Malai Tikka Biryani

Ingredients

• Chicken ½ kg (boneless)
• Rice ½ kg (soaked)
• Green tomatoes ½ kg (cut in rounds)
• Green chilies 50 grams
• Star aniseeds 2
• Green cardamoms 4
• Bay leaves 2
• Whole black pepper corns 1 tsp
• Red chili powder 1 tsp
• Whole white cumin seeds 2 tsp
• Garlic, ginger paste 2 tsp
• Fresh cream 1 cup
• Yogurt 1 cup (whipped)
• Mint leaves 2 bunches (chopped)
• Screw pine 1 tsp
• Yellow food color ½ tsp
• Salt 1 tsp
• Butter 50 grams
• Oil ½ cup

Cooking Directions

1. Marinate chicken with yogurt, salt, cream, black pepper, cumin, star aniseeds, red chilies, cardamoms and ginger, garlic paste for an hour.
2. Heat oil in a pot.
3. Add tomatoes and fry for a while.
4. Add chicken and cook for 20 minutes on medium flame.
5. In a separate pot heat butter and add green chilies, salt, bay leaves and rice with water.
6. Cook until water dries.
7. Make space in centre of cooked rice.
8. Place chicken, mint, screw pine and food color in the centre and put on dum.
9. Smoke ingredients before serving.