Pakistani biryani, Pakistani chicken biryani

Ingredients

• 750 grams chicken cleaned and washed well
• 3/4 cup oil
• 2 large onions finely and thinly sliced, use 4 onions for medium size
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
• 3 cloves /loung
• 3 cardamoms /elaichi
• 1 cinnamon stick large
• 1/2 teaspoon zeera shahi
• 1 bay leaf /tej patta
• 1 star anise totally optional and can be skipped
• salt as per taste
• 2 teaspoons red chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds powder
• 1/4 teaspoon corn powder black pepper
• 3/4 cup yogurt /curd
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons coriander leaves chopped
• 5 green chilies
• 4 dried plums aloo bukhara/, optional ingredient
• 2 potatoes peeled and cut into 4 halves
• 750 grams basmati rice soaked for 30 minutes
• water for boiling the rice
• salt to taste
• 1 cinnamon stick / dalchini
• 2 cloves / loung
• 2 cardamoms / elaichi
• 1/2 teaspoon zeera shahi, / caraway seeds
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon extract
• food color a pinch of yellow and orange, mixed in water
• 1 tablespoon ghee /oil
• 4 mint leaves
• fried onions

Nutrition

• Calories : 1520 calories
• Carbohydrate : 190 grams
• Cholesterol : 125 milligrams
• Fat : 58 grams
• Fiber : 10 grams
• Protein : 57 grams
• SaturatedFat : 6 grams
• Sodium : 590 milligrams
• Sugar : 10 grams