Cook the PERFECT HYDERABADI CHICKEN BIRYANI Recipe | step by step Instructions

My Hyderabadi chicken biryani recipe for you. This might be the best Chicken Biryani Recipe. Hope you give it a try.
Love,
Sharmi

INGREDIENTS List at the bottom below:

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INGREDIENTS:
Chicken Drumsticks: 1 kg boneless & skinless (or chicken thighs)
Basmati Rice: 700 grams or 4 cups (preferred long grain & aged)
Onions for frying (Birista): 4 medium red onions (you can use ready made fried onions)

BIRYANI MASALA:
1 tbsp coriander seeds
2 tsp sahi jeera (black cumin)
8 green cardamom
1 black cardamom
5 cloves
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp black pepper corns
2 mace flowers
1 inch stick cinnamon
1/2 of a nutmeg (roughly 1 tsp freshly grated)
Green cardamom, Mace, black cumin and nutmeg are the key spices for H biryani so try not to skip on them.
This will make around 3 tbsp of Biryani Masala.

CHICKEN MARINATION:
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp Kashmir chili powder (milder but will give a nice color )
2 green chilies (make a paste)
Salt as per taste (1 1/2 tbsp.)
1 tbsp of the biryani masala that we made.
1 1/2 cup of plain yoghurt
pinch of saffron (if available)
80% of the fried onions
1 cup fresh coriander (add half to the marinade. save rest for layering and garnish)
1/2 cup fresh mint (add half to the marinade. save rest for layering & garnish)
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
4 tbsp leftover oil from fried onions.