After a month of fasting, meditating, contemplating and spritual struggle we celebrated the special day of Eid from sunday the 20th and still the festivity mood is present to-date. People exchaged greetings with utmost joy. After the Eid prayer families visited friends and relatives. Every house you go you will be offered goodies and non-alcoholic drinks. Everyone dressed at  their best. The atmosphere is wonderful. Children were happy receiving gifts and money.  Some people do like to go to the beach. In Accra they had motorcycle procession and horse riding show.
I prefered to be at home with family and friends. Made Biryan and salad and it turned out great. Below is the  recipe, you must try , you would love it.

YOU WILL NEED
1. Long grain rice preferable basmati rice  500 grms
2. Chicken   750grms
3. Onions     3 medium size
4. Garlic/Ginger paste  1 tablespoon
5. Yoghurt   1 cup
6. Biryan spices or mixed spices  2 tablespoon
7. Green chillies  2
8. Mint leaveas 1/2 cup
9. Tomato paste 1 tablespoon
10. Juice of  one lime
11. Salt   1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon
12. Orange color  powder a pinch
13. Ghee (clariefied butter)  5 tablespoon
14 Water 11/2 water


HOW TO MAKE IT.
1. Cut Chicken into medium pcs and marinate with yoghurt with Biryan or mixed spices, chopped chillies, one teaspoon of salt and chopped herbs for atleast half an hour.
2.  Fry slices onions in 5 tablespoon of clarified butter till golden brown.
3.  Add marinated chicken fry till oil separates.
4.  Add the tomato paste and juice of one lime and continue to fry for about 30 seconds.
5. Pour half cup of water and cook on low heat for 25 minutes.
6.  Boil rice till 3/4 done with a tablespoon of salt and 11/2 litres of water and strain
    take a 1/2 cup of the cooked rice and add the color
7.  Take a caserolle dish arrange cooked chicken gravy at the bottom and place uncolored rice on it evenly then on top put the colored rice.
8.  Place  the dish in the oven at 150C for 20 minutes.
9.  Remove from oven and serve on a platter.

SERVE WITH SALAD VEGETABLE SALAD
EID MUBARAK