Hyderabadi Chicken Biriyani

There are different kind of Biriyani available in India in different region. The taste and and style varies from location to location.This particular Biriyani is famous in Hyderabad. There can be two kind of Hyderabadi Biriyani : kachhi biriyani and pakki biriyani.
Kachhi Biriyani is something where we need to marinate the chicken for longer time and need to do the layering of rice(half cooked)with the raw marinated meat and then cook it in low heat.
Where as Pakki Biriyani is something where we will marinate the chicken for shorter period and will cook the chicken and rice separately and then do the layering.
I personally prefer to do the first one but for the beginners it is always better to go for the second option because it is lot more easy and do not required much expertise.
So lets start the Pakki biriyani.

Ingredients:

• Chicken 500gms
• Rice 3 cup
• 1/2 cup onion paste
• ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• plain yogurt 5-6 tablespoon
• Fried onion 1 cup
• cumin seed 2 teaspoon
• garam masala powder 1 teaspoon
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 cup chopped coriander
• 2 cup chopped mint leafs
• 3-4 drops food color
• salt as per taste.
• white oil 5-6 tablespoon.

Procedure:

• cook the rice with salt and cumin seed. Do not make it fully cook rather make it 3/4th done.
• marinate the chicken with curd,onion paste,ginger garlic paste,garam masala powder,cumin powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder and red chili powder for at least 1hour.
• take a non stick container and add 5-6 tablespoon oil. Pour the marinated chicken ,add salt and cook it for 5-7 min in high heat. Then cover the lid of the container and cook it slowly for at least 30-40mins in low heat.
• Once the chicken become soft and start releasing oil from it ,switch off the oven.
• take a oven proof bowl.Make a layer of cooked chicken.now make a layer of rice on top.sprinkle some chopped coriander,chopped mint leaf and fried onion.Then make another layer of rice and again sprinkle some chopped coriander,chopped mint leaf and fried onion.
• take half cup of water and pour 3 drops of yellow food color.now sprinkle it on top of the rice.
• put it in the micro-oven and cook it for 10mins.
• if you don't want to cook in microwave then make the same layers in a container and put that in low heat and cook it it for 10-15min while covering the lid.
• Before serving it ,sprinkle some garam masala powder from top and serve it with salad.