This came out fabulously.. I looked up quite a few recipes and different styles of making biryani. Wikipedia gives a nice explaination in the different styles of biryani making. Finally I thought that for a first time biryani maker, I should try out Sanjeev Kapoor’s recipe. Check out his …

Ingredients:

• Chicken
• Onions - Chopped
• Tomatoes - Chopped
• Whole red chilly - 4 stalks
• Whole black pepper - 10 seeds
• Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
• Grated coconut – ½ cup
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
• Green cardamom – 3-4
• Cloves – 3-4
• Cinnamon sticks - 1
• Aniseeds – 1 tsp
• Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves …

This is one of Suren’s favourite dishes. It came out really well.. Next time I just have to make sure I make the sauce less thick.

8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 5 ounces each), trimmed, boned, and skin slashed
Table salt and ground black pepper
1/2 cup …

This is my favourite chicken dish of all time! Not many restaurants in Boston serve this dish! The only place I know of which even comes close to the same taste one would get in delhi is Royal Bengal in Cambridge.. Here is my version..

Recipe coming soon…