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Chicken Biriyani
by Chandra Tourtelot
serves: 8
  My version of biriyani
Ingredients:
  2 lb   chicken breast
  2 ea   small onion
  4 ea   tomatos
  1 can   diced tomatos
  1/3 cup   plain yogurt
  1 tbsp   crushed garlic
  1 tbsp   ginger paste
  1 tbsp   lemon juice
  1/4 tsp   tumeric
  1/4 tsp   chili powder
  1 tbsp   coriander powder
  1 tsp   salt
  3 tbsp   vegetable oil
  1/4 tsp   mustard seed
  1/4 tsp   cumin seed
  1/4 tsp   urad dal
  1/4 cup   minced cilantro
  3 cups   basmati rice
  6 cups   water
Directions:
  mix yogurt, garlic, ginger paste, lemon juice, tumeric, chili powder, coriander powder and salt in a bowl
dice raw chicken and marinate in mixture for 2 hours
saute onions, mustard seed, cumin seed and dal in vegetable oil
add marinated chicken and fresh chopped tomatoes
cook until chicken is browned
add water and diced tomatoes
simmer for 30min
add cilantro
steam basmati rice until 1/2 cooked
preheat oven to 350
layer rice and sauce mix in 9x13 baking pan
garnish with additional cilantro