# Chicken Tikka Biryani

Chicken Tikka Biryani is a delicious and amazingly Yummy biryani, prepared with marinated chicken pieces, rice and chicken tikka fry in a layered chicken tikka biryani.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 kg chicken with bone
- 1 cup curd
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 juice of lemon
- pinch orange color powder
- 2 cups basmati rice
- cinnamon
- cloves
- cardamom
- shahi jeera
- peppercorns
- mace
- bay leaf
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ghee
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 0.5 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 nos sliced onion
- 3 nos slit green chilli
- 2 nos sliced tomato
- fried onions
- coriander leaves
- mint leaves

## Instructions

1. Add fresh curd to a bowl.
2. Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, kashmiri chilli powder, regular chilli powder, salt, garam masala powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, pepper and juice of a lemon.
3. Mix everything nicely.
4. Add a pinch of coloring agent and mix.
5. Pour the marinate over the chicken pieces.
6. Mix the chicken with the marinate.
7. Marinate the chicken for an hour.
8. Wash the rice.
9. Pour water and soak it for an hour.
10. Add water to a pot.
11. Add soaked basmati rice.
12. Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, shahi jeera, whole peppercorns, mace and bay leaf.
13. Add salt and ghee.
14. Mix everything together.
15. Cook until the rice is about 95% done.
16. Strain the rice and keep it aside.
17. Add ghee and oil to a pan.
18. Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom.
19. Add sliced onions and green chillies.
20. Saute the onions and green chillies for about three to four minutes.
21. Add the sliced tomatoes.
22. Saute the tomatoes for about 5 minutes.
23. Remove the sauteed onions and tomatoes.
24. Add oil to the same pan.
25. Cook the marinated chicken pieces.
26. Cook the chicken for 10 minutes.
27. Remove the chicken from the pan.
28. Add the sauteed tomatoes and onions back into the pan.
29. Cook this for 5 minutes.
30. Add fried onions, chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves and cooked chicken.
31. Close the pan and cook for about 10 minutes on low flame.
32. Add a layer of cooked basmati rice in a deep pot.
33. Add the cooked chicken tikka and spread it out evenly.
34. Top the chicken pieces with fried onions, some chopped coriander leaves and some mint leaves.
35. Add another layer of rice on top.
36. Spread it out evenly.
37. Gently press it down.
38. Top it with fried onions, some coriander leaves and some mint leaves.
39. Close the pot with an aluminum foil.
40. Place it on dum for about 15 minutes.
41. After 15 minutes, turn off the stove, remove the pot and leave it aside for about 5 minutes.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- pan
- spatula
- pot
- strainer
- aluminum foil
- lid

## Tips

- Cut the chicken into medium size pieces.
- Marinate with bone will add more flavor to the biryani.
- Marinate the chicken for about two to three hours or leave it overnight.
- Cook the rice until it is about 95% done.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/-CJdeNTNq48?si=bQbIRAZKP9Qs0p2b
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cc30fba4-ddf5-4e26-9bdf-fa2707af9df8
- Extracted: 2025-05-20

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