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TotalTime

1:30hours

Serves

Complexity

Medium

Ingredients

1.5Kgschicken(currycut)
1.5kgsBasmatirice
1kgonions(finelysliced)
250gramstomatoes(finelychoppeds)
250mlcurd(plainyogurtmixedwithwater)
325mlvegetableoil
50mlghee
4podscardamom
2cinnamonsticks
3wholecloves
2greenchilipeppers(slicedinhalf)
Asmallbunchoffreshcilantro(finelychopped)
Asmallbunchoffreshmint(finelychopped)
1/2teaspoonchilipowder
1/2teaspooncorianderpowder

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1/2teaspoongarammasala
1/2cupgingergarlicpaste
Salt(totaste)

Directions

Step1Preparingtherice:
1Placethericeinabowlandwashwithwaterwhilemixingwithyourhands.Youwillnoticethewaterbecomes
colored.Drainandwashagain,34times,untilthewaterbecomesclearwhenmixedwiththerice.
2Coverthebowlwithwaterattheend,andletthericesoakinthewaterwhilewearepreparingthechicken.
3Also,fillalargepotwithwaterandaddalargepinchofsalt.Bringthewatertoaboilingstateandkeepitatthat,
whilepreparingthechicken.Wewilluseittocookthericelateraftergettingthechickenready.

Step2CookingtheChicken:
1Inalargepot,addthevegetableoil.Heatonmediumheat.
2Addthecinnamonstick,thecloves,andthecardmompods.Letinfuseintheoilfor1minute.
3Addtheslicedonions.Mixwellandletcookuntiltheonionsarecolored(brown)itwilltakearound1015
minutes.Mixfromtimetotimesothattheonionsdonotburn.
4Addthegreenchilistotheonions.Cookfor30seconds.
5Addahandfulofchoppedcilantroandmind,andthegingergarlicpaste.
Note:ifyoudonthavereadytousegingergarlicpaste,takesomefreshgingerandfreshgarlic,andmixwithsome
wateruntilyougetapaste.
6Addthespices:groundturmeric,corianderpowder,andredchilipowder.
7Cookforaround10minutes.Youwillnoticetheonionmixtureisgettingthick.
8Addthechoppedtomatoes.Cookforafewminutes.
9Addthechickenpieces.Mixwellsothatallthechickenarewellcoatedwiththespicedonionmixture.
10Addsalt(totaste).
11Cookforaround10minutes.
12Addthecurd(plainyogurtandwatermixed)tothechicken.Mixwell,reducetheheattomediumlow,cover,and
letthechickensimmer.

Step3CookingtheRice:
1Drainthericefromthewaterwhereitsoaked.
2Placethericeinthelargepotcontainingboilingwater,cover,andcookthericefor15minutesuntilitsalmost
cooked(butnotdoneyet).Checkbytouchingthericegrains,theyshouldbesoftbutnotcompletelyready.

Step4CombiningtheRiceandChicken:
1Remove1cupofchickensaucetouseitfortherice.Coverandcontinuesimmeringthechickenoververylow
heat.
2Addthegarammasalatothechickenandmixwell.
3Strainthericefromtheboilingwaterandlayeritoverthechicken.Dontstirjustlaythericeoverthechicken
evenly.
4Keepstrainingthericeandlayeringitoverthechicken.
5Addahandfulofchoppedfreshcilantroandmint,overtherice.
6Drizzlethechickensauceweremovedovertherice.
7Coverthelidandletthechickenandricesimmerforaround1015minutes(overlowheat)untilthericeis
steamedandfinishescooking.

Step5PreparingtheRaita:
1Inabowlmixplainyogurt,littlewater,finelyslicedonions,choppedtomatoes,saltandpepper,andchopped

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cilantro.Itstheperfectsaucefortheberyani.

Step6FinalSteps:
1Oncethericeiscooked.Inalargeplate,firstputtherice,thetoppeditwiththechicken.
2ServewithRaita!
Bonappetit!

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