KUSKA BRIYANI

Ingredients:
1) Chicken - 1 cup
2) Basmathi rice - 1 cup
3) Ghee - 1tbsp
4) Cinnamon - 1 stick
5) Cardamon - 3
6) Cloves - 3
7) Bay leaf - 2
8) Green chillies(sliced) - 6
9) Onions(sliced) - 1 cup
10) Ginger/Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
11) Tomato(chopped) - 1
12) Mint leaves/Corriander leaves - 1/4 cup
13) Red Kesar powder - pinch
14) Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
15) Lemon juice - 1 tsp
16) Salt to taste

Method:
1) Soak rice for minimum 15 minutes.
2) Cook chicken with 2 cups of water and salt. Once the chicken is well cooked, filter the water called as "Broth"(should be 1 1/2 cup) and keep it aside.
3) Filter and fry the soaked rice with ghee for 3-4 minutes & keep it aside.
4) In a pressure pan, add little ghee and fry cinnamon,cardamon,cloves, bay leaf and green chillies.
5) Add onions and fry till it becomes golden colour. Add tomatoes and fry till it becomes soft.
6) Add ginger/garlic paste and saute it.
7) Add mint/corriander leaves, red chilli powder, kesar powder and lemon juice. cook for few minutes.
8) Add rice and saute for a minute.
9)Add broth and required salt and pressure cook it till 1 whistle sound.
10) Serve with raita.