Masala Mornings Recipe | 30 Jan 2023 | Recipes: Chicken Tikka Biryani & Chanay Ki Daal

Marinate all the masala in a bowl, marinate your chicken pieces in it and mix well, marinate for 2 hours. Heat ¼ cup oil, add marinated chicken with the remaining masala, cook on medium flame for 10 mins till oil comes on top, turn chicken pieces, add chopped coriander, mint and green chilies, cover for another 10 mins and let it cook till done, give dum of coal. Heat oil ¼ cup, add whole spices 1 tbsp, bay leaf, ani star, 2 onions sliced, fry till light golden, add 2 chopped tomatoes, fry well, add chili powder 1 tbsp, coriander powder 1 tbsp, cumin powder 1 tbsp, salt 1 tsp, tandoori masala 2 tbsp, lemon juice 3 tbsp with ½ cup water and fry well, cover and cook on low flame for 10 mins add in ½ cup yogurt, coriander leaves chopped 4 tbsp, mint leaves chopped 2 tbsp, Plums 10, green chilies whole 8, brown onion ½ cup. Soak sela rice for 4 hours, boil till nearly done, mix kewra water and yellow color, add on top of the rice, some brown onion and the chicken tikka pieces on top of rice, leave it on dum for 10-15 mins, remove chicken pieces, mix rice, take it out in a platter, top with chicken pieces, serve garnished with onion rings, tomato rings and lemon slices.
Ingredients for Masala

Soak 250 gm lentil for 1 hour, drain and wash in fresh water, put in a pan with 1 tsp chili powder, ½ tsp turmeric, salt 1 tsp, cover and cook for 30 mins. In another pan, heat ½ cup ghee, fry chopped onion till golden brown in color, add 2 chopped tomatoes and fry till soft, add garlic paste, crushed red pepper, pour on top of the daal, stir fry till oil comes on top, garnish with chopped green chilies, serve with nan.