Biryani is one of my favorite Indian dishes. I have made it several times. The traditional recipes are very time consuming but worth the work. Typically you layer partially cooked rice with uncooked rice, spices, yogurt marinated chicken, and fried onions, and cook it in the oven covered. This is a quick recipe that still packs a spice punch. I had to fry some onions for the garnish, its one of the best parts of the traditional recipe. http://www.finecooking.com/recipe/turkey-biryani