• ⅓ cup oil
• 1 bay leaf (tez patta)
• ½ piece cinnamon stick (darcheeni ka tukra)
• ½ star anise (badiyan ka phool)
• 1 black cardamom (bari elaichi)
• 8-10 black pepper corns (sait kali mirchain)
• ½ tsp cumin seeds (zeera)
• 1 large sized onion
• ½ kg chicken
• 1½ tbsp ginger and garlic crushed into paste form
• salt to taste
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 2 crushed green chilies
• 1 tsp coriander powder (dhania powder)
• ¼ tsp nutmeg & mace powder (jaifal jawetri)
• 1 tsp biryani masala (you can also use home made biryani masala)
• 250 grams yogurt (dahi)
• ½ kg boiled basmati rice (ublay basmati chawal)

Garnish with

• 2-3 green chilies
• 8-10 mint leaves
• 2-3 tbsp fresh coriander leaves

Marination of chicken

• ¼ tsp saffron (zafran) mixed with 4-5 tbsp of milk
• 3 medium sized fried onions
• 1 cup yogurt yogurt and onion are blended together into liquid mixture
• 1 kg chicken
• 1 tsp salt to taste
• 1½ tbsp biryani masala
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp red chili powder or to taste
• 1 tsp coriander (dhania)
• 1 tsp crushed cumin seeds (zeera koota hua)
• 2-3 crushed green chilies
• 2 tbsp ginger garlic crushed together into a paste form

Other ingredients

• 2-3 cup oil or as required
• 6-8 dried plums (sukhe aloo bukhara)
• 2 medium sized potatoes
• 750 grams boiled sella rice
• 2-3 tbsp saffron milk mixture
• tomato
• green chili
• coriander and mint leaves
• fried onion slices