Chicken Biriyani Recipe

5 cups rice

8-9 cups water

5 tsp oil

pulao ingredients:

(4 bay leaves

4 cardamom

4 cloves

1 tsp saunf

1/2 inch cinnamon stick

2 mace flowers

3 capers

1 star anise )

1 onion finely sliced

2 tsp mint leaves (finely chopped)

2-3 green chilllies(slit)

salt to taste

1 tsp lemon juice

For the masala:

(1/2 sliced onion , 3-4 green chilles, 11/2 inch sliced ginger , 5 garlic cloves , 2 tsp coriander powder , 3 cloves ,1 inch cinnamon , 2 tsp shredded coconut , 1 tsp coriander leaves , grind all with water to from a thick paste)

1 tsp curd ,

1 tsp lemon juice ,

1/2 tsp salt ,

2 pinch turmeric powder , cover it and refrigerate for an hour.