Chicken Biryani Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 medium onions, chopped fine
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 ounce fresh ginger, chopped
• 3/4 lb boneless chicken
• 2 brown cardamom pods
• 4 whole cloves
• 14 whole black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons dried coriander
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 3/4 cup plain yogurt
• tomato, slices
• green pepper ring
• cilantro

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large, heavy frying pan and saute onions and garlic until lightly browned.
• 2 add ginger, fry another minute or two, then transfer mixture to a large bowl.
• 3 add chicken.
• 4 grind together the cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, dried coriander, cumin and poppy seeds.
• 5 blend with lemon juice, garam marsala, cayenne, salt, tomato paste, bay leaves and yogurt.
• 6 stir mixture into vegetable and chicken mixture, cover and refrigerate for several hours.
• 7 using a large, heavy frying pan, cook mixture, covered, over low heat for 10 - 15 minutes, stirring often.