Kuwaiti Chicken Biryani

Ingredients for Kuwaiti Chicken Biryani:

Rice 1 ½ cup
Ghee 3 tbsp
Onion 1 medium
Garlic, crushed 2 cloves
Grated ginger 1 tsp
Chicken breast fillet ½ kg
Chicken stock 2 cubes
Tomatoes, pureed 2 medium
Yoghurt ½ cup
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
All spice powder 1 ½ tbsp
Ground turmeric ½ tsp
Coriander leaves, chopped 2 tbsp
Fresh mint, chopped 2 tbsp
Saffron essence ¼ tsp

Method

Place rice, and water in a medium saucepan and cook with stirring until it boils. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is cooked. 
Remove from heat and spread over a large platter to cool slightly.
Meanwhile, heat ghee in large saucepan, cook onion with stirring for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown in color. 
Add garlic and ginger and stir until fragrant. 
Add chicken and stir until it’s cooked.
Add Chicken stock cubes, tomato, yogurt, lemon juice, tomato paste and spices. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes. 
Remove from heat and set aside.
In a medium pot, place half the quantity of the prepared rice and the chicken mixture on top. 
Sprinkle the chopped coriander and mint over the chicken mixture and cover the top with the remaining rice.
Pour the saffron essence on top. 
Cover firmly with the pot lid and cook over low heat for 30 minutes or until rice is completely cooked.

Kuwaiti Chicken Biryani by Zarnak Sidhwa