Indian Style Chicken Briyani

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice I use Royal Basmati Rice
• 2 tablespoons ghee or 3 tbsp Butter
• 2 bay leaf Biriyani ilai
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick Pattai
• 2 green cardamom Elachi/Elakkai, you can substitute with 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• 2 cloves
• 2 teaspoons ginger minced or grated
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garam masala or Curry masala powder
• 1 pinch saffron threads say 5-7 filaments, Kungumapoo
• 4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
• 450 grams chicken About 1 lb, I had chicken pieces with bone
• 1 onion big, about 1½ cup when chopped
• 7 garlic cloves Vellapoondu pallu
• 1/2 tomato one big, when blend gave about 1/2 cup sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced or grated
• 2 bay leaf Biriyani ilai
• 1 cinnamon stick Pattai
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns freshly ground/crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 teaspoons red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala or Curry masala powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
• 2 tablespoons oil I used Canola oil

Nutrition

• Calories : 610 calories
• Carbohydrate : 82 grams
• Cholesterol : 75 milligrams
• Fat : 17 grams
• Fiber : 3 grams
• Protein : 30 grams
• SaturatedFat : 2 grams
• Sodium : 1300 milligrams
• Sugar : 2 grams