"You will love this delicious rice and chicken dish! Try my Bombay Biryani recipe......"
INGREDIENTS
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3-4 tbsps of vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil
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4 large onions very thinly sliced
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For the rice:
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1 kg (approx 2 lbs) Basmati rice
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1/4 tsp powdered nutmeg
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1/4 tsp powdered mace
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10 black peppercorns
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2" sticks of cinnamon
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1 tsp shahjeera
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1/2 tsp salt
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For marinating the chicken:
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1.5 kgs (approx 3 lbs) chicken wingettes (the upper fleshy portion of the chicken wing - it looks like a tiny drumstick!)
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Juice of 1 large lemon
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3-4 green chillies, pounded coarsely in a mortar and pestle
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1 cup yogurt
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6-8 mint leaves chopped finely
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2 tsps coriander powder
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2 tbsps garlic paste
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2 tbsps ginger paste
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Red chilli powder
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1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
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8-10 dried plums
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1 tsp salt
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For the Masala:
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3-4 tbsps ghee
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2" sticks of cinnamon
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6 green cardamom
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5 cloves
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10 peppercorns
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5 large black cardamom (badi elaichi)
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2 bay leaves
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1 tsp shahjeera
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4 large tomatoes
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Other ingredients:
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3-4 tbsps of vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil
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6 baby potatoes, cut into halves
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6 hard boiled eggs
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For the garnish:
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2 tbsps melted ghee
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A few drops of orange food color