Village Style Chicken Dum Biriyani Recipe – Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients

• Chicken – 1 kg
• Maida – 1 cup
• Onion – 4 nos
• Tomatoes – 2 nos
• Green chilli – 3 nos
• Garlic – 6 to 7 nos
• Ginger – 1 medium
• Fresh curd – ½ cup
• Coriander leaf – one hand full
• Lemon juice – ½ piece
• Cashew nut – 250 grm
• Raisins – 250 grm
• Red chilli powder – 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
• Garam masala – 1 tbsp
• Cardamom – 2 nos
• Cloves – 3 nos
• Cinnamon-1 nos
• Ghee – 4 tbsp
• Oil – 3 tbsp
• Salt – to taste

Method

• Take a large bowl add cleaned chicken pieces ,salt ,red chilli powder,turmeric powder and lemon
  juice mix them well and marinated for one hour .
• Then we have to crush green chilli ,garlic and ginger into fine paste and set aside.
• Then we have to wash biriyani rice few times till the water runs clear .
• Then soak for one hour , drain and set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan add chopped onion and salt ,fry evenly until golden brown and set a side.
• Again we have to use same pan to frying marinated chicken pieces ,fry it well and set aside.
• Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan add spices like cinnamon,cloves etc .
• Addchopped onion , soaked biriyani rice ,water and salt mix ,cover and cook well.
• Ones the rice is well cooked ,drain excess water and set aside.
• Heat ghee in a pan add chopped onion crushed ginger ,garlic and green chilli paste mix them well.
• Add chopped tomatoes ,garam masala ,turmeric powder ,coriander leaves and fresh curd mix them
  well.
• Then we have to add fried chicken ,cover and cook them well.
• Heat oil in another pan add chopped onions and fry evenly until golden brown,drain and set aside.
• Again we have to fry cashew nut and raisins ,drain and set aside.
• For dum making we have to use maida mix,take a bowl add maida and sufficient water mix them
  well and make apaste ,set aside.
• In a heavy bottom pan ,apply ghee and add the fried chicken masala in the base of the pan .spread it
  well.
• Then we have to add cooked basmati rice .
• Sprinkle some coriander leaves,fried cashew nut and raisins .
• Add some turmeric water mix on the top ,
• Again we make another layer of fried chicken and basmati rice .
• Then we have to sprinkle some cashew nut ,raisins ,fried onion and coriander leaves .
• Then seal the lid of the biriyani pot with the maida mix .
• Switch on the heat ,then cook for 10 or 12 minutes in medium heat .
• Then remove from fire and set aside.
• Remove the seal and open the lid ,serve it hot.
• Enjoy the tasty chicken dum biriyani with pickle.