Chargha Biryani Recipe

Ingredients

• for Chargha
• Whole chicken (give cuts)1 kg
• Lemon juice                         ¼ cup
• Salt                                         1 ½ tsp
• Black pepper                       1 tsp heaped
• Chili powder                                    1 tbsp
• Ginger garlic paste             2tbsp
• All spice                                 1 tsp
• Orange color                       ¼ tsp
• Oil                                           2 tbsp
• Ingredients for Rice
• Rice                            400 gm
• Bay leaf                     1
• Cloves                        4
• Cinnamon stick       1
• Green cardamom   4
• Onion chopped       ½ cup
• Oil                               ¼ cup
• Black cumin seeds ½ tsp
• Salt                             1½ tsp
• Orange food color pinch
• Whole green chilies 3
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
• All spice                     ½ tsp
• Chili powder                        1 tsp
• Yogurt                       1 cup
• Biryani masala         2 tbsp

Methods

1. Wash chicken and dry, give deep cuts and tie with thread, put all the ingredients in a bowl, mix well
2. Apply this paste on the inside and outside of the chicken
3. Leave it for 2 hours, then steam marinated chicken in steamer for 15 mins
4. Then bake in a pre-heated oven on 200 D for 10 mins, or you can deep fry.
5. Heat oil in a pan, add whole spices, chopped onion, fry until golden
6. Add ginger garlic paste, yogurt, biryani masala, all the dry seasonings
7. Fry for 2 to 3 mins until oil comes on top, boil rice with black cumin seeds and salt
8. Take a pan, spread half rice then cooked masala
9. Cover with remaining rice, then cooked chargha, green chilies, fresh coriander
10. Add orange food color, cover and cook on dum for 10 mins.
11. Serve in platter, decorated with French fries and boiled eggs.