Thalassery Biryani Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 kg Chicken, cut into Biryani pieces
• 3 tsp Chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• Salt to taste
• Ghee
• 6 Onions
• 3 Tomatoes
• few Green chillies
• 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• few Coriander leaves
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• few Mint leaves
• 4 Cups Biryani Rice
• 6 Cups Water
• 5 Cloves
• 5 Cardamom
• 3 - 1 inch piece Cinnamon
• 3 Bay leaves

Method:

• Marinade the chicken with turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt for an hour. Shallow fry them and Keep it aside.
• Heat Ghee in pan. Add the cloves cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves and 1 finely chopped onion.
• Once the onions are transluscent, add the water and rice. Cover and cook till the rice is cooked • Heat Ghee in a pan, add the remaining onions finely chopped, chopped tomatoes, green chillies, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, chopped coriander leaves, chopped mint leaves, lemon juice and enough salt.
• Allow the masala to cook well.
• Then add the chicken pieces. Mix well, cover and cook it.
• Take Ovenproof vessel, layer it alternatively with chicken masala and the cooked rice.
• Cover with aluminium foil and bake it in the oven for 15 minuts at 150 degrees.
• Serve hot Thalassery Biryani with Boiled Egg, Thayir Pachadi.