Tiers

~Recipe credit: Mummy Bobat~

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (cut into pieces)
• 1 cup fried onions
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 1/2 cup grounded tin tomato
• Juice of half a small lemon (3 tsps)
• 1 1/2 tsps coriander powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
• 1/4 tsp saffron
• 2 tsps ginger garlic
• 5 tbsps oil
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1 level tsp red chilli powder
• 1 taj (cinnamon stick)
• 2 lawing (cloves)
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• Green chillies to taste
• 2 whole green chillies
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• Handful chopped coriander
• shaan bombay biryani mix to taste (optional)

• 1 1/2 cups rice
• 3 level tsps salt
• Fried onions
• butter/ghee

Method

1. Recite Bismillah.
2. Marinate chicken in listed ingredients for a few hours.
3. Boil rice till half cooked with the salt . (about 5-6 mins)
4. Line a small pot with foil in such a way that you will then be able to cover the biryani at the end.
5. Add a few small knobs of butter/ ghee to the bottom of the pot.
6. Now add half the rice.
7. Add all of the chicken.
8. Then layer the remaining rice.
9. Sprinkle fried onions & few knobs of butter / ghee.
10. Sprinkle 3/4 cup water over the rice.
11. Seal the biryani with the foil & then a tight lid.
12. Cook on high heat for 5 mins till steam releases.
13. Then cook on medium heat for 10 mins.
14. Finally cook on low heat with a flat skillet underneath for an hour. Place something heavy on lid as this will stop the steam from escaping the pot. Enjoy!