Chicken biwas biryani: An aromatic preparation topped with a herby salad

Biwas aka beewas is a parsley-onion salad of Arabic origin, that’s generally served with kebabs. How about pairing it up with a yummy biryani enriched with Indian spices? If you are in the mood to try something innovative, try this Arabic – Indian fusion dish, and get creative by giving it your twist as well. Here’s the recipe.

Ingredients
Marination
500 gms chicken
100 ml sunflower oil
200 gms onion slice
25 gms garlic ginger paste
50 gms tomato slices
Salt to taste
15 gms Kashmiri chilly powder
10 gms coriander powder
5 gms garam masala
8 gms black pepper powder
15 gms cashewnut paste
10 gms maida
5 gms fennel powder
5 gms chopped coriander
For rice
5 gms basmati rice
150 ml ghee
750 ml water
10 gms whole spices
10 gms onion slices
15 ml milk
5 gms chopped coriander
Salt to taste
For biwas (a simple herbs and onion salad)
50 gms sliced onion
10 gms chopped parsley
5 ml lemon juice
3 gms sumac powder
Salt to taste
10 ml olive oil
In a bowl mix all the ingredients together
For garnish
1 tbsp fried onions
A few fried cashews, raisings
Some chopped coriander
1 tbsp pomegranate seeds

Preparation
Marination
Marinate chicken with salt, maida, Kashmiri chilly powder, and ginger garlic paste
Deep fry in sunflower oil and keep it aside
Heat sunflower oil in a pan, add sliced onions and ginger garlic paste
Sauté until it turns transparent and add all the seasonings and sliced tomatoes
Cook for a few minutes until tomatoes get mashed
Add the cashew nut paste and mix well
Add the fried chicken to the gravy, mix well, and finish with chopped coriander

Rice
Wash the rice well and soak for 1 hour
Heat ghee in a rice pot, add whole spices and slice onions
Sauté it until transparent and add the water
Once the water boils, add chopped coriander, milk and salt
Drain the soaked rice and add to the boiling water
Cook the rice until the level of the water and cover it with lid
Cook for 10 minutes in slow heat and turn off the flame

Biwaz
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl
Presentation
Mould the rice on a plate and place the prepared masala over the rice
Place the biwas over the masala and garnish
Serve with yogurt-cucumber