Easy recipe to make chicken dum biryani at home with simple instructions
Prep Time30mins
Cook Time45mins
Course: lunch recipe, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: chicken dum biryani
Servings: 3People
Equipment
Pan
Iron tawa for dum
Ingredients
Chicken Marination
350gmsChicken
1 1/2tbspGinger garlic paste
2tbspCoriander leaves
Mint leaves handfull
150gmsCurd
2tbspLemon juice
1/2tbspcrushed green chilli
1tbspRed chilli powder
1tspGaram masala
1tspBlack pepper powder
2tbspFried onion
1tspSalt
1/4tbspTurmeric powder
1/2tbspButter
Cooking rice
1 1/2CupBasmati rice
3CupWater
1tbspOil
4 to 5Cinamon stick
4Cardamom
2Cloves
1/2tbspsalt
For gravy
1tbspOil
1Star anise
4 to 5cinnamon stick
1dried kapok bud
1/4tspMace
Instructions
Chicken marination
In a bowl add Chicken, Ginger garlic paste, Coriander leaves, Mint leaves, Curd, Lemon juice, crushed green chilli, Red chilli powder,Garam masala, Black pepper powder, Fried onion, Salt, Turmeric powder and Butter.
Mix them all together and cover the bowl. Marinate for 30 minutes
Biryani gravy
Heat a pan and add 1 tbsp of oil. Next, add the spices(star anise,cinnamon stick,dried kapok bud, and mace) and saute for a few seconds
Now add the marinated chicken and cook till the chicken softens and oil separates from the gravy.
Cooking rice
In a Pan/cooker add water, salt and spices(cinnamon stick, cardamom,clove) along with the soaked rice.
Cook till the rice is 70 percent done and once done filter the excess water.
Dum
In the stove place a flat iron tawa. And above it place a thick bottom pan/cooker and grease it well with oil.
Now top it with a layer of rice and over it place the chicken biryani gravy and on top of it rest of the rice. Spread it all equally.
Next, layer it with some coriander leaves, mint leaves, fried onions and melted butter.
Now close the cooker or pan and on top of it keep a bowl full of water so that the dum stays intact.
Cook in medium to low flame for 30 minutes.
Afte 30 minutes switch off the flame and open the lid. Dum biryani should be done.
Gently fluff the rice from the corner and serve it hot!