Chicken Mandi

The Indian Basmati Rice being authentic has an exorbitant flavor and is used in preparation of varied dishes of Rice.Chicken Mandi Biryani is served on giant plates; heaps of fluffy orange rice garnished with almonds, raisins, cashew and fried onions.

Ingredients

750 gms Chicken Big pieces	4 cups Basmati rice
1 cup chopped onions	2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
4 tbsp Butter	15-20 strands Saffron
1 Tbsp Almonds	1 Tbsp Raisins
1 Tbsp Cashew Nuts	Chopped coriander leaves
Chicken stock cube	2 Tbsp Lime juice
2 Tbsp Green chilli paste	1 tsp Haldi
1 tsp red chilli powder	Salt as required
Oil as required	1 tsp Coriander Seeds
1 Tbsp Cumin Seeds	1 tsp Black Pepper
1 Black Cardamom	10-12 Green Cardamom
8-10 Cloves	2 Medium-size cinnamon sticks
1 tsp Fennel seeds	1/4 Nutmeg
2 Mace

Method Of Preparation

• In a grinder, mix all the whole spices and grind to a fine powder. This powder is the mandi masala.
• In a bowl take 2 tbsp of mandi masala, add ginger garlic, lime juice, red chilli powder, half saffron water, and green chilli paste and mix everything together.
• Clean the chicken pieces and make gashes on them, rub the mandi masala marinate on it properly. Let this marinate for a minimum of 30 minutes and a maximum of 4 hours.
• In a pan take oil and fry the marinated chicken pieces for 10-15 minutes on each side in low flame.
• Soak the rice in 2 cups of water for at least 30 mins before cooking.
• In a handi or big pan, add butter, some oil and chopped onions. Fry until the onions are golden brown.
• Now add the 1 tbsp mandi masala and fry for 2 minutes. Add litre water, chicken stock cubes and let it come to a rolling boil.
• Now add the rice and let it cook until the water has dried and the rice is soft.
• In the pan with rice, add fried chicken pieces on top, nuts and coriander.
• Use the coal smoking method if you like at this point.
• Serve this deliciousness and enjoy!