Omani Chicken Biryani Recipe

INGREDIENTS : 1/2 kg Chicken  1/2 kg Basmati rIce  to taste Salt  to taste Black pepper  1/4 tsp Mace powder  1/4 tsp Nutmeg powder  1tsp Crushed Coriander  1/2 tsp White cumin  1/4 tsp Black pepper.  5 Clove  2 Black Cardamoms  few Cinnamon stick  few Bay leaves  2 Star anise  100 gm Clarified Butter  1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste  1/2 kg Onion  1 tbsp Raisin  1 tbsp Almond  100 gm Dried plum  100 gm Potatoes  2 Eggs How To Cook Omani Chicken Biryani : Soak 1/2 kg basmati rice for half an hour. Grind 250 grams sliced onions and fry the other 250 grams finely sliced onion till golden brown. Add 100 grams clarified butter to a medium sized cooking pot and let it melt. Then add a tbsp ginger garlic paste and saute for a couple of minutes. Now add onion puree, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/4 tsp whole black pepper, 5 cloves, 2 black cardamoms, few cinnamon sticks, few bay leaves and 2 star aniseeds. Saute until the puree is golden brown. Then add 1/2 kg chicken and mix briefly. Now add 1 tsp crushed coriander, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, salt n black pepper to taste, 1 tbsp raisins, 1 tbsp almonds, 100 grams dried plum and 100 grams potatoes. Add water if required to cook meat.When meat is tender, take it off the flame. In a medium sized cooking pot, boil water. When water comes to a boil, add 1 tbsp oil, salt to taste and 1/2 kg rice and cook until rice is 1/3 cooked. Add 2 boiled eggs. Add boiled rice to the other cooking pot where you cooked chicken. Sprinkle saffron and cover to let simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. Garnish with fried eggs and serve.