How to Make Indian chicken biryani with rice

This style of chicken biryani is called the 'Pakki-Biryani', where the chicken and the rice are cooked separately and then combined in the final step. There are a lot of different ways of making biryani and here is one simple, easy and yet incredibly delicious recipe that is just 'too good' and we had to pass it on. Watch the how-to video to learn how to make Indian style chicken biryani.

Ingredients:

Chicken with bones - 2 lbs, cut

Basmati Rice - 2 cups

Water - 8 cups

Yogurt - 1.5 cups

Potatoes - 1, large - optional

Oil - 3 tbsp

Clarified Butter (Ghee) - 2 tbsp

Garlic - 2 tsps

Ginger - 2 tsps

Green Chili - to taste

Cinnamon Stick - 2?pc

Bay Leaves - 2

Black Cardamom - 1

Mace - 3 pcs

Green Cardamoms - 4

Cloves - 4

Whole Peppercorns - to taste

Golden Raisins - 1 tbsp

Cashews - 1 tbsp (heaped)

Salt - to taste

Black Cumin - 1 tsp

Cumin Powder - 1 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Red Chili Powder - to taste

Saffron (Kesar) - 1/4 tsp

Mint Leaves - 2 handfuls

Cilantro - 1/4 cup

Fried Onions - 1 cup