Kerala Style Chicken Biriyani @ Home

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 1 kg
Onion - 8 nos
Tomato - 4 nos
Ginger - 1 nos
Garlic - 8 to 9 nos
Green chilli - 3 to 4 nos
Coriander leaves - one hand full
Lemon juice - 1/2 slice
Curd - 1/2 cup
Cashew nut - 12 to 14 nos
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
Garam masala - 1 tbsp
Raisins - 10 to 12 nos
Cinnamon - 1 nos
Cardamom - 3 to 4 nos
Pepper seed - 1 tsp
Ghee - 4 to 5 tbsp
Oil - 1or 2 tbs
Salt - 1 or 2 tsp


Method
Take a bowl, add basmati rice and add water.
Soak for half an hour.
Then wash the soaked basmati rice two to three times,
set aside after draining.
Heat oil and ghee in a pan.
Then add cinnamon, cardamom and pepper seed.
Add the chopped onion and saute them well.
Take the pan off the heat and set it aside. 
Then place a mud pot on heat.
Then add sauted onions and soaked basmati rice.
combine them well.
Pour a sufficient amount of water and salt ,mix them well
Cover and cook them well.
Then we have to crush the ginger and garlic and set them aside.
Then crush the green chilli and set it aside.
Remove the lid and check whether the rice is well cooked or not.
Once it is well cooked, remove it from the fire and set it aside.
In a heavy-bottomed pan, heat the oil.
Add the cashew nuts and fry them well.
Drain well and set aside. 
Add raisins and fry them well and Set aside after draining 
Now add the final chopped onion and salt.
Saute them until they become a light golden brown.
Drain well and set aside. 
Again, add cinnamon, cloves and cinnamon.
Then add the chopped onion and saute them well.
Then add turmeric powder and garam masala, saute them well.
Then add chopped tomatoes and saute them well.
Add crushed ginger,garlic and green chilli, saute them well.
Then add the cleaned chicken pieces and mix them well.
Then drizzle with lemon juice and curd.
Mix them well.
Cover and cook until the chicken is well cooked.
Remove the lid and check whether the chicken is well cooked or not.
Once the chicken is well cooked, remove it from the heat and set it aside.
Take a pan add cooked chicken masala .
Then next layer we will add cooked basmati rice
on the top springle some fried onion and coriander leaves
Then add some fried cashew-nut and raisins
Then next layer we will add cooked basmati rice .
Finally we Springled fried onion ,coriander leaves, cashewnut and raisins
Cover the pan with the dough and seal it.
cover and cook for 6 to 7 minutes .
Then open the dum and set it aside.
Serve the tasty dum chicken biriyani with salads.