Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, luckhnawi chicken biryani. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Luckhnawi chicken Biryani is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Luckhnawi chicken Biryani is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have luckhnawi chicken biryani using 31 ingredients and 28 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Luckhnawi chicken Biryani:

1. Get 1 kg Basmati rice Long grain
2. Take 1 kg Chicken cut into medium pieces
3. Make ready 6 large onions
4. Take 4 tablespoon Ginger paste
5. Take 4 tablespoon garlic paste
6. Get 8 green chilli slit
7. Take 1/2 cup mint
8. Take 1/2 cup coriander leaves
9. Prepare 2 tablespoon cream Malai Full
10. Prepare 1 cup curd Thick
11. Get 4 tablespoon coriander powder
12. Take 1 tablespoon chilli powder Red
13. Take 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
14. Prepare as needed Salt
15. Get 1 cup Oil
16. Take 4 tablespoon ghee
17. Prepare 2 lemon
18. Take 1 pinch saffron
19. Take 1 tablespoon Milk
20. Prepare 1 tablespoon kewra water
21. Take 1 cup onions Fried
22. Take 4 Bay Leaves
23. Make ready 2 inch cinnamon
24. Make ready 6 Cloves
25. Prepare 6 black pepper corns
26. Take 4 cardamom Green
27. Take 4 cardamom Black
28. Get 2 star Anise
29. Prepare 1/2 nutmeg crushed
30. Make ready 1 teaspoon mace
31. Make ready 1 tablespoon Shah jeera

Steps to make Luckhnawi chicken Biryani:

1. Wash rice nicely and soak for minimum 2 hrs.
2. Wash chicken pieces nicely and then marinate them with curd, 1 tsp lemon juice, red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder and some salt.
3. Keep the chicken marinade for about 45 mins.
4. Heat oil in a big wok or a handi and add all the whole spices mentioned and allow them to crackle.
5. Now add chopped onions and fry them till soft.
6. Next add the ginger garlic paste and fry the mix till it becomes golden in colour.
7. Add the green chilies and few leaves of mint and some coriander in it and fry well.
8. Once the oil starts leaving the sides, pour in the marinaded chicken along with the left over marinade mix and mix nicely.
9. Keep the flame high. You may see the curd leaving water from sides.
10. Fry the mix till the water evaporates completely. Keep stirring in between.
11. When the chicken mix starts getting thick, add fresh cream into it.
12. Mix properly till everything incorporates well. Adjust salt and check.
13. Give a stir and close the lid. Simmer the gas flame and let the chicken cook till it gets tender.
14. Once the chicken is fully cooked, turn off the gas.
15. How to cook rice - - In a large vessel heat water double the quantity of rice.
16. Add 1 tsp lemon juice in it and some oil (1tbsp).
17. As soon as the water is hot, add the soaked rice and allow it to cook in high flame.
18. Add salt to the rice and let it cook till it's 80% done.
19. Drain the water and pass the rice through a colander.
20. Spread it on a large tray, so that it doesn't get sticky.
21. Assembling/Layering for Dum - - Heat a broad base flat iron tawa on gas and place a large handi on it.
22. Add some curd in the base of the handi to prevent the yakhni from sticking.
23. Layer the chicken mix equally on the base and add a spoon full of ghee here and there.
24. Now add the rice on top and garnish it with ghee, saffron soaked milk, mint, coriander, lemon juice, kewra water and some nuts if you wish.
25. Seal the handi with aluminium foil and cover it with the lid with something heavy placed over it.
26. Allow the biryani to be on dum for around 30 mins.
27. Remove the foil from one side and mix the biryani well.
28. Serve hot with raita and salad.

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