Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe
Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe is one such recipe which is loved by everyone in the family.
Ingredients
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1 kg Chicken
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with bone
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4 cups Basmati rice
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3 Onions
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sliced thin
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4 Tomatoes
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finely chopped
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4 Green Chillies
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slit at the center
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20 gram Ginger
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ground to paste
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20 gram Garlic
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ground to paste
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2 tablespoon Red Chilli powder
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2 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
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1 tablespoon Garam masala powder
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1/2 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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finely chopped
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1/2 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina)
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finely chopped
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Oil
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as needed
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Ghee
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as needed
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Salt
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to taste
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For marinating
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1/2 cup Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
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1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder
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1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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Salt
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as required
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Chicken Biryani recipe, we will first begin with the rice preparation
Step 2
To cook basmati rice separately, wash and soak the basmati rice in water for 20 minutes
Step 3
Meanwhile add about 3 litres of water in a large vessel and bring it to boil
Step 4
Once water starts to boil, add about 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and 1 teaspoon of salt
Step 5
Add the soaked and drained rice, stir gently once and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes (I usually take it off heat by 3-1/2 minutes)
Step 6
Keep an eye on rice as some brands of basmati rice cooks very fast and some takes time
Step 7
My rice was cooked in 5 minutes
Step 8
Drain the water immediately and spread the rice on a large plate
Step 9
In a deep bottomed pan, heat oil on medium flame, add 1 sliced onion and fry it until brown (don’t burn the onions)
Step 10
Remove browned onion from oil and keep it aside
Step 11
This will be used for garnishing and to make the layers
Step 12
The next step is to marinate the chicken for the Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe
Step 13
Clean and wash the chicken thoroughly
Step 14
In a mixing bowl, marinate the chicken with thick curd, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt
Step 15
Marinate for at least 30 minutes
Step 16
In a large pan, add oil and heat on medium flame, add the remaining sliced onions and saute for 3 minutes or until the onions turn translucent
Step 17
Next add ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off
Step 18
Add slit green chilies and mix for a minute
Step 19
To this add chopped tomatoes and saute till tomatoes turn slightly mushy
Step 20
Once the tomatoes are mushy add red chili powder, coriander powder and salt and saute it for about 2 minutes
Step 21
Add 3 tablespoons of both coriander and mint leaves and mix
Step 22
Finally, add the marinated chicken for the biryani and mix well
Step 23
Cook until chicken is fully cooked
Step 24
Once chicken is cooked, if you find there is excess water, increase the flame and thicken the masala
Step 25
We need the masala just to coat the chicken
Step 26
Take a large wide, deep vessel, add ghee and spread it to coat all the bottom and sides of the pan, reduce the flame to low
Step 27
Add about 2 full tablespoons of the thick chicken biryani masala and spread it all over the bottom
Step 28
Next, add cooked basmati rice over the chicken biryani masala and gently spread the rice to cover the chicken
Step 29
Use a tea spoon and remove the top oily layer from masala and drizzle over the rice, this will add flavours to the rice and also give colour
Step 30
Repeat the layering process until you have used up all rice and chicken
Step 31
Over the top sprinkle coriander and mint leaves and browned onions and close with a lid
Step 32
Ensure the flame is low and place a heavy weight on top of lid to trap the steam inside to cook the Chicken Dum Biryani recipe
Step 33
Leave the dum biryani aside for 10 minutes until all the flavors seep through
Step 34
Scoop out the Chicken Dum Biryani from the edges of the pan, making sure not to break the rice grains
Step 35
Serve Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe with Pickled onions, Burani Raita and Mirchi Ka Salan Recipe (Chillies in Tangy Spicy Peanut Sesame Curry) for Sunday afternoon lunch