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Discription:Chicken biriyani is a popular rice dish in India. This recipe involves chicken pieces marinated in a spice and curd mixture and cooked with basmati rice on a low fire. You can cook briyani by using the rice cooker or pressure cooker .
Ingredients:
For chicken marinade:

• Chicken- 250gms
• Curd- 1/2 cup
• Chilli powder- 1/4 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder a pinch

For rice:

• Basmati rice- 2 cups
• Onion- 1
• Tomato- 2(medium)
• Ginger garlic paste- 1 1/2 tsp
• Mint leaves- 1/2 cup
• Coconut milk- 1 cup(optional)

For biryani masala:
Make it as a powder

• Bay leaf- 2
• Cloves- 3
• Cinnamom- 3
• Cardamom- 3
• Perinserrakam- 2 tsp
• Coriander seeds- 1 tsp
• Pepper- 1/2 tsp
• Green chillies- 2
• Oil- 2 tsp
• Ghee- 2 tsp
• salt to taste

• Clean and soak basmati rice for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Clean and cut chicken to required size. Mix with curd, chilli powder, tumeric powder. Let it marinate for 1 hour.
• Take the pan and heat oil and butter. Now add chopped onions, fry for few minutes and add ginger garlic paste and fry for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the chicken marinade, briyani masala powder, chillipowder and cook on medium flame till the oil comes out. 
• Add the rice and mix it well.
• 4 cups of water and salt. Once it begins to boil, you can add the whistle, then reduce the flame to simmer and pressure cook for 1 whistle. It will take about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Enjoy the chicken briyani and post your feedback in the comments section below.