biriyani is my all time favourates. this recipe was given to me by a hyderabadi friend. friends this is awesome. you should try this. and lots of thanx to mrs raju who gave me this authentic recipe!!!!

ingredients

rice- 1 kg

chicken- 1 kg

salt- as per taste

juice of 4 lemon

pudina and coriander leaves chopped- 3 bunches each

green chillies chopped- 50 gms

turmeric pdr- 1/4th tsp

chilly pdr- 1 tsp

garam masala- 1tbs

curd- 250 gms

garlic- ginger paste- 2tbs

onion sliced- 3 nos

oil- for deep frying

marinade the chicken pieces for 30 min with all the ingredients except rice and onions.

deep fry the onion slices in oil till brown and crispy.

par cook the rice with salt and drain the water.

in a big kadai, place the chicken pieces and top it with rice. but should not mix both. top it with fried onions. make a pit on the rice with a spoon and pour the oil in which the onions were fried. close the lid of kadai and cook in low- medium flame for 20 mins. if the chicken is tender it takes 20 mins to cook. when the chicken is done you can add yellow food color if you want. slowly mix the rice and chicken and serve hot.