Malai Tikka Biryani

Recipe Credits: Rida Aftab

Posted By: Aisha Rizwan

I add and replace few ingredients and changed layering steps.. The original recipe calls for making rice like pulao but as i usually make for daawats I follow the regular biryani layering steps.

* I usually make with 2 kgs of boneless chicken so i add 1 pkt each of Tikka and tandoori masala and skip all the masalas mentioned. U can always adjust quantities accordingly to your taste * I use regular tomatoes not green ones

INGREDIENTS: Boneless chicken 1/2 kg Rice soaked 1/2 kg Green tomatoes 1/2 kg sliced Green chillies 50gms Star aniseeds 2 Green cardamoms 4 Bay leaves 2 Whole black pepper 1tsp Red chilli powder 1tsp White zeera 2tsp Ginger Garlic paste 2tsp Cream 1cup Yogurt 1cup Mint leaves 2 bunches chopped Kewra 1tsp Yellow food colour 1/2 tsp Salt 1tsp Butter 50gms Oil 1/2 cup

Method:

Marinate chicken with Cream, Yogurt, ginger garlic paste and all masalas for an hour minimum. Best overnight.

Heat oil, add tomatoes fry for 4-5 mins, Add chicken and cook for 20 minutes on medium flame, Add mint leaves. In a separate pot heat butter, add green chillies, salt, bay leaves, rice and water( like for pulao) cook till water dries.

Make space in the centre of the cooked rice,place the chicken mixture, food colour and kewra on the rice.

Give koyla dhuan and keep on dum.