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Hyderabadi Biryani

Ingredients: 1.5lb chicken washed ,1tsp of red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, garam masala, 4tbsp of yogurt, 4 pcs cinnamon, clove, cardamom, 2 onions, coriander, mint, 2 chopped chilies, 2 tsp garlic ginger paste, 2 ½ cup of rice, saffron, 1 cup of milk. Recipe: Hyderabadi biryani has time consuming procedure to make it tasteful. It is basically divided in 4 steps. In 1 st step we will marinate the chicken. In 2 nd step will make the rice and fry onions to make onion stuffing. In 3 rd step we will drain the rice and cook chicken. In 4 th step make biryani ready and make raita to serve with. Step 1: Marinate the chicken To marinate chicken chop the coriander and mint leaves. Add them to chicken and also 1tsp of garam masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt (to the taste), 4 tbsp of yogurt, 1 pc of cinnamon stick, clove, cardamom, chopped chilies. Mix them very well and allow it to marinate for an hour. Step 2: Prepare the rice and Onion stuff To make the rice use ba

Butter Chicken

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Ingredients required: Boneless chicken 1lb, Yogurt 4 tsp, 1/2 a cup of butter, ½ a cup of whipped cream, 1 tbsp cumin seeds, 1big/ 2 small onions, 2 tomatoes, garlic 1 tbsp, chopped ginger- 1 tbsp, 1-2 bay leaves, 2-3 cloves and green cardamom, red chilli powder- tsp, turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp, cinnamon ½ tsp, 1tsp sugar, tandoori masala- ½ tsp, 1tbsp coriander, 1 tsp lemon juice, salt to the taste. How to cook: Wash the chicken pieces properly in a bowl and then marinate it. To marinate the chicken add red chilli powder- tsp, turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp, tandoori masala- ½ tsp, 1 tsp lemon juice, Yogurt 4 tsp. Mix it properly and put it in the fridge for an hour or hour and a half to marinate. In a deep fry pan add half a bowl of butter and let it melt at medium flame. Add chopped onions, garlic and ginger and let them fry up to when the onions get brown colour. Take out the onion, garlic and ginger from the pan and make a paste. Let the butter in the pan only. Simultaneously fry