Shahi chicken biryani

Ingredients

• 250 gm Chicken pieces
• 250 gm Half boiled basmati rice
• 50 gms Mawa / whole dried milk
• strand Kesar / saffron – few
• 2 Sliced onion medium size
• 1 tbsp Cashew nuts
• 1 tbsp Almond
• 4 Cardamom
• 1-2 Bay leaf
• 2-3 Cloves
• 8-10 Whole black pepper
• to taste Salt
• 4 tbsp Clarified butter

Steps

1. Heat clarified butter in a pan.
2. Add cashew nuts and almonds fry and strain it.
3. Add cardamom,cloves,whole black pepper and bay leaf.
4. Add onion slices and saute till transparent.
5. Add chicken pieces and stir fry for 5 – 6 mins
6. Add salt and one cup of water.
7. When it boils add mawa/whole dried milk and mix well.
8. Add half done boiled rice and mix well.
9. Soak the saffron in 1/2 cup of milk and mix in the rice.
10. Cover it and cook for 5 – 7 mins in a slow flame.
11. Garnish with fried almonds and cashew nuts
12. Serve hot.