Hariyali Chicken Biriyani

Hariyali Biriyani means a Biriyani with greenish touch!!! Here i'm not using much spice powders but green leaves replace it. It tastes very different and delicious. Give a try and serve with your family.
 Ingredients For Cooking Rice:

1. Basmati Rice /Kaima rice -2cup
2.   Boiling water-4cup
3. Cinnamon stick-2(one inch size)
4. Cardamom pods-4
5. Curry leaves-1 spring
6. Cloves-4
7.  Bay leaves-2
8.  Salt-to taste
9.   ghee-3 tbsp
10. Coriander Leaves chopped-3 tbsp
11. Mint Leaves chopped-3 tbsp
12. Curry leaves-2 springs
13. Lemon juice-1 tbsp 

Preparation:

• Wash and soak the basmati rice in water for 30 minutes; Drain it completely.
• Heat a pan with ghee; add whole spices (cinnamon, cardamom, clove, bay leaf)
• Add drained rice and saute for 5 minutes until the rice become stiff but not changes its color. (stir carefully without breaking the rice).
• Add 4 cups of boiling water, enough salt and one spring of curry leaves.
• In a blender add lemon juice, mint, coriander and remaining one spring curry leaves; make a smooth paste out of it (if necessary add little water).
• Add the green paste in to the cooking rice and mix well.
• Cover the lid of rice pan and cooks until all the water gets absorbed and the rice get cooked nicely.

Ingredients For The Chicken Masala:

1. Chicken-1 kg
2. Oil/ghee- 2 tbsp
3. Onion-3 large
4. Green chilly-4 to 5 nos
5. Ginger garlic crushed-1 1/2 tbsp
6. Vinegar-1 tsp
7. Salt-to taste
8. Pepper powder-2 tbsp
9. Garam masala powder-1 tbsp
10. Coriander leaves chopped- 1/2 cup
11. Mint Leaves chopped- 1/4 cup
12. Curry Leaves-2 springs
13. Thick curd- 1/2 cup (or thick cream also)

Preparation:

• Marinate the chicken pieces with salt, vinegar and half of pepper powder for half an hour.
• Heat oil in a pan, saute onions well until nicely browned.
• Add ginger garlic crushed; saute for a minute.
• Add the marinated chicken pieces in to it and mix well.
• Blend mint leaves, coriander leaves, Curry Leaves, green chilly and curd together to a paste. 
• Add it in to the chicken masala; mix well. 
• Add enough salt, remaining pepper powder and garam masala powder.
• Cover cooks the chicken for about 20 minutes or until nicely cooked and well coated with the thick green masala.
• Now serve this hariyali chicken masala on side with above cooked rice and garnish on top with fried onions and curry leaves.(if you wish to do the dum process, U can also go for that).