Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients:

To marinate for 1 hour:
500 g chicken cut into pieces,
2 tbsp thick fresh curd,  1 tbsp ginger garlic paste,
1 tsp red chilli powder,
1 tsp salt
Grind together:
3 cloves,
2 cardamoms,
1 inch cinnamon stick,
2 inch ginger,
10 cloves garlic,
a small bunch of coriander leaves
For seasoning:
1 tsp cumin seeds,
2 cloves,
1 inch cinnamon stick,
1 big bay leaf,
3 green chillies
Others:
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
Salt as reqd
2 big onions thinly chopped
1 tomato finely chopped
1 1/2 cup rice
1 cup coconut milk
2 cup water
Garnish:
Mint leaves and cashews fried in butter

Cooking Method:
1. Heat oil in pan, and splutter the seasonings.
2. Add the ground paste and saute for 1 min
3. Add chopped onions and tomatoes and fry well
4. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder and saute for 1 min
5. Add marinated chicken and required salt and saute for 5 mins
6. Add coconut milk and bring to boil
7. Transfer the contents to an electric rice cooker and add rice and water and cook till done
(if you use pressure cooker, the ingredients can be fried in that itself and then covered with lid and cook for 3 whistles)
8. Garnish and serve with raita