CHICKEN TIKKA BIRYANI RECIPE

Had a wonderful eid and I'm back, with another wonderful recipe that is chicken tikka biryani. Today prepared this awesome biryani for lunch and my family loved it to the core. I love the smoky flavor in this biryani.

          chicken marinated in yogurt, and lots of Indian spices and dum with basmati rice makes yummy biryani.trust me it tastes exactly as restaurants.my hubby gave me huge complement after tasting this biryani that it tastes exactly as restaurants I love to hear these words from him.......

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Try this recipe and let me know how it turned out for you.

Ingredients :

To cook rice :

Basmati rice : 1 kg
Cardamom : 4
Cinnamon : 4 (small pieces)
bay leaf : 1
shahi zeera/black cumin seeds : 1 tspoon
Salt : 1 1/2 table spoons
green chillies : 2

To make tikka masala :

Chicken : 1 kg
Yogurt/curd : 400 grams (2 cups)
Ginger garlic paste : 2 table spoons
Lemon juice : 1/4 cup
Chat masala : 1 table spoon
red chilly powder : 2 tea spoons
Coriander powder : 1 table spoons
Salt to taste
Oil : 3/4 cup (150 grams)
Garam masala : 1 1/2 tea spoons
Red food color : 1/4 tea spoon

For layering :

Chopped green chillies : 4
Chopped coriander : 1/2 Cup
Chopped mint leaves : 1/2 cup
Milk : 1/4 cup
Pinch of saffron/yellow food color
Ghee : 2 table spoons

Fried onions : 1 cup

Method :

First wash and soak rice for 1 hour

Now take chicken pieces add all tikka masala ingredients (except oil) mix well and keep a side  for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Now take a heavy bottom vessel add 3/4 cup of oil heat it and add marinated chicken into oil then add half of the fried onions and stir it.

Cover with lid and Cook till water dries stir in between (don't dry too much we need some thick  gravy in it)

To give a smoky tikka flavor :  take a charcoal put on fire and heat it.

Put a small bowl or aluminum foil on cooked chicken masala put this charcoal init pour few drops of oil on charcoal and cover with lid and leave it for 2 minutes.

now after 2 minutes take out the charcoal and aluminum foil from chicken masala.

While chicken is cooking put a Big vessel on other burner add plenty of water to cook rice. Bring it to boil

When water is boiling add whole Garam masala,chilles,salt and soaked rice

Cook till rice is 90 percent done then drain the water and keep this cooked rice a side

Now take another clean vessel put one layer with rice then make another layer with chicken masala sprinkle some fried onions, mint leaves,coriander leaves and green chillies.

Again put some rice and repeat the same process till it is done

Now mix saffron/food color with milk and pour this on top then pour ghee and cover with lid and cook on low flame for 10 minutes and remove from fire.

Mix gently before serving.....yummy chicken tikka biryani is ready!!!!!!!!!!



       

Wash and soak rice

Take chicken add lemon juice

Add chat masala

Add ginger garlic paste

Add coriander powder

Chilli powder

Garam masala

Salt

Add curd

Add red color

Mix it well

Marinate for 1 hour

Boil water in a vessel add whole Garam masala, salt,chilles and soaked rice

Cook till 90% done

Drain the water

Heat oil

Add marinated chicken

Add fried onions

Cook till chicken is tender

It's done now(we need some thick gravy in it)

Lighten charcoal

Place a bowl or aluminum foil and put lightened charcoal then pour few drops of oil

Cover with lid

Take out the charcoal and aluminum foil

Tikka gravy is ready

Take a vessel layer with cooked rice

Layer with chicken tikka masala

Sprinkle fried onions,coriander leaves,mint leaves and green chillies

Repeat the same process

Finally mix some yellow food color/saffron with milk pour on top,then pour some ghee sprinkle some coriander leaves cook on low flame for 10 minutes by covering the lid.