Name: Chicken Dum Biryani recipe by Anjali sahu at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 kilograms chopped chicken; 50 gm sliced onion; 10 gm clove; 10 gm bay leaf; 5 ml Rose water; 25 ml lemon juice; 5 ml kewra; 500 gm basmati rice; 200 gm ghee; 10 gm Cinnamon stick; 100 ml fresh cream; 5 gm black cumin seeds; 1/2 litre Water; For Marination: 25 gm ginger paste; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 3 teaspoon coriander powder; 250 gm yogurt; 25 gm garlic paste; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; For Dough - 100 gm Wheat flour; For Garnishing; 50 gm Mint Leaves; 1 medium thinly sliced onion; 6 strands soaked saffron; For The Main Dish; 250 gm beaten yogurt; 25 gm ginger paste; 7 gm mace powder; 25 gm Garlic paste

Ingredients Serving: 6

1 kilograms chopped chicken
50 gm sliced onion
10 gm clove
10 gm bay leaf
5 ml Rose water
25 ml lemon juice
5 ml kewra
500 gm basmati rice
200 gm ghee
10 gm Cinnamon stick
100 ml fresh cream
5 gm black cumin seeds
1/2 litre Water
For Marination: 25 gm ginger paste
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
3 teaspoon coriander powder
250 gm yogurt
25 gm garlic paste
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
For Dough - 100 gm Wheat flour
For Garnishing
50 gm Mint Leaves
1 medium thinly sliced onion
6 strands soaked saffron
For The Main Dish
250 gm beaten yogurt
25 gm ginger paste
7 gm mace powder
25 gm Garlic paste
1/2 tsp powdered green cardamom

Instructions

Soak Basmati rice for 1 hour. Drain excess water and keep it aside. In a large bowl mix yogurt with red chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, with ginger garlic paste.
Add chicken and coat chicken well with masala. Marinate chicken for about an hour. Now add thinly sliced onions and salt to chicken
Heat ghee in deep bottom pan/ Handi vessel. Add all the whole spices. Roast for 1-2 minutes.Add the marinated chicken and mix well
Now add ginger and garlic paste with the sliced onions and saute for a minute.
Add beaten curd/yogurt and saute chicken till the oil separates. When the oil separates, add mace and cardamom powder. Mix well. Saute chicken for 1 minute. Add water and mix well. Cover and cook chicken over low-medium flame stirring occasionally until done
Meanwhile boil water in a pan. Add whole spices along with salt and lemon juice.
Once the water starts boiling, add basmati rice, rose water, kewra and mix. Cover and cook until done
Open the lid and layer rice on top of the cooked chicken. Spread ghee and cream over rice evenly. Garnish with mint leaves, saffron an thinly sliced onions
Knead a dough of the whole wheat flour and line the lid with it. Seal the vessel and place the vessel on an iron griddle and cook for 15 minutes. Serve it hot.

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