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Slow-Cooked Chicken Biryani

Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 141 min

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups basmati rice
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil, divided
  • 4 cinnamon sticks
  • 8 whole cloves
  • 4 pods black cardamom
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 ½ pounds boneless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch cubes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup fat-free yogurt
  • 4 green chile peppers
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon ground chile pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 10 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 pods green cardamom
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 2 bay leaves