🍽️✨ Restaurant-Style Biryani, Made at Home!
Perfectly spiced layers 🍚🍗, slow-cooked on dum 🔥, with an aroma that fills the kitchen 😍. Every grain separate, every bite rich and royal 👑✨ — proof that your home kitchen can taste just like your favorite restaurant! ❤️👨🍳
👑 Rich aroma, perfect texture, and deep masala notes — because your kitchen deserves royal biryani!
🥘 Ingredients (Serves 4)
For Chicken Marinade🍗
Chicken (bone-in) – 1 kg
Thick curd – 1 cup
Ginger-garlic paste – 2 tbsp
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Fried onions (birista) – ½ cup
Mint leaves (chopped) – ½ cup
Coriander leaves (chopped) – ½ cup
Green chilies (slit) – 2
PIKS Spices for Marinade💥
PIKS Biryani Masala – 2 tbsp
PIKS Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp (adjust to taste)
PIKS Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
PIKS Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
PIKS Garam Masala – ½ tsp
Salt – to taste
➡️ Mix everything well, coat chicken evenly, cover & marinate 2–4 hours (overnight best).
🍚 For Rice
Basmati rice – 3 cups (soaked 30 min)
Water – plenty
Bay leaf – 2
Green cardamom – 4
Cloves – 6
Cinnamon – 1 stick
Salt – enough (water should taste slightly salty)
➡️ Boil rice till 70% cooked. Drain and keep aside.
🍳 Cooking the Chicken Masala
Heat ghee + oil (2 tbsp each) in a heavy pan 🔥
Add whole spices (bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon)
Add marinated chicken and cook on medium flame
Cook till chicken is 80% done and oil separates
Masala should be thick, rich, and aromatic ✨
🥘 Layering the Biryani
Spread a layer of chicken masala
Add a layer of rice
Sprinkle:
Fried onions
Mint & coriander
Pinch of PIKS Garam Masala
Few drops of saffron milk or rose water 🌸
Repeat layers, finishing with rice on top.
🔥 Dum Cooking (The Magic Step)
Cover tightly with lid or seal with dough
Cook on low flame for 20–25 minutes
Rest for 10 minutes before opening
➡️ When the lid opens… pure restaurant-style aroma! 🤍🔥
🍽️ Serving Tips
Gently fluff from sides (don’t mix hard)
Serve hot with raita, salad & lemon wedges 🍋
Each grain separate, chicken juicy, flavor royal 👑
🌶️ Why PIKS Makes the Difference
✔ Perfect spice balance
✔ Deep color & aroma
✔ Consistent restaurant-style taste every time.
Thank you💓