Chicken dum biryani

Ingredients:
Chicken 1/2 kg
Basmathi Rice:1/2 kg
Ginger Garlic paste:1tbsp
Green chillies-2-3
Green Masala(Pudina, Coriander paste):2 tbsp.
2 lemon
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup curd
1 tbsp. red chilli powder
1/2 spoon Garam Masala(Dalchini, lavang(2),black pepper(2-3),elaichi-1,dhania(1/2tsp),japarthi flower(small pinch) -- make powder of all these)
1 tsp elaichi powder
salt to taste
3-4 onions
1 cup oil
Pista, Badam, kaju: 1tbsp

Procedure:

• Soak the Basmathi atleast for 30 to 45 mins before cooking.(For longer and flavorful rice)
• Mix water in Red chilli powder and make a paste
• Make a paste of kaju,badam and pista with milk
• Make a paste of Green chilli, curd, elaichi
• Marinate chicken with Red chilli powder paste, ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste, kaju,badam and pista paste, Garam masala.
• Cut onions and mix 1 spoon milk and deep fry them till brown and crisp(Milk will give crispiness and color to onions)
• crush fried onions(few) and mix in chicken
• Boil Rice by putting elaichi and salt till rice is 60% cooked.
• Mix 1/2 lemons juice in chicken
• Pour 1/2 cup warm oil on chicken
• Add salt to chicken and keep aside for 1 hour(better to keep in fridge for atleast 1/2 hour)
• Strain the rice, Wash under running water(to prevent further cooking) and strain and let it cool and dry.
• In a bowl put chicken as a bottom layer
• Spread rice as a layer over the chicken
• Put some coriander, fried onion, pudina, slit green chilli and hot oil over rice
• To give smokey flavor Put a foil on Rice and place a burnt coal, pour little oil and close the lid of rice bowl
• Remove coal and seal the rice bowl with atta paste or foil tightly and place a weight on lid
• cook for around 30-45 mins on slow flame(Vapour starts escaping heavily from the bowl and aroma starts releasing when done)

Yummy Restaurant style chicken biryani is ready to be served.