Feast Tikka Biryani, by the Kilo

5 September 2026

Every kitchen in Pakistan claims a biryani. Ours has a first name — Feast Tikka Biryani — and a habit that surprises people the first time they order it: you can buy it by the kilo, like the degh-wallahs of old, in 2, 5, 10 or 20 kg sizes.

This post explains what it is, how the sizes map to real guest counts, and when ordering biryani by weight makes more sense than booking a full catering deal.

What makes it tikka biryani

Ordinary chicken biryani mixes boiled or fried boti through the rice. Tikka biryani does something better: the chicken is marinated and grilled as tikka first — char, smoke, masala crust — and then layered over degh-cooked biryani rice so the tikka flavour works down through the pot. You get proper biryani rice and proper barbecue in the same plate, instead of two halves compromising each other.

It's cooked the degh way, in layers, finished on dum — the same discipline our kunna gets, applied to rice. And like everything in this kitchen, it's made fresh against the order, not scooped from a holding pot.

The sizes, and who they feed

As a rule of thumb, we plan roughly 3 to 4 servings per kg of biryani — closer to 3 for hearty eaters as the only dish, closer to 4 alongside other food. So:

2 kg — a family dinner or a small office Friday, 6 to 8 people.
5 kg — a milad, an aqeeqa at home, a team celebration, 15 to 20 people.
10 kg — a proper home dawat, 30 to 40 people.
20 kg — mosque distribution, a street's worth of thanksgiving, a big office, 60 to 80 people.

By the plate, it's on the menu page at Rs. 250 single and Rs. 400 full. For the kg sizes, message us the weight and date on WhatsApp and you'll get the current per-kg quote the same day — chicken rates move, and we'd rather quote you today's honest number than print one that goes stale.

When kilos beat a catering deal

Our dawat deals make sense when you want a spread — kunna, qorma, pulao, dessert, the works. But sometimes the occasion only needs one hero dish done perfectly:

Khatam or milad at home — 10 kg of biryani, raita on the side, done.
Office match day or a Friday treat — 2 to 5 kg to the office, everyone eats hot.
Niaz and distribution — 20 kg packed for handing out; we've done many, and we pack for it (sealed boxes travel and hand over cleanly — boxes are Rs. 20 each if you want them).
Topping up your own dawat — you cooked the salan, we bring the biryani. No shame in it; half of Soan Garden does this.

Ordering it right — three tips

Give us a few hours minimum; a day is ideal. Fresh degh cooking takes time — same-day is often possible for smaller weights if you call before noon, but 10 and 20 kg orders should be booked a day ahead.
Say how it will be served. Buffet at home? We send it in the degh or a serving tray. Distribution? We portion into boxes. Office? Boxes with raita packed per person.
Count with the 3-to-4 rule, then round up one kg. Biryani left over has never once been a problem in the history of Pakistan.

Questions people ask

Is it spicy? Proper biryani-spicy, not punishment-spicy — and for a home order we can tone it down for kids. Tell us when you book.

Chicken or beef? Feast Tikka Biryani is chicken tikka over biryani rice. If you want beef rice instead, our Beef Pilaf is sold by the kg too, and Ziafat Shahi Biryani serves the wedding side — all on the menu.

Do you deliver? Yes — Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Around our own neighbourhood (Soan Garden, PWD, Police Foundation) you can also just pick it up from the kitchen, hot.

Raita and salad? Say the word — we pack raita per kg or per person, whichever suits the serving style.

The short version

One dish, done properly, in exactly the quantity your gathering needs: 2, 5, 10 or 20 kg. WhatsApp 0315 9093990 with the weight, the date and the delivery point — or walk into the kitchen in Soan Garden Markaz, opposite Palace Bakery, and order it over the counter. Friday is the busiest biryani day of the week; book Thursday and thank yourself at lunch.