Name: kolkata style chicken dum biriyani recipe by Mahek Naaz at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Biriyani masala = 1 small cinnamon stick; 2 green cardamom; 2 BLACK CARDAMOM; 1 tsp Shah Jeera; 1 tsp whole coriander seeds; 1 nutmeg; 1 mace; 1/2 tsp whole black pepper; 4 whole cloves; 1 star anise; Rice= 2 full cups of fine quality Basmati rice; 1 bay leaf; 1 small cinnamon stick; 2 Green Cardamoms; 1 tsp salt or according to taste water; Chicken preparation= 300 gm chicken; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 cup curd; 2 tspp ginger garlic paste; 2 Chopped Onions; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; Salt to taste; 3 medium sized Potatoes; Oil to cook; 1 tsp keora water; 1 tsp rose water; 5 tsp ghee or refind oil; a pinch food colour soaked in 1/2 cup milk; 2 boiled egg; 2 slit green chillies

Ingredients Serving: 3

Biriyani masala = 1 small cinnamon stick
2 green cardamom
2 BLACK CARDAMOM
1 tsp Shah Jeera
1 tsp whole coriander seeds
1 nutmeg
1 mace
1/2 tsp whole black pepper
4 whole cloves
1 star anise
Rice= 2 full cups of fine quality Basmati rice
1 bay leaf
1 small cinnamon stick
2 Green Cardamoms
1 tsp salt or according to taste water
Chicken preparation= 300 gm chicken
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 cup curd
2 tspp ginger garlic paste
2 Chopped Onions
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
3 medium sized Potatoes
Oil to cook
1 tsp keora water
1 tsp rose water
5 tsp ghee or refind oil
a pinch food colour soaked in 1/2 cup milk
2 boiled egg
2 slit green chillies

Instructions

Dry roast all the Biriyani spices on a tawa. Stir and roast them till they start leaving their aroma.
Now grind all the spices in a mixer and make a very fine and smooth texture of them.
Your freshly made biriyani masala is ready to use.
Take the chicken pieces and wash them well and dry them.
Marinate them with card, salt,turmeric,red chilli powder,Biriyani masala,ginger garlic paste.
Keep the marinated chicken in a freeze for a 1 hour.
Now wash the Basmati rice very well and soak it for 30 minutes.
Take 6 big cups of water and boil it add rice, 1 bay leaf,2 green cardmom,salt to it.
When rice is 70% ready ( almost ready but not full) switch off the gas flame and stain the water.
Take a deep pan heat oil.Peel the potatoes and marinate with salt and orenge colour.
Semi fry the peeled potatoes and keep the potatoes in a different bowl.
Add more oil and heat again add bay leaf and saute for a minute.
Now add onions and fry till it becomes golden,add the chicken pieces to it.
Stir and fry them in medium flame till spices star releasing water and aroma.
After 15 minutes of doing that covee the pan,coo for another 15 minutes in low medium flame.
Now take a big deep pan or Handi grease it with extra ghee or oil.Add half rice in 1 st layer.
Now add the cooked chicken as the 2 nd layer.Add eggs and potatoes too on it.
Now add the leftover rice as 3 rd layer.Spread cheicken gravy evenly on it.
Spread keora and rose water above all and also the orenge colour milk
Spread ghee or oil allover it,spread biriyani masala and garnish it with fried onions. Add 2 green chillies.Close the pan with a lid.
Seal the lid.Now put it on gas.
Cook it for 15 minutes on dum on lower flame.Remove from heat and keep it for other 15 minutes.
Your mouth watering Biriyani is ready.Serve it hot....

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