Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Marinade

• 400 gms chicken tenders cut in 3 pieces, 0.9 lbs
• ½ Coriander leaves roughly chopped, bunch
• ½ mint roughly chopped, bunch
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• 2 green cardamom
• 1 black cardamom
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp black cumin
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• 1 tbsp garlic paste
• 1 green chilli you can use more if you like your food more spicy
• ¼ tsp red chili powder you can use more if you like your food more spicy
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp mace
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 cup onion I bought mine at my local Indian store, fried
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 peppercorn
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 235 gms yogurt 1 cup
• salt to taste

Rice

• 300 gms basmati rice 1 ½ cup
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Layers

• ¾ cup onion fried
• ½ Coriander leaves roughly chopped, bunch
• ½ mint roughly chopped, bunch
• 1 pinch saffron dissolved in 2 tbsp warm water