Chicken biryani

Method

1. 1 Marinate the chicken with yogurt and spices for 40 minutes.
2. 2 Fry the onions until golden brown and crispy.
3. 3 Cook the rice until almost done, then drain.
4. 4 Layer the chicken and rice, then sprinkle with fried onions.
5. 5 Steam over low heat for 25 minutes.

With an appliance

• Oven 43 min

  Replace step 5: cover the pot tightly and place it on the bottom rack of the oven at 175 degrees for 18 minutes, then let it rest for 5 minutes; this is about 7 minutes faster than steaming, the rice cooks evenly from the edges to the center and no heat adjustment is needed.