Chicken Dum Biryani | Restaurant Style

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Biryani
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Today’s post is speciality of Indian cuisine, authentic Dum Biryani. It is so popular for its mesmerizing aroma and irresistible taste. Its surely a festive dish and makes a perfect option to prepare when you have guests at home. The uniqueness and originality of its name Dum Biryani comes from the biryani being cooked on low heat (dum) to get all the flavors from the spicy masala. Enjoy the flavorful delicious slow cooked dum biryani.

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 3 cups

Chicken / mutton pieces - ¾ kg

Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp

Red chilly pwd - 2 ½ tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 3 tbsp

Onions - 4

Tomatoes - 2

Curd / yoghurt - 1 cup

Mint & coriander leaves - 1 cup

Oil /ghee - 4 to 5 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Cloves -5

Cardamom - 1

Cinnamon - 2

Javithri - 1

Star anise - 2

Saunf - 1 tsp

Bay leaf - 2

Green chilly - 3 to 4

Garam masala pwd - ½ tsp

Biryani masala pwd - ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Instructions

1.

Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 10 mins

2.

Drain the water and set it aside

3.

Wash and clean the chicken

4.

Chop it to desired size pieces

5.

Add turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, lemon juice, ginger garlic paste and salt

6.

Mix well

7.

Allow to marinate for 2 hours

8.

Meanwhile chop onions to fine slices

9.

Chop tomatoes and grind garlic

10.

Grind ginger and keep separately

11.

Chop mint and coriander leaves

12.

Heat 2 tsp of oil in a frypan

13.

Add the marinated chicken and toss well

14.

Add ¼ cup of water and pressure cook until done

15.

Set it aside

16.

Heat 6 cups of water in a thick pan

17.

Once the water starts boiling add the basmati rice

18.

Allow to cook

19.

Once the rice is ¾ th cooked ( approx 7 to 8 mins), drain the water

20.

Keep the rice separately

21.

Heat oil/ghee in a thick bottomed wide pan

22.

Add cumin seeds, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, javithri, saunf, star anise and bay leaf

23.

Wait to splutter

24.

Add onions, green chilly and fry till light brown

25.

Saute for 2 mins

26.

Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute

27.

Add finely chopped tomatoes and cook for 2 mins

28.

Add the chopped mint and coriander leaves

29.

Saute for few more minutes

30.

Add the cooked chicken pieces along with the masala

31.

Mix well

32.

Taste and adjust salt and seasonings

33.

Now add the cooked basmati rice and mix gently

34.

Squeeze few drops of lemon juice

35.

Sprinkle garam masala pwd and biryani masala pwd

36.

Stir gently

37.

Keep the flame in high

38.

Place a dosa pan over the flame

39.

Now place this wide bowl with biryani over it

40.

Cover the wide bowl with a clean cloth and place a lid over it

41.

Place a bowl or heavy pan full of hot water over it

42.

Now let the biryani cook in dum

43.

Turn the flame from high to low and cook for another 8 to 10 mins

44.

Turn off the flame

45.

Fluff the biryani gently

46.

Restaurant style flavorful Dum Biryani is ready

47.

We enjoyed hot with mutton korma, raitha and shark curry

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