Cooking rice

Wash and soak the rice in water for 15 minutes. In the pot, add rice along with water and salt and bring it to a boil on a high flame. Reduce the flame to medium and cook till the rice is cooked through 80%. Drain and keep this aside.

Chicken marination

In a bowl, add chicken thighs, turmeric powder, chile powder, salt, and juice of a lemon. Toss and keep this aside for 15 minutes.

Making of chicken biryani

In a pan, add oil. Once hot, add cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, cloves, bay leaf, cumin seeds, and saute for a few seconds.

Add the marinated chicken and cook for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, add garlic, ginger, and green chilies. Flip the chicken and cook for another 2 minutes.

Add onion, tomato, coriander leaves, mint leaves, tandoori masala, and give it a good mix. Cook this for a minute. Now spread it evenly to cover the base of the pan.

Add partially cooked rice, spread evenly, and garnish with some more mint and coriander leaves.

Finally, add butter and sprinkle some more tandoori masala powder or biryani masala powder and splash ¼ cup of water. Cover this and cook on low flame for 20 minutes or until rice is cooked through thoroughly.