Ingredients

• 2 cups - basmati rice
• 1/2 kg - chicken
• 4 cups - water
• 1 - onion large
• 1 - tomato large (or 2 small)
• 8- green chillies (or according to taste)
• 1/2 tsp - garam masala (optional - can be used if you desire spicy dishes)
• 1/4 tsp- turmeric powder-
• mint leaves - few
• ginger - 3 inch piece
• 15 flakes garlic
• 1 - bay leaf
• 3 - cloves
• 3-cardamom
• oil - little
• salt - as desired
• coriander - for garnishing

How to Make Easy Chicken Biriyani

• Make a paste of the ginger and garlic. Cut onions and tomatoes.
• Wash the basmati rice and let it soak in water for 30 minutes.
• Clean and cut chicken into pieces suited for biriyani.
• Place the pressure cooker on the stove, and add oil. When oil is hot, add the spices to it.
• Add the cut onion and fry till transparent.
• Now add whole green chillies (without cutting or slitting them).
• Add the ginger-garlic paste (prepared in step 1) and fry till the oil separates.
• Add the tomatoes, mint leaves, garam masala, and turmeric powder and fry for a while.
• Add chicken and fry for 3 minutes.
• Now add the basmati rice, water, and salt.
• When the mixture starts to boil, close the cooker, put the weight and reduce the flame to medium.
• Leave the cooker on the flame for 10 to 12 minutes and switch off the stove (no need for any whistles).
• Garnish with coriander leaves.