Chicken Biryani

By Wewah

Ingredients

• 1 small onion
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 chicken legs
• 1 tomato
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed powder
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• half-inch ginger slice
• 2 garlic cloves
• 3 cups basmati rice (6 cups water)
• a pinch of coloring (or saffron)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Details

Adapted from blurb.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Chop onions and place in a large pot with oil. Fry at medium heat.

2. Put in butter and chicken. Cook at medium-high heat for 20-30 minutes. Add a bit of water so that the chicken doesn't stick to the pot.

3. Add chopped tomato, salt, cumin seed powder, chili powder, crushed ginger, and garlic in pot.

4. Wash rice three to four times.

5. Once chicken is cooked, add water, rice, coloring and salt.

6. When it boils, bring heat down to medium.

7. When the water goes down, reduce heat to low for five minutes and then turn the stove off.