Grilled Chicken Biriyani

The grilled chicken pieces well coated with onion masala and cooked rice makes the flavorful Grilled Chicken Biriyani. It's perfect preparation for a fancy dinner party; try it once and you must start making often!!
Ingredients For The Chicken Marination:

1. Chicken-1 kg
2. Chilly powder-1 tbsp
3. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
4. Ginger garlic paste-2 tbsp
5. Thick curd-2 tbsp
6. Salt-to taste

Preparation:

• Mix the ingredients from 2-6 and make a thick paste.
• Cut the chicken in to 4 large pieces; Flatten them with a ladle or ax..
• Wash well and pat dry with a kitchen towel.
• Make sharp slits on the chicken pieces and apply the thick marination evenly all over.
• Rest in fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• After that do a pan grill or in the oven by applying little oil.
• Grill until cooked well and browned on top.

Ingredients For The Masala:

1. Onion-4 large
2. Tomato-1 large
3. Ginger garlic paste-2 tsp
4. Green chilly-3 slit
5. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
6. Coriander powder-1 tbsp
7. Pepper powder-2 tsp
8. Salt-to taste
9. Thick curd- 1/4 cup
10. Corinader leaves chopped- 2 tbso
11. Mint leaves chopped- 1/4 cup

Preparation of Masala:

• Heat oil in a pan; saute onions until transparent.
• Add ginger garlic paste and green chilly.
• Sauté until raw smell goes off.
• Add all the powders one by one and mix well after each addition.
• Add tomato pieces and sauté until mashed well.
• Add coriander leaves and mint leaves.
• Add the prepared grilled chicken pieces in to it.( Keep one piece for garnishing) 

Ingredients for Rice:

1. Basmati Rice-2 cups
2. Cardamom-5 nos
3. Clove-5 nos
4. Cinnamon-1 small inch stick
5. Bay leaf-1
6. Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
7. Salt-to taste.

Preparation of Rice:

• Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes.
• Boil water in a large pan by adding salt,cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf and cumin seeds.
• When it boils add drained rice and cook it until ¾ th cooked.
• Drain the excess water and keep the rice aside.

Ingredients for garnishing:

1. Fried onion-1 large
2. Fried cashews- few
3. Fried raisins-few
4. Coriander leaves chopped-1 tbsp
5. Mint leaves chopped- 1tbsp
6. Ghee-2 tbsp
7. Food color a pinch (optional)
8. Pineapple essence or rose water-3 drops
9. Lemon juice-1tsp

Assembling of Biriyani:

• In a large dum pan add a tablespoon of ghee.
• Spread the prepared chicken masala on top.
• Above that spread cooked rice evenly.
• Spread the garnishing ingredients on top along with a chicken piece.
• Cover the lid tightly; so that no more steams to be escape.
• Cook on simmer mode for 20 minutes.
• Open the lid after 10 minutes.
• Serve hot with raitha and pickle!