Name: Chicken Dum Biryani recipe by Akum Jamir at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the Rice -; 2 cup Basmati Rice; 1 small stick of Cinnamon; 3 cloves; 2 cardamoms; 1 small Star anise; Few coriander leaves; 1 tsp oil; 3 cups of Water; Salt to taste; For marination -; Chicken - 300 grams; Curd - 2 tbsp; Chilly powder - 1 tsp; Turmeric powder - ½ tsp; Cumin powder - 1 tsp; Coriander powder - 1 tsp; Garam masala powder - 1 tsp; Salt to taste; For Masala -; Oil - 2 tbsp +1 tsp for browning onion; Bay leaf - 2; Cinnamon stick 1 large; Cloves - 5; Cardamom - 4; Star anise -1; Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp; Onion - 2 thinly sliced +1 thinly sliced for browning; Green chillies - 2 whole; Tomato - 2 chopped

Ingredients Serving: 4

For the Rice -
2 cup Basmati Rice
1 small stick of Cinnamon
3 cloves
2 cardamoms
1 small Star anise
Few coriander leaves
1 tsp oil
3 cups of Water
Salt to taste
For marination -
Chicken - 300 grams
Curd - 2 tbsp
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
For Masala -
Oil - 2 tbsp +1 tsp for browning onion
Bay leaf - 2
Cinnamon stick 1 large
Cloves - 5
Cardamom - 4
Star anise -1
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Onion - 2 thinly sliced +1 thinly sliced for browning
Green chillies - 2 whole
Tomato - 2 chopped
Coriander leaves a good amount chopped
Salt to taste
Water - 1 cup
Food colours (optional)

Instructions

Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15-20 mins.
Marinate the chicken with the ingredients mentioned in marination list for atleast 30 minutes.
In a pan heat 1 tsp oil. Add 1 medium onion slices
Fry till brown. Keep aside.
In a pan heat oil.
Add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, star anise and let it crackle.
Add Ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.
Add the onions, green chillies and saute till it turns soft. .
Add tomatoes and and fry till it begins to soften.
Add the marinated chicken and salt, mix well, cover and the pan and cook for 5 mins.
Add good amount of chopped coriander leaves.
Add water, cover the pan and continue to cook for about 10-15 mins till the gravy thickens.
Meantime when the chicken is cooking, bring water to boil in a pan for cooking the rice. Add the whole spices mentioned in the list.
When the water starts to boil add the 2 cups soaked basmati rice.
Add a handful of coriander leaves and cook for 5 mins.
Drain the water nicely and set aside.
Once the chicken is done separate the chicken pieces and the masala along with gravy. Now start layering the chicken and rice for dum. Take the pan, add some masala with gravy.
Now layer some rice and chicken pieces over it.
Next layer some fried onions. Sprinkle the food colour over it. (I have used yellow and Kesari food colour. In 2-3 tsp of water mix few drops of food colour)
Repeat it with the remaining rice, chicken and fried onions and food colour.
Cover the pan.
Put a cloves on the hole of the cover to prevent the steam from going out and leave on lowest flame for about 15 minutes. Place a flat Tawa at the bottom to prevent burning.
Your dum Biryani is ready.
Remove from the flame, open the pan and fluff it with a fork gently and serve and serve with raita.

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