Hyderabadi Chicken
Biryani Cones
For Mess-Free Party Hosting

Name: Hyderabadi Chicken ~Biryani Cones~ For Mess-Free Party Hosting
Total time: 102 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For the Rice:; 2 cups Basmati rice; 8 cups Water; 1 Bay leaf; 4 Green cardamom; 6 Cloves; 1 inch Cinnamon stick; 1 tsp Shahi Jeera; 1½ tbsp Salt; For the Chicken Marinade:; 600 g Chicken (bone-in, medium pieces); 1 cup Thick curd (yogurt); 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; 1½ tsp Red chilli powder; ¼ tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Coriander Powder; 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 1¼ tsp Salt; ½ cup Fresh mint leaves, chopped; ½ cup Fresh coriander leaves, chopped; ¾ cup Fried onions (birista); 3 tbsp Oil; For Layering:; 15–20 Saffron strands; ¼ cup Warm milk; 2 tbsp Ghee; For Cone Assembly:; as required Thick butter paper or food-grade parchment paper; as required Aluminium foil

102 mins

Cooking Time

Intermediate

Difficulty

Ingredients

Non Veg

Diet

Hyderabadi Biryani Recipe Cones reinterpret classic dum biryani for NYE parties where presentation matters as much as flavour. Fragrant basmati rice layered with slow-cooked chicken, saffron milk, and ghee is shaped into cones that lock in heat and aroma. The format keeps portions controlled while delivering the unmistakable depth of traditional Hyderabadi biryani in a festive, hand-held style.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

For the Rice:

2 cupsBasmati rice

8 cupsWater

1Bay leaf

4Green cardamom

6Cloves

1 inchCinnamon stick

1 tspShahi Jeera

1½ tbspSalt

For the Chicken Marinade:

600 gChicken (bone-in, medium pieces)

1 cupThick curd (yogurt)

2 tbspGinger-garlic paste

1½ tspRed chilli powder

¼ tspTurmeric powder

1 tbspCoriander Powder

1 tspGaram Masala Powder

2 tbspLemon juice

1¼ tspSalt

½ cupFresh mint leaves, chopped

½ cupFresh coriander leaves, chopped

¾ cupFried onions (birista)

3 tbspOil

For Layering:

15–20Saffron strands

¼ cupWarm milk

2 tbspGhee

For Cone Assembly:

as requiredThick butter paper or food-grade parchment paper

as requiredAluminium foil

Biryani Cones

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani Cones For Mess-Free Party Hosting

Ingredients

Hyderabadi Chicken
Biryani Cones
For Mess-Free Party Hosting