Chicken Dum Biryani

4.40 from 17 votes

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its easy with simple ingredients and very delicious
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours
Served AsDinner, Lunch
CuisineAsian, Biryani
Servings 6
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg chicken cut into 12 pieces
  • 250 ml curd
  • 4 medium sized onions sliced
  • 2 medium sized tomatoes chopped finely
  • 6 green chilles slitted
  • 4 elachi
  • 4 cloves
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 8 to 10 peppercorns
  • half cup oil
  • 1 tablespoon red chilly powder
  • 1 teaspoon haldi powder
  • 1 tablespoon coriander powder
  • 5 tablespoon coriander leaves chopped finely
  • 8 to 10 leaves of pudina
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 teaspoon saffron soaked in 5 tbsp of milk
  • 1 kg good quality basmati rice
  • Salt
  • 3 medium sized potatoes cut into round shapes 1 potato make it into 3 pieces , dont cut it too thin
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger paste
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
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Instructions
 

  • Beat the curds with half cup of water and add 1 tsp salt .Wash the chicken pieces well and drain the water from the chicken and wash the potatoes as well dont remove the skin and marinate the chicken and the potatoes in the curds and salt mixture for 2 hrs .
  • Meanwhile soak the basmati rice in water.Now take a heavy bottomed pan add half cup of oil and half the sliced onions and fry till golden brown , remove and keep aside .
  • In the same oil add the remaining sliced onions and fry till translucent then add 3 green chillies , cloves, cinnamon , elaichi and the peppercorns and saute for 2 minutes
  • Remove the chicken pieces and the potatoes from the marination and add to the onions and fry for 10 minutes , reserve the curds.
  • Now add the ginger and garlic paste and saute for 2 minutes , followed by salt , turmeric powder , red chilly powder and coriander powder fry all this masalas for 5 minutes.
  • Then add the chopped tomatoes and coriander leaves sim the stove cover and leave it for 10 minutes . Now add the reserved curds and 500 ml water , the rice , pudina leaves , sim n cook for 10 minutes with covered lid.
  • After 10 minutes add the fried onions , lemon juice , saffron soaked in milk cover the pan and leave it for dum in a very low flame for 15 minutes .If u feel like there is less water and the rice has not cooked you can adjust by adding little water . Serve hot with raita and garnish with more fried onions,

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4.40 from 17 votes
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