Bombay Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:

Chicken ( with bone ) - 2 lb ( cut into medium size )
Shan Bombay briyani mix - 1 packet
Basmathi rice - 4 cups
Onion -2 nos ( chopped finely )
Tomato - 2 nos ( chopped )
Green chillies - 7
Ginger garlic paste - 5 tbsp
lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Yogurt ( curd ) - 1 cup
Mint - one handful ( chopped )
Corriander leaves - one handful ( chopped )
Orange or yellow food colour - 1 pinch
Oil - 5 tbsp
Salt to taste.
Method:

• Wash and cut the chicken medium size.
• Marinate the chiken in a mixture of the yogurt, shan briyani masala powder,ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp and lime juice for 3 hours.
• Wash and soak the rice in water 15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan add chopped onion and greenchillies fry till onions golden brown.
• Now add Ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell goes away.
• Now add tomatoes and cook until they turn soft.
• Now add the marinatted chicken into the mixture. stir well.
• Then add chopped mint and coriander leaves.
• Add 1/2 cup of water. stir well.
• Close the lid and cook on a low flame, until the chicken turns tender.
• when the liquid evaporates fry few seconds and remove from heat.
• Boil the rice with cumin seeds ,oil and salt.
• When the rice is 3/4 done, drain in a strainer.
• In a separate nonstick pan, form 1 layer of rice. Spread chicken masala. Then form third layer on it with remaining rice.
• Now mix the food colour in spoon of water and sprinkle it over the rice.
• Close the lid and cook on low flame 7 to 8 minutes or till rice is fully cooked.
• Mix thoroughly with flat spoon.

Serve with fresh cut onion slices or onion raitha.