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LAYERED CHICKEN BIRYANI

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Savory Rice Dish
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pauljoseph's Notes: Really this is my grand mothers recipe and her recipes are delicious, full of flavor, and fun to make. Over Christmas, we couldn't lay hands on some of my grandmother's recipes .We made...
Really this is my grand mothers recipe and her recipes are delicious, full of flavor, and fun to make. Over Christmas, we couldn't lay hands on some of my grandmother's recipes .We made this recipe at least 100 times .And this is one of my favorite recipe like to share with food52.

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Serves 10

2 pounds Chicken piece Ask a question about this ingredient

2 cups Plain Yoghurt Ask a question about this ingredient

1 teaspoon Turmeric Ask a question about this ingredient

Salt to taste Ask a question about this ingredient

2 tablespoons Ghee (clarified butter) Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 cup Vegetable oil Ask a question about this ingredient

2 Red Onion Ask a question about this ingredient

10 Shallot Ask a question about this ingredient

1 Garlic Ask a question about this ingredient

1 inch Ginger Ask a question about this ingredient

4 pieces Green chili Ask a question about this ingredient

3 Tomato Ask a question about this ingredient

1 1/2 cup Coriander leaves Ask a question about this ingredient

1 cup Mint leaves Ask a question about this ingredient

4 Cardamom Ask a question about this ingredient

4 Cloves Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 Nutmeg Ask a question about this ingredient

1 tablespoon Aniseed/Fennel seed Ask a question about this ingredient

A pinches Saffron Ask a question about this ingredient

10 Cashew Nut Ask a question about this ingredient

5 Almond Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 cup Milk Ask a question about this ingredient

2 pounds Basmati Rice cooked (when you boil the rice add few cinnamon leaf or CINNAMON STICK to improve the flavor of the rIce(OPTIONAL) ) Ask a question about this ingredient

Few Fried Cashew and raisins Ask a question about this ingredient

COMBINE- _Yogurt ,turmeric and salt mix tougher and marinate the chicken overnight .
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CRUSH -garlic, ginger and green chili
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SLICE- Onion and shallot
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CHOPPED - Tomato
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GRIND- Coriander leaf and mint / Cashew and Almond separately
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MIX. - Saffron and Milk.
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POWDER – Cardamom, Cloves, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Anne seed, and fennel seed
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In a heavy pan heat 2 tbsp of oil add sliced onion shallot cook until golden brown remove from oil and reserve both.
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Heat the reserve oil ,add crushed garlic, ginger and chili cook until it look wilted. Add the tomato cook for few minute, REDUCE THE HEAT .Add powdered spices and Grind coriander and mint /cashew and almond and cook for few seconds.
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Add the marinated chicken increase the heat for few minute saute then reduce the heat and cover and cook until the chicken are tender.
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In an oven proof dish, layer half chicken mixture and half of the cooked basmati rice and pour over half of the saffron milk repeat the remaining meat mixture and rice .Dot with ghee and Clarified butter and the remaining saffron milk.
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Cover tightly and bake for 30 minute at 180 degree centigrade (350F) or until the mixture heated through and flavor have combined. Garnish with fried onion,shallot,cashew, raisins and coriander leaves
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