Chicken Dum Biryani
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5.0
24 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Marinate Time
6 hrs
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
1084 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Indian
Chicken Dum Biryani
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Chicken dum biryani is goodness of rice and meat that comes in layers! The process of cooking in it's own steam until rice is fluffy and meat cooked just to perfection is called 'dum cooking'. A lengthy cooking process but all totally worth it!
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Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken (with bones is best. Include drumsticks, thighs)
- 3 onions (sliced thin)
- 4 tomatoes (chopped fine)
- 4 green chilies slit into half
- 3 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
- 2 tablespoon red chili powder
- 2 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon garam masala powder
- ½ cup coriander leaves (finely chopped)
- ½ cup mint leaves (finely chopped)
- 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
- 1 star anise
- 3 cloves whole
- 2 inch cinnamon sticks
- salt to taste
- 1 to 2 drops orange food grade color (optional)
For rice
- 4 cups basmati rice (long grain rice)
- 1 gallon water (3 liter)
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
For chicken marinade
- 2 teaspoon yogurt
- ½ cup fried onion (also called barista)
- 1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
- 1 tablespoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1 green chili slit into half
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon coriander/cilantro leaves chopped
- 2 teaspoon fresh mint leaves chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
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Instructions
- To cook basmati rice separately:-Soak basmati rice in water for about 10 minutes. Wash the rice gently ensuring to take out only starch and not break the grains. Mean while add about 4 liters of water in a large vessel and bring it to boil. Once water starts to boil, add about 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and 1 teaspoon of salt. Add the soaked and washed rice, stir gently once and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes(I usually take it off heat by 3 ½ minutes). Keep an eye on rice as some brands of basmati rice cooks very fast and some takes time. My rice was cooked in 5 minutes. Drain the water immediately and spread the rice on a large plate.
- Clean and wash the chicken thoroughly for at least 3 times. Add a little salt while washing the chicken(this will help to get rid off the smell to an extent)
- Marinate the chicken with ingredients mentioned under marinating list. Marinate for at least ½ hour.
- In a deep bottomed pan add oil, once oil gets heated add 1 onion slices and fry it until brown (don’t burn the onions). Remove browned onion from oil and keep it aside. This will be used for garnishing and will making the layers.
- To the same pan add remaining onions(2 onions) slices and saute till onions turn translucent. Next add ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.
- Add slit green chilies and mix for a minute. Add chopped tomatoes and saute till tomatoes turn slightly mushy. Next add red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt(to taste, remember chicken marinate contains salt as well). Saute for 2 minutes.
- Add 3 tbspns of both coriander and mint leaves and mix. Add marinated chicken and mix well. Cook until chicken is fully cooked(chicken pieces should be very tough, if you pull the chicken flesh, it should come off from bones). DO NOT add any water as onion tomato gravy and the chicken marination (as we have used curd) will release enough water. Once chicken is cooked if you find there is excess water remove the water from the gravy and keep it aside. You can use this gravy water while layering and also can serve this with biryani along with raita. The gravy water will taste very close to “salna”.
- Take the Dum pan, add ghee and spread it to coat all the bottom and sides of the pan, reduce the flame to low. Add about 2 full tbspns of the chicken gravy(remember it shouldn’t be very watery) spread all over the bottom. Next add cooked basmati rice over the chicken and gently spread the rice to cover the chicken. At this stage you can use the watery gravy that you removed in step 6. Use a tea spoon and remove the top oily layer from gravy and drizzle over the rice, this will add flavors to the rice and also give color or you can add colors(saffron soaked in milk and orange food color)
- Repeat step 7 until you have used up all rice and chicken. Over the top sprinkle coriander and mint leaves and browned onions and close with a lid. Ensure the flame is low and place a heavy weight on top of lid to trap the steam inside. Leave it alone for 10 minutes and your dum biryani is ready.
- Scoop out biryani from the edges of the pan, making sure not to break the rice grains. Serve hot with onion raita.
Notes
- Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
- Use long grain rice (basmati rice) for making chicken dum biryani. Do try not to replace basmati rice with other normal rice.
- Rinse rice and soak it for 10 to 15 minutes before cooking. It helps cook rice perfectly.
- Use chicken with bones for great flavors. Boneless chicken will result in dry and tough chicken.
- Marinate chicken in all the spices for at least 4 to6 hours. Marinating it overnight in refrigerator would yield tasty chicken biryani.
- The spice quantity can be increased as per your taste preference.
- Feel free to replace chicken with mutton in this recipe to make mutton dum biryani.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
1084kcal
(54%)
Carbohydrates
174g
(58%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
1328mg
(55%)
Potassium
952mg
(27%)
Fiber
12g
(48%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
3266IU
(65%)
Vitamin C
35mg
(39%)
Calcium
185mg
(19%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1084 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1084kcal | 54% |
| Carbohydrates | 174g | 58% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 1328mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 952mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 3266IU | 65% |
| Vitamin C | 35mg | 39% |
| Calcium | 185mg | 19% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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