Dum Biryani: Cook it and share with people

Today, I am going to share Dum Biryani here.

Share it and try it at home.

There are 3 basic steps for cooking a delicious  chicken dum biryani.  

1) Marinating the chicken 

2) Half cook the basmati rice

3) Layering chicken and rice together for the biryani.

 

Ingredients:

1 kg chicken, washed and drained completely

2 large onions, finely sliced

2 tbsps chopped coriander leaves

1 tsp saffron

1/2 cup luke warm milk

salt to taste

2 tbsps ghee 

5 tbsps oil

For marination

 3/4 cup thick curd

8-10 green chillis, make a small slit in them

2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp red chilli pwd (adjust)

1/4 tsp turmeric pwd

3/4 tbsp coriander pwd

1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves

3/4 cup pudina leaves

1 lemon Juice

1 3/4 tsps salt

Biryani masala

8 cloves

2 cinnamon stick

4 cardamom

3/4 tsp shah jeera

12 pepper corns

Ingredients to cook rice:

 4 cups Basmati rice

6 cloves

3 cardamoms

1 cinnamon stick

3 bay leaves

1 cloves

1 star anise/Anasphal

10 mint leaves

1 tbsp oil

1 1/2 tbsp salt

Marinate chicken:

Mix the chicken with the ingredients called for marination along with biryani masala and keep aside for 2-3 hours.

Now Half Cook the rice 

Cook basmati rice in lots of water along with ingredients mentioned above to cook rice till its half cooked. Strain the water and spread the rice on a large wide plate. Allow to cool.

Heat 1 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp ghee in a vessel, add sliced onions, saute for 8-10 mins till caramelized. Remove and keep aside.

Add the saffron to the luke warm milk and combine well. Keep aside.

Take a wide deep vessel to prepare the biryani. Add 3 tbp oil, add the marinated chicken and spread out over the vessel. Cook on high for 2 min. . Reduce flame and cook it for 20 min.

Now Spread half of the rice over the chicken layer, pour half a tbsp of ghee all over the rice, add half of the caramalized onions and spread over the rice. Next sprinkle a tbsp of coriander leaves and pour about one fourth cup of saffron milk over the rice. Over this layer, spread the remaining rice. Again pour half a tbsp of ghee all over, add remaining caramelized onions and spread over the rice. Finally sprinkle a tbsp of coriander leaves and pour remaining saffron milk over the rice.

Place lid and over the lid place a heavy weight and seal the edges with wheat dough. Cook on high flame for 2  min.

Reduce to low flame and cook biryani for 20-25 min. Turn off heat and do not remove lid for 15-20 min.

Now the biryani is ready and serve hot with onion and cucumber raita...

Please comment how is your experience