Chicken Briyani

Ingredients:

1. Chicken - 2.5 pounds (1 Kg)
2. Mint leaves - 5 stems
3. Coriander leaves - 5 stems
4. Onion - 1
5. Tomato - 1
6. Basmati Rice - 3 Cups
7. Ginger 
8. Garlic - 6 cloves
9. Cinnamon
10. Cloves
11. Bay Leaves
12. Green Chillies - 3
13. Poppy Seeds
14. Water - 4 1/2 cups 

Procedure:

Marination:

Marinate Chicken with little Salt, little ginger garlic paste, Turmeric powder, Chilli powder, 1 tbsp Coriander powder, 1 tbsp garam masala, juice from half lemon. Let it marinate for 30 mins.

Grind:

1. Grind Ginger, Garlic, Cinamon, Cloves, Poppy seeds, 1 tsp Fennel seeds
2. Grind Chopped onions, chillis
3. Tomatos
4. Mint & Coriander leaves

Process:

1. In Pressure Cooker, add Ghee/Oil
2. Saute Cashews and keep it aside
3. Add ground mixtures one by one in the order in which you grind it. Saute for 5 mins until the rawness goes off..
4. Add marinated Chicken pieces, mix and let it cook for 5 mins.
5. Add Rice and water
6. Add salt
7. Close the lid of Pressure cooker (without weight) and wait until steady steam comes out.
8. Once steady steam comes, put the weight on and reduce the flame to minimum.
9. Let it cook for 20 mins.
10. Garnish with Cashews, Coriander leaves.