THALAPPAKATTU CHICKEN BIRYANI

Ingredients

• Chicken-500 gms
• Basmati rice-500 gms
• Onion-250 gms
• Tomato-3
• Green chillies-10
• Chilli powder-1tsp
• Elaichi & cloves-6 each
• Ginger,garlic paste-2tsp
• Curd-1/2cup
• Cashews-20 gms
• Garam masala-2tsp
• Lemon-1
• Coconut milk1/2cup
• Ghee-200gms
• Oil-200gms
• Mint & coariander leaves-1/4cup each.
• Salt to taste

Directions

• Cook rice and keep aside to cool.
• Chop onion,tomato and green chillies.
• Add ghee to a pan fry cashews and remove.
• Add cloves and elaichi,fry,ad onion saute till golden. 
• Add ginger garlic paste ,fry till you get a nice aroma.
• To this add tomatoes,green chillies,curd,garam masala powder and saute till well blended.
• Add coconut milk an cook in medium heat till dry and chicken is cooked.
• Add lemon juice,mint and coariander leaves.
• Mix chicken with cooked rice and sprinkle cahews.
• Serve with onion raita

ONION RAITA

• Curd-1cup
• Onion-2
• Green chillies-2
• Coariner leaves chopped-2tsp
• Salt to taste(one pinch )

Method

• Chop onions finely and slit chillies
• Beat curds with fork,add salt,chillies and onion
• Serve garnished with coariander leaves.