Yakhni Biryani

Yakhni Biryani

Ingredients

• ½ kg chicken
• 1 cup clarified butter
• 1 glass water
• 2 onions
• 250 grams yogurt
• 3 tbsp kewra
• ½ tsp yellow color
• 6 to 8 green chilies
• 4 to 4 aniseeds
• 25 grams whole spices
• 300 grams rice
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tbsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Soak 300 grams rice for half an hour. In a pan, heat 1 cup clarified butter. Add 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 2 sliced onions and ½ kg chicken and sauté until color begins to change. Make a pouch of 250 grams yogurt, 1 tbsp fennel seeds and 1 tbsp coriander seeds with a piece of cotton and add to chicken. 
2. Then add 25 grams whole hot spices, salt to taste, 2 tbsp turmeric powder and 6 to 8 green chilies and mix. Add 1 glass of water after some time. In a another pan, boil rice with salt to taste, 1 tbsp cumin seeds and 4 to 5 aniseeds. 
3. Make a layer of rice on the top of chicken gravy. Top with melted clarified butter, kewra and yellow color and allow simmering for 10 to 12 minutes. Delicious Yakhni Biryani is ready to serve.