Ingredients

• 1/4 kg - chicken
• 1 cup - basmati rice
• 1.5 cups - water
• 1 cup - onion, finely chopped
• 3/4 cup - tomato, finely chopped
• 2" piece - ginger
• 8 cloves - garlic
• 2 - green chillies
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp - curd
• 1 tsp - red chilli powder
• 1 tsp - anise seeds
• 1 - cinnamon stick (small)
• 3 - cloves
• a pinch of kesari powder
• 1/4 tsp - garam masala powder
• 1/4 cup - mint leaves
• 4 tbsp - coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 2 tsp - oil
• 2 tsp - ghee
• salt to taste

How to Make Kesar flavored Chicken Biryani

• Clean the chicken and cut into medium-sized pieces.
• Grind the ginger, garlic and anise seeds into a fine paste.
• Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
• Add the cinnamon stick and cloves and fry for a few seconds.
• Add ginger-garlic paste, mint leaves, coriander leaves, onion and tomato and fry well.
• Add the chicken and fry for a minute. Then add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, 1.5 cups of water, curd, salt and rice and stir well.
• Close the cooker and put the flame on medium high.
• When the nozzle emanates steam, put the weight on the cooker and turn the flame to medium low and cook for 8 minutes.
• Remove the cooker from the flame and keep aside.
• Remove the lid after 10 minutes, stir the rice well and serve.