Jhatpat Chicken Biryani

Ingredients for Jhatpat Chicken Biryani:
Boiled rice 2 cups
Boneless chicken cubes 250 gm
Chopped and fried onions 3
Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
Chopped onions 2
Tomato puree 1 cup
Red chili paste 2 tsp
Curd 2 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Red chili powder 2 tsp
Turmeric 1 tsp
Oil 2 tsp
Chopped coriander 2-3 sprigs
Chopped mint 1-2 tbsp

For Topping:
Garam masala 1 tsp
Fried cashews 8-9
Raisins 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil 2 tbsp

Method:
In a pan, heat oil. 
Add onions, ginger garlic paste, and sauté. 
Now add turmeric, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili paste, boneless chicken pieces and mix well. 
Leave it to cook. 
Now add red chili powder, tomato puree and mix well and add water, cover the pan and let the chicken cook. 
Add curd, salt and garam masala powder over the chicken. 
Grease a bowl with oil. 
Add raisins and cashews along with fried onions, chicken gravy, chopped coriander, and mint to the base of the bowl. 
Add a layer of rice. 
Spread little chicken gravy and chicken pieces on the rice layer. 
Make similar layers as desired. 
Heat it in the oven for some time. 
Now flip the bowl of layered biryani onto a plate.

Jhatpat Chicken Biryani by Zarnak Sidhwa