Name: Chicken dum biryani recipe by Sushreeta Supkar at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Chicken thighs 2 nos; Basmati rice 2 cups; Curd 1/2 cup; Water; Whole garam masala; Bay leaves; Ginger garlic paste 2 table spoon; Chopped onion - 1 cup; Salt; Turmeric; Chilli powder; Biryani masala; Fried onions; Mint leaves; oil; ghee; Saffron - a pinch; Warm milk - 1 table spoon; Biryani essence; Rose essence

Ingredients Serving: 2

Chicken thighs 2 nos
Basmati rice 2 cups
Curd 1/2 cup
Water
Whole garam masala
Bay leaves
Ginger garlic paste 2 table spoon
Chopped onion - 1 cup
Salt
Turmeric
Chilli powder
Biryani masala
Fried onions
Mint leaves
oil
ghee
Saffron - a pinch
Warm milk - 1 table spoon
Biryani essence
Rose essence

Instructions

Marinate chicken with curd, salt, turmeric, chilli powder, biryani masala, ginger garlic paste and a table spoon of Oil. Keep for 2 hours.
Soak rice for 45 mins and then wash and cook with salt, a teaspoon of Oil and whole garam masala. Cook till firm and drain water and keep rice uncovered.
Heat 2 table spoon of Oil and add the chopped onion and saute for a while. Add the marinated chicken with spices and cook covered in a slow flame.
When chicken is almost cooked add another teaspoon of biryani masala and few mint leaves and cook for another 5 mins.
Soak the saffron in warm milk for 1/2 hour.
For layering :
Take a heavy bottomed pan. Make a layer of cooked rice. Put the chicken on top of it and again make a layer of rice on top. Now add fried onions and mint leaves on top. Add rose essence and biryani essence and the saffron milk. Spread a table spoon of ghee. Now cover the pan and seal properly so that steam cannot escape.
Put the pan on slow flame for 30 mins. Mix the rice very lightly every 10 mins.
After switching off flame, allow the biryani to rest for another 30 mins covered and then your aromatic chicken biryani is ready to serve.

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