Ambur Style Chicken Biryani

This is the famous Ambur style Biryani - A simpler, single pot version

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Ingredients:

• Chicken - 500g

• Rice - 500 g (seeraga samba/basmati )

• Curd 1 tbsp + for chicken marination

• Oil/Ghee- 3 tbsp

• Red chilly - 6-8

• Onion - 2

• Tomato - 2

• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

• Lime - half

• Mint + coriander - handful

• Dry Masalas - Cloves -5, cinnamon -1 inch, cardamom-4, biryani leaf-1

• Salt (as needed)

• Turmeric + curd + salt - for marination

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Directions:

• Wash rice and soak for 30-45 mins

• Marinate chicken for 30-45 mins in curds and a little salt

• Soak chilies for a while and make a paste

• Cut onions and tomatoes into small pieces

• Heat oil

• Add 1 tsp curd and fry for 1 min

• Add dry masalas and fry for 2 mins

• Add ginger-garlic paste and fry till raw smell leaves

• Add onions and fry for 3 mins

• Add chilly paste and fry for 1 min

• Add chicken, tomatoes, mint, coriander, lime juice, and salt

• Mix well and fry for 5-7 mins

• Do not add water

• Add rice and mix well - fry for 2 mins

• Add hot water ( 1.5 times as rice)

• Keep for 2 whistles

• Switch off and let the pressure ease...

• Keep a tawa on low heat and place the cooker on the tawa for dum for 10 mins.

• Check and mix lightly, taking care not to break the rice.

• Sprinkle coriander and mint.

• Serve with onion+chilly raitha.