Chicken Akhni
Ingredients:
12 pieces of chicken or large whole chicken cut into pieces
5 medium potatoes, peeled and halved
2 large onions, finely chopped
2 finely chopped tomatoes
1 tsp tomato paste
2 TBSP butter or margarine
1 cup buttermilk / plain yoghurt optional
2-3 fresh green chilli, slit open
1 Tbsp garlic
1 Tbsp ginger paste
1/2 cup chopped fresh dhanya / coriander leaves
2 & 1/2 tsp salt, to taste
2 & 1/2 tsp red leaf masala/roasted masala
2 tsp ground jeera/cumin
2 tsp ground coriander/koljana
1 – 2 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp turmeric/borrie
3-4 cups basmati or long grain white rice
1/4 cup cooking oil
2 tsp jeera seeds
3 bay leaves
3 cardamom pods, slit open
1 black cardamom optional
1 star anise optional
3 pieces of stick cinnamon
5 all-spices berries / pimentos
5 cloves
Method
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