
Ingredients for making the Biryani
3 servings
- For the marination
- 200 gm Boneless chicken
- 3 tbsp Curd
- 1tsp Garlic paste
- 1tsp Ginger paste
- 1tsp Garam masala powder
- 1tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/4tsp Red food colour
- to taste Salt
- For Rice
- 1 cup Basmati rice (soaked 2 hours)
- 1 Bayleaf
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 1 Green Cardamom
- 2 Cloves
- 1″ Cinnamon stick
- 1/2 tsp Black cumin
- 1 Onion finely chopped (fried)
- to taste Salt
- For Biryani
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Curd
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1tsp Chopped Green chilli
- 1tsp Red chilli pickle masala
- 1/3 tsp nutmeg powder
- 1/3 tsp Mace powder
- 1/4 tsp Red food colour
- 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
- 2 tsp dry mint leaves
- as needed Oil
Method of making the Chicken Tikka Biryani
- Wash and marinate chicken pieces with curd, red chilli powder, salt, ginger-garlic paste, yogurt, garam masala powder and a pinch of red colour and mix. Let this marinate in the fridge over night or about 6 hours.
- Heat oil in a kadhaie add Bayleaf, Black Cardamom
- Green cardamom,Clove,Cinnamon stick and chopped onion and fry till it change colour.
- Add marinated chicken and fry well.
- In a bowl add curd, nutmeg powder, garam masala powder, Mace powder, chopped green chilli, Red chilli pickle masala and a pinch of red food colour mix well.
- Add the mixture in chicken and cook few minutes.
- Boil sufficient water in pot add bayleaf, green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves, black cumin seeds and salt. Add soaked rice and cook.
- When the rice is almost done strain it with strainer and set aside.
- Now chicken is almost done add chopped coriander leaves, dry mint leaves and fry onion.
- Layer the rice on cooked chicken. Spread the remaining fried onions, mint, and coriander on the rice, cover and cook about 15-20 minutes.
- Now spicy chicken tikka biryani is ready. For presentations you can save six pieces of morsels of chicken tikka which you can skew in the bamboo skewers and arrange on the top of Biryani. Garnish it with golden onions, mint leaves and boiled egg.
- Serve hot with Salan or with Burani Raita with salad of your choice. Enjoy this heavenly dish with your loved ones.