed by the peppercorns,shahi jeera .
4.Put in the onions and fry till its almost golden brown.Put in the ginger and garlic paste and fry for some more time.
5.Now add half of the mint and corriander.
6.Add salt and the biryani powder.
7.now add the marinated chicken and let it cook well,adjust the salt and chilli powder.
8.Once the chicken in cooked and the gravy looks,smells and tastes good,its time to assemble the biryani.
9.pre-heat the oven to 350.
10.Take a tray and place half the rice followed by the corriander and mint leaves and saffron water,spread half of the chicken and follow the same procedure for the remaining rice and chicken.
10.Cover with a foil and cook for about 25-30 mins.