🍗 Royal Chicken Biryani Recipe

Juicy marinated chicken layered with fragrant basmati rice, spiced with Welza Biryani Masala, and slow-cooked to perfection.

🧂 Ingredients
🍗 For the Chicken Marinade:
500 g chicken (bone-in preferred)

½ cup thick curd (yogurt)

2 tbsp Welza Biryani Masala

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

½ tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp red chili powder (optional, for extra heat)

Salt to taste

Juice of ½ lemon

🍚 For the Rice:
2 cups basmati rice (aged, long grain)

6 cups water

1 bay leaf

4–5 cloves

2–3 green cardamoms

1 cinnamon stick

Salt to taste

🧅 For the Biryani:
2 medium onions, thinly sliced

2 tbsp oil + 1 tbsp ghee

A few mint and coriander leaves (chopped)

A few saffron strands soaked in 2 tbsp warm milk (optional)

1 tbsp rose water or kewra water (optional, for aroma)

🍳 Instructions
1. Marinate the Chicken (Min. 1 Hour, Ideally Overnight)
In a large bowl, mix chicken with curd, Welza Biryani Masala, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, chili powder, salt, and lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate.

2. Cook the Rice
Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes.

Bring water to a boil with whole spices and salt.

Add rice and cook until 80–90% done (grains should be firm).

Drain and set aside.

3. Cook the Chicken
In a heavy-bottom pan or biryani pot, heat oil and ghee.

Add sliced onions and fry until golden brown (reserve some for garnishing).

Add marinated chicken and cook on medium heat until it’s no longer raw and the masala thickens. Do not dry it out completely—the gravy helps steam the biryani.

4. Layer the Biryani
In the same pot or a separate handi:

Bottom layer: Half of the chicken mixture

Middle layer: Half of the rice

Sprinkle some fried onions, mint, and coriander

Repeat the layers

Drizzle saffron milk and rose/kewra water

Dot with ghee

5. Dum Cooking (Steam Method)
Cover tightly with a lid or seal with dough.

Place on low flame for 20–25 minutes.

Alternatively, place the pot over a hot griddle/tawa to avoid direct heat and cook for 30 minutes.

Let it rest for 10 minutes before opening.

🍽️ To Serve:
Fluff gently and serve hot with:

Onion raita

Mirchi ka salan

Lemon wedges & salad

👑 Pro Tips:
Use bone-in chicken for juicier flavor.

Don’t skip the marination—it ensures tender, flavorful chicken.

Welza Biryani Masala contains all the essential spices—no need for garam masala or whole spices separately.

👉 Cook Royal. Eat Regal.
Welza Biryani Masala – For Biryanis That Rule the Table.