Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani | Shenaz's Platter

Though cooking biryani involves a lot of preparation and time, I say its worth of taste and delight to our taste buds. The process of making contains 3 steps:

Marination 
        Ingredients Required:

• Chicken - 1kg
• Garlic Paste - 1 tbl spn
• Ginger Paste - 1 tbl spn
• Chilli Powder - 2 1/2 tbl spn
• Salt - 3 tbl spn
• Yogurt - 500g
• Lemon - 1
• Garam Masala(Grind  4Cinnamon Sticks ,5Green Cardamom,Cloves, Few Black Pepper Corns, 1 tblspn of Caraway Seeds, 1/2 tblspn of Coriander Seeds and 1/2 tblspn of Cumin Seeds)

         Process:

•  Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and set aside for at least 2 hours to get soft and juicy chicken.

Preparation of Rice

        Ingredients Required

• Rice - 1kg
• Salt - 2 tble spn
• Star Anise - 2
• Cinnamon Sticks - 2
• Green Cardamom Pods - 4
• Cloves - 5
• Mace - 3(Optional)
• Black Pepper Corns
• Caraway Seeds - 1 tbl spn
• Oil - 5 tbl spn
• Water

        Process:

• Wash the Rice in a bowl.
• Measure equal quantities of rice and water.
• Add the remaining ingredients to rice.
• Cook rice till its 70% cooked.

Assembling Everything Together
        Ingredients Required

• Marinated Chicken
• 2/3rd Cooked Rice
• Fried Onions - 3 medium sized
• Green Chilies - 7
• Coriander leaves
• Mint leaves
• Lemon juice
• Flour dough(Optional)

       Process:

• Take a large bowl.
• Add marinated chicken layer to the bowl.
• Sprinkle a layer of fried onions, green chilies, coriander leaves and mint leaves on it.
• Add rice on top of it.
• Sprinkle a second layer of fried onions, coriander leaves and mint leaves.
• Pour lemon juice and food color on it.
• Close the lid by sticking it with a flour dough, So that the pressure and aroma inside the bowl is maintained.(This step is optional)
• Cook it for 20-25 mins on medium-low flame. The delicious biryani is ready to serve.

Please watch the complete video of the recipe here.