Microwave Chicken Biriyani

For people who doesn't wanna deal with all the utensils needed for cooking the famous Biriyani.

Ingredients
250 gms basmati rice
500 gms chicken (boneless, cut into pieces)
2 medium onion (sliced)
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
2 cups of water
3 medium tomatoes (puree)
Salt and black pepper powder (to taste)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp garam masala
4 cloves (laung)
2 cinnamon sticks (dalchini)
2 bay leaves (tej patta)
Black cardamom (big elaichi)
2 – 3 peppercorns (kali mirch)
2 tbsp oil / ghee
2 tbsp almonds and cashewnuts
1 tsp raisins
8 – 10 strands of saffron

Method
1. Wash and soak rice for ½ an hour in cups of water. Drain the water
2. Add salt and 1 tbsp oil / ghee to the soaked rice. Boil covered at 100% power or 9 – 10 mins and then at 60% power for 5 – 6 mins in microwave safe bowl.
3. Allow to stand covered for 5 mins.
4. In another microwave safe bowl heat oil at 100% power for 30 secs. Add sliced onions, cumin seeds, salt, turmeric powder, clove, cumin, black cardamom, bay leaves, pepper corns, tomato puree and ginger-garlic paste.
5. Microwave (covered) at 100% power for 5 – 6 mins. Add chicken pieces and microwave (covered) at 80% power for 5 – 6 mins. Stir in between.
6. Add rice and arrange in layers microwave for another for 3 mins at 60% power.
7. Sprinkle garam masala. Allow to stand for 10 mins.
8. Garnish with fried nuts, raisins, saffron and chopped coriander and serve hot.