To Boil Rice: Soak rice for 30 mins, in boiling water, add 1 tbsp salt, and whole garam masala boil rice so they are half done.
To Make Hara Masala: Add in a blender 7-8 green chillies, 7-8 cloves of garlic, 1 inch ginger and make a paste.
To make Chicken Masala: Heat pan on medium flame, add 3/4 oil. Add 1 black cardamom (bari elaichi), 1 cinnamon stick, 5-6 cloves (Long) and 5-6 black peppercorns (kali mirchay) and 1 tsp jeera and followed by chicken.
Add 1 cup little water to help and then add yogurt and mix.
Add 1 cup little water to help and then add yogurt and mix.
Cover with lid, and let it cook on medium-low heat.
Once the chicken is almost cooked, add fresh chopped coriander leaves, green chillies and mint leaves, mix and cover.
Once the water is evaporated and chicken is cooked, remove from heat. In the chicken pan, put the potatoes and chicken pieces against the sides of the pan, so that it forms a ring.
There will be oil and masala left in centre of the pan. Then cover with the rice, without mixing.
In a bowl dissolve saffron and kewra essance, and sprinkle over on one side of the rice. Sprinkle 2-3 tsp of oil over the rice as well.
Cover with lid, and on very low heat, put the biryani on dum (steam) for 10 mins.
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