CHICKEN TIKKA BIRYANI:

Name: CHICKEN TIKKA BIRYANI:
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 🌻CHICKEN TIKKA:; 1 & 1/3 lb chicken breast (600 g) cut into tikka pieces (big pieces); 1 cup natural yogurt / Greek yogurt; 1 lemon juice; 1 Tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 Tbsp tikka masala sauce; 1 tsp red chili powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; Pinch orange food colour; 1 tsp salt; 🌻CURRY:; 1/3 cup oil; 2 onions thinly sliced; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tsp cumin seed; 4-5 cloves; 1 stick cinnamon; 1 & 1/2 tsp red chilli powder or to taste; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tsp salt or to taste; 2 fresh tomatoes, finely chopped / 1/2 chopped tin tomato (choice); 1 cup natural yogurt / Greek yogurt; 1 cup water; 🌻RICE:; 2 cups basmati rice soaked for at least 30 minutes in water; 1 bay leaf; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 Tbsp oil; 🌻BIRYANI ASSEMBLE:

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

Biryani is a mixed rice dish originating among the #Pakistan / #India / #Bangladesh subcontinent. It is made with spices, rice, and usually some type of meat (chicken, beef, goat, lamb, prawn, fish) or in some cases without any meat, and sometimes, in addition, eggs and potatoes.

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

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Ingredients

6 servings

🌻CHICKEN TIKKA:
1& 1/3 lb chicken breast (600 g) cut into tikka pieces (big pieces)
1 cupnatural yogurt / Greek yogurt
1lemon juice
1 Tbspginger garlic paste
2 Tbsptikka masala sauce
1 tspred chili powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
Pinchorange food colour
1 tspsalt
🌻CURRY:
1/3 cupoil
2onions thinly sliced
1 tspginger garlic paste
1 tspcumin seed
4-5cloves
1 stickcinnamon
1& 1/2 tsp red chilli powder or to taste
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1 tspgaram masala powder
1 tspsalt or to taste
2fresh tomatoes, finely chopped / 1/2 chopped tin tomato (choice)
1 cupnatural yogurt / Greek yogurt
1 cupwater
🌻RICE:
2 cupsbasmati rice soaked for at least 30 minutes in water
1bay leaf
1 Tbsplemon juice
1 Tbspoil
✅NOTES:Wash rice well then add all ingredients in water and boil rice till 80% done drain all water then boiled rice set aside
🌻BIRYANI ASSEMBLE:
1/2 cupfresh coriander finely chopped
Lemon sliced cut into thin round sliced
1 Tbspoil
3-4 Tbspboiled water
3-4 Tbspfresh milk
PinchRed & orange food colours

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Steps

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🌻CHICKEN TIKKA OVEN METHOD:
Preheat the oven 430°F / 220°C.
Combine all the chicken tikka ingredients and marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
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Skewer the marinated chicken pieces on bamboo skewers, then place them over a baking tray lined with parchment paper, making sure there is space underneath the chicken to help distribute the heat more evenly.
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Reserve the chicken tikka marinade for later use.
Bake the chicken skewers for about 15 minutes, until slightly dark brown on the edges and cooked throughout.
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🌻AIR FRYER METHOD:
Pre heat air fryer 200°C then arrange chicken tikka pieces in batches in fryer basket add 1 Tbsp oil then cook for 10-15 minutes or till cook all chicken throughout well and no longer pink. Take them out and keep aside and cover with foil tin or kitchen towel.
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🌻CURRY:
Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat, then add all whole spices fry few second then sauté the onions until just browned.
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Add in the ginger garlic paste fry well add all ground spices then add chopped tomatoes / tin tomato and fry till soft.
Add in the yogurt fry well till all oil comes up the surface then add 1 cup boiled water and Leftover marination Bring the mixture to a boil, and cook for a 6-7 minutes low flame then. Set aside.
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🌻Assemble:
In a large pot, assemble your biryani
First add 1/3 cup curry then second layer add 1/2 a cup boiled rice then third layer spread all chicken tikka pieces 2-3 lemon sliced then forth layer spread all curry masala.
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Then spread all other leftover rice then arranged all lemon sliced sprinkle red & orange food colour sprinkle and finally top with the coriander, pour 2-3 Tablespoons fresh milk and oil then cover with foil tin then kitchen towel cover with lid and simmer the biryani over a low heat for 10 minutes or until all the water is absorbed and the rice and chicken are heated throughout.
Enjoy! With raita and salad.
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