Chettinad Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:

Rice – 1/2kg
Chicken – 1/2kg
Coriander leaves – 1/2 bunch
Mint leaves – 1bunch
Green chilli – 6
Big Onion – 250g
Tomato – 250g
Ginger garlic paste – 50g
Curd – 1/2 cup
Oil – 2tblspn
Cardomon – 2
Cinnamon, Cloves, Marathi Moggu, Star anise – Each 2
Red Chilli Powder – 2tspn
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tspn
Coriander Powder – 4tspn
Salt – to taste

Method:

1. Heat the presser cooker. 
2. Add 2tsp oil and add all garam masala ingredient one by one. 
3. Add chopped onion and fry it till it turns into brown color. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry it till the raw smell goes off. Then add tomato, saute it well.
4. Now add turmeric powder, chiili powder, coriander powder and little water, fry it till till the raw smell goes off.
5. Add coriander, mint leaves and saute it well. Now add cleaned chicken with little salt , fry it till the chicken color changes.
6. Once its half done, then add slitted green chilli  and mix it well.
7. Finally add washed rice and mix well. add 1 cup of water. Close the lid and let it to cook.
8. Once the rice is 3/4th done add curd and mix well.
9. Now reduce the heat into medium flame and remove the biryani vessel.
10. Now place a flat heavy bottomed non-stick pan with water  on the stove and allow it to heat.
11. After that  on top of it place the biryani vessel and cook for 30 -35 minutes.
12. Finally, serve it hot.