Hari Chutney Biryani

Ingredients

• 750 gm chicken (whashed and clean)
• 1 cup curd
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp refined oil
• 2 cup basmati rice
• 2 cinnamon stick
• 4 cardamom
• 1 star anise
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp salt
• as required Water to boil rice
• 2 onion sliced
• 2 medium tomato
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 black cardamom
• 2 green cardamom
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 cloves
• 1 star anise
• 1/2 tsp caraway seeds
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp mace and nutmeg powder
• to taste Salt
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 cup Balanced spinach
• 1 cup mint leaves
• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 6-8 green chillies
• 2 tbsp chopped mint leaves
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• 2 green chillies chopped
• 1/4 tsp yellow food colour
• as required Lemon slice of 2 lemon
• 1/4 tsp garam masala powder to sprinkle
• Handful barista

Steps

1. First of all marinade the chicken with curd,garam masala, red chilli powder,salt and refined oil. Refrigerate it for at least 1 hour.
2. Soak washed rice for 30 minutes in water, then boil it till 80% with the whole spices,salt,oil and lemon juice.
3. Now in a wok heat ghee add in whole spice and sliced onion,sauté till onion turns light golden brown then add ginger garlic paste sauté till raw smell go.
4. Add marinated chicken, turmeric,mace and nutmeg powder and cook on high heat until the masala releases oil,now add tomatoes,turns the heat low cover and cook till the chicken is tender.
5. Mean while chicken is cooking we will prepare our green chutney by grinding blanched spinach,mint leaves,coriander leaves and green chillies to fine paste.
6. Once chicken is cooked add in the green chutney to chicken mix it nicely and cook for few minutes on higher heat so it come to thick consistency, turn of the heat once cooked.
7. Now spread the rice nicely on the cook chicken,add food colour,lemon slice,chopped coriander and mint leaves and sprinkle some garam masala and barista. Cover and turn on the heat on lowest to put on dum for 10- 15 minutes.
8. Your hari chutney biryani is ready to serve hot with some salad,enjoy with your family and friends