Chicken Dum Briyani

 

🖋Ingredients:-

Chicken drumsticks - 1 kg / 2 lbs
Basmati rice/ zeeraga samba rice - 4 cups
Onion, sliced - 2 large
Tomato - 2 nos
Green chillies, slit - 3 or 5 nos
Fresh Ginger garlic - 2 tbsp
Red Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Mint leaves - 1/4 cup, chopped
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup, chopped
Curd/Yogurt - 4 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Water - 4 cups
Salt to taste

🖋For Briyani Spices:-
Cinnamon stick - 1
Bay leaves - 1
Cloves - 1
Cardamom - 1
Star Anise - 1
Mace/Javitri - 1


Preparation:-
🖋Wash rice well in water and soak in water for 20 to 30 minutes. Set aside.
🖋Heat oil and ghee in a vessel add bay leaves, star anise, mace, clove, cinnamon and cardamom, and add onion and green chillies. Fry till it becomes light brown.
🖋 Now add ginger garlic paste and salt , sauté well.

  

   

🖋 Then add the tomatoes, coriander leaves and mint and sauté them well .

 

  

🖋 Then add chicken, red chilli powder and curd and fry for few more minutes.

  

  

🖋 Now add 4 cups of water and salt and mix well.

 

🖋 Cover with lid and cook it medium low heat. When its boiled, add drained rice and Mix well.

   

🖋Once the water is absorbed and the rice is 80% cooked.

 

🖋 Put dum cook it for about 20 to 30 minutes on a medium to low flame until the rice is tender.

 

🖋 Turn Off the stove. Let the biryani rest in the pot for about 10 minutes.

  

  

🖋Biryani can be served with onion tomato raita and any gravy.