Soak basmati rice for 30 min then cook it in hot boiling water along with salt until its almost done (not fully cooked), strain water using a colander and keep the rice aside.
In a wok, Add 1/2 cup ghee, when hot add all the whole spices like cloves, cardamom, Cinnamon, bay leaves, mace, aniseed, kewra and stir till the aroma is released.
Now add finely sliced onions and fry till golden brown. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minutes. Add turmeric powder, and chilly powder and stir for 1/2 minutes.
Now add coriander powder, pepper powder, garam masala powder, dried plums with pits and ground masala and cook till oil separates.
Now add Roasted chicken pieces, enough salt and stir well. Just see that the final masala is dry and the ghee is floating on top. Now this is done.
Take a baking try, grease it with ghee and spread a layer of rice, top it with a layer of masala, then again a layer of rice, then masala, then finally cover with rice and pour the remaining ghee all over it.
Pour some colored water if you wish your biryani to be colorful. Cover with aluminium foil and bake at 200 degrees Celsius/400 degree Fahrenheit for 15 min and its done.
Garnish with fried onions, cashews, saffron etc. Serve hot along with raitha.
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