Kolkata Chicken Biryani

Ingredients

• Chicken (medium size,preferably leg and thigh, 500gm)
• Basmati Rice soaked into water (2 cups)
• Onion slice (1, large size)
• Onion Paste (1 medium size)
• Tomato Paste (1 medium size)
• Ginger and Garlic Paste (4tsp)
• Green Chillies (3tsp or to taste)
• Potato (2, cut into half)
• Boiled Eggs(2-3)
• Yogurt (1/2 cup)
• Safron (keshar)and Kaora water soaked into warm Milk
• Ghee (4tsp)
• Whole Garam Masala ( Cinnamon Stick, Cardamom, Cloves)
• Bay leaf (1-2)
• Mace(1)
• Black Pepper Corn(6-8)
• Nutmeg (1)
• Red Chilly Powder(2tsp)
• Cumin Powder(1tsp)
• Yellow Food color (a pinch)
• Oil as needed
• Salt and Sugar to taste

Preparation

1. First marinate the chicken with salt,  cumin powder, red chilly powder, ginger paste, garlic paste, onion paste, tomato paste, and yogurt.

2. Then in a  grinder make a powder of nutmeg, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, mace, and pepper corn.  Then add the powder mix it well. Keep this in the refrigerator for about half an hour.

3. In another bowl soak rice in water for half an hour

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4. Add water in a pan and bring this to a boil. Now add rice and salt in the water. Then drain the water from the rice.

5. Now add white oil in a frying pan. When oil is hot, add the onion and fry it until it is golden brown and crispy.

6. Now lightly fry the potatoes and then remove it.

7. Cook the marinated chicken on a medium heat for about 15-20 mins. After 10 mins add the potatoes and fry it until it turns brown.

8. In a micro-wave safe container, first add a layer of rice then add the chicken and potato. Then again another layer of rice and yellow food color. Then sprinkle some crispy onion and again another of chicken and potato and finally another layer of rice, some turmeric and some crispy onion and lastly add kesar and kawda water and then ghee. Sprinkle little of water and cover the lid.

10. Microwave it for about 10 mins.

11. You can make the rice and chicken layer in a alluminium foil try or oven proof dish and bake for 20 min in 350 degree.

12. Now your Kolkata chicken biryani is ready. Serve hot with some green salad and yogurt raita.