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To Marinate the Chicken: In a large bowl add the chicken pieces, salt, pepper, tandoori masala, plain yogurt, ginger, and garlic paste. Mix well and cover with a plastic wrap or just a tight lid, refrigerate for 6-8 hours or overnight.
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Bring water to a boil in a large pot add salt, cinnamon, and cardamom stir and cook until 90 done then drain and set the rice on a side.
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Peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes, add salt and yellow food colour and mix. In a large pot with a heavy bottom, heat oil and ghee over medium-high heat. Fry the potatoes until half light brown for 8-10 minutes remove and set on a side.
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In the same oil fry the onions until light brown colour. Add the marinated chicken mix and cook over medium-high heat for 20 minutes. Add green chillies and about 1/3-1/2 cup of water mix and cook until completely done for about 10 minutes.
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Add the fried potatoes to the cooked chicken mix and cook for 5 minutes. Spread half of the cooked rice evenly on top of the cooked chicken, arrange the lemon slices, half of the chopped coriander, half of the chopped mint. Spread the remaining rice and garnish with the remaining chopped coriander and chopped mint and drizzle with some yellow food colour dissolved in water or just use saffron. Cover and let cook for 10-15 minutes over medium-low heat.
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Turn off the heat and let the pot sit on the stove for 10 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Laila
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