Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe

Preparing a delicious chicken dum biryani is not so difficult. It is cooked with boneless chicken marinated and basmati rice in amazing spices and herbs. This recipe is best for a home preparation. This is simple than any biryani as it does not require sauteing of spice. All you need to do is mix all the ingredients and prepare it for a slow fame process. To get a real taste and flavor, do use all the below referred ingredient. A few stuff to keep in mind while making biryani is that you should use good quality chicken, best quality Basmati rice, and the most excellent saffron available.

Servings: Six people

Cooking time: 1:15 Hr

1. For the Marination
   

• Basmati rice – 500 gram
• Chicken thighs – 6 pieces (400 gram)
• White pepper – one tablespoon
• White pepper – one tablespoon
• Lemon Juice – half spoon
• Salt – To taste

2. For Masala:
   

• Desi ghee – Half Tablespoon
• Cardamoms – 4 or 5
• Bay leaf – 1 and a small piece of cinnamon
• Cloves – 2 or 3
• Ginger paste – one Tablespoon
• Onion – one cup sliced
• Yellow chili powder – one tablespoon
• Saunf or fennel – two tablespoon
• Salt – To taste
• Yogurt – One cup

3. Final spices to be added:
   

• Green cardamom powder – One spoon
• Fennel powder – One spoon
• Fresh cream – half cup

4. Masala for rice:

Three tablespoons of rose water, Salt to taste, Ginger and juliennes, two green chilies

Step-by-Step Method For Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe

For the Jhol

• Wash the rice and marinate it in water for 15 minutes.
• You need to cut chicken into medium pieces and coat these pieces with the ingredients Marinate for (15 minutes)
• On other side, heat some butter in the pan.
• After that, you need to add all delicious spices and herbs for the masala.
• After sometime, you need to add the onions.
• After the onions are glossy and nice, add a cup of yogurt.
• Now add the yellow chili powder.
• You can then add the chicken along with the saunf powder.
• You need to add some water and salt.
• Till the chicken is partially cooked, you need to remove it from heat and let it cool.
• Once it’s cooled, you need to take the pieces of chicken and put the gravy over the chicken.
• Then add the finishing spices and cream to the jhol in which the rice will be cooked.

How To Make Rice?

• Heat a pan by adding rose water and salt to it.
• When the water boils add the rice. Cook it moderately and keep aside.
• Take another pan and heat the jhol (half of jhol) that you made earlier along with the chicken pieces.
• Add half rice to jhol, once this jhol comes to a boil.
• Add the rice to the jhol, sprinkle some sliced green chillies, and ginger juliennes.
• Now add the remaining half of jhol and rice.
• Cook on medium heat and you need to cover it with foil until the water disappears and rice and chicken are fully cooked (for about 10 to 12 minutes).