Chettinadu Chicken Briyani

CHETTINADU CHICKEN BRIYANI: Ingredients: Briyani rice- ½ kilo Enough ghee and oil Cloves-2 Cinnamon pieces-2 Kalpasi-1 piece Crushed bay leaves- 1 tsp Curry leaves-2 spring Onion [finely chopped]-1 cup Mint leaves- a handful Garlic paste-1sp Ginger paste-1sp Tomatoes-[finely crushed]-1 cup Turmeric powder-1tsp Green chillies-5 Chicken pieces- ½ kilo Coriander powder-2 tsp Chilli powder- 1 tsp Curd- ½ cup Coriander leaves- ¼ cup Ghee-1tbsp Salt totaste Method: Soak the rice in water for half an hour. Heat a vessel suitable for Briyani and pour enough ghee and oil.

Add the cloves, cinnamon pieces, kalpaks, bay leaves and the curry leaves and fry well. Add the mint leaves and the chopped onions fry well for a few minutes. Add the ginger paste, garlic paste and the chopped tomato pieces and cook well until the tomatoes are mashed well and the ghee floats on the top. Add the green chillies and the chicken pieces, the coriander powder,chilli powder, 1 tbsp of ghee, chopped coriander leaves and the curd and fry for a few minutes. Add enough salt and 3 cups of water. Add the rice and cook in the medium fire until the rice is ¾th cooked and almost all the water in the briyani is absorbed. Then cook the briyani in ‘dhum’.