Chicken Briyani With Seeraka Samba Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups Seeraka Samba Rice

1.5 lb chicken with bones

4 tbsp ground ginger garlic paste

1/4 cup yogurt

1 big onion ( sliced thin )

5 green chillies

1 tomato ( chopped )

2 bay leafs
1Star anise

1 tbsp chilli powder

1/4 cup chopped mint leaves

1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves

water 4 cups

4 tbsp oil

2 tbsp ghee
Salt to taste.
For powder:
1 tbsp Fennel seeds

2 cloves

2 cardamoms1″ piece of cinnammon
2 tsp poppy seeds.
Grind them into a fine powder.
Method:

• Wash and soak the rice in water 15 minutes.
• Cut the chicken into medium sized pieces.
• Heat the oil in the cooker.Add the star anise, bay leafs and ground masala powder saute for a minute.
• Add sliced onions and green chillies and fry till they start to brown.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for about 2 minutes.
• Now add chicken pieces along with the chopped tomatos and saute till the juice dries up.
• Add chilli powder,curd ,chopped mint leaves ,corriander leaves and salt to the taste.mix well. now close the lid 7 minutes.
• Now add ghee and soaked rice, mix it very gently, then add 4 cups of water, mix well.(slowly)
• Cover and cook with the weight on, until you hear 1 whistle or 10 minutes.
• Switch off gas flame. Allow the cooker to cool naturally.

Serve chicken biryani with onion raita.