Chettinad Chicken Biriyani

       Hai friends i'm back and back with my Favorite dish ....Biriyani...this time chettinad style....Biriyani is one such dish i'll never get tired of eating.we will have biriyani in our menu atleast once a week...so while i was browsing for a new biriyiani recipe,i came across Solai's True Chettinad Kitchen and  Found so many nice traditional chettinad dishes and tried out this biriyani that day itself...this biriyani was so flavourfull. we all loved it and will definetely try again...so for all biriyani freaks, like me out there try this and let me know...

Ingrediants Required:-

• Basmati Rice - 2 cups
• Chicken - 1/2 kg (i used 5 drumsticks)
• Onion -2
• Tomato -2
• Coconut Milk -1 cup
• Birinji leaf /biriyani leaf - 2 small pieces
• Cinnamon-2
• Cloves -3
• Star Anise -2
• Curry leaves - a spring
• Mint Leaves - 2 tbsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Corinader leaves - a small bunch

For the Masala:-

• Ginger - 1inch piece
• Garlic -10 pods
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• G.chillies -4 
• R.chillies -1
• Cinnamon -2 or3 small pieces
• Mint -handfull
• Cloves -3

For Marination:-

• Curd - 1 tbsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
• Coriander Powder - 1.5 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
• Ground masala - half the portion

Method:-

1. Grind all the ingrediants given for masala to  a smooth paste ... ( i forgot to keep mint in the pic above) and instead of ginger i used some ginger paste...
2. Now marinate chicken with half the masala paste ,chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder,curd...marinate for 1/2 hr.

1. In the pressure cooker heat oil and few tbsps of ghee and season it with biriyani leaf ,cinnamon, cloves, star anse,curry leaf, fennel seeds..Saute for few mins..
2. Add in juliened onions and mint leaves...saute till onion become translucent
3. Now Add the tomatoes and other half of the masala paste.saute for few more mins..

1. Add in the marinated Chicken pieces . saute till chicken is half cooked .don't add water...as i used drum stick i pressure cooked for 2 whistles..but for regular chicken pieces this won't be necessary..
2. Add in the coconut milk and 3 cups of water,salt.
3. Add coriander leaves and let it boil...
4. Once it boils .put the lid on and cook till 2whistles on high flame and let the pressure completely release all by itself...
5. Immediantely transfer to a wide tray so that the rice won't be over cooked...
6. Serve with raita and enjoy :)