
Making a perfect dum biryani is a pleasure thing.. Every time I prepare dum biryani I feel very satisfying and proud..There are less number of times where I failed and I know the faults!!Rice needs to be cooked in a correct consistency in order to get your biryani perfect..else it would become like a porridge..I have detailed post on how to cook basmathi rice for biryanis..Please take a look HERE before proceeding with the recipe.There are few techniques to be followed to get your rice cooked such that the grains remain separated.If you make your half cooked basmathi rice perfectly then you have almost achieved!Balancing fresh whole spices is another aspect which makes your biryani truly authentic and rich..
Takes 1 hour 15 min;Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
- Onions sliced -2
- Green chilly slit – 4
- Mint Leaves – 1/2 bunch
- Basmathi Rice – 2 cups
- Red chilly powder – 2 tbsp
- Coriander powder – 11/2 tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste – 11/2 tbsp
- Ghee – 2 tbsp
- Oil – 5 tbsp
- Curd – 2 tbsp
- Coriander Leaves
- Fried Onions – 1
- Salt to taste
- Yellow/Orange food color – 2 pinches
- Boneless Chicken – 1/2 kg
- Red chilli powder – 1 tbsp
- Turmeric – 1/2 tbsp
- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
- Oil – 1 tbsp
- Curd – 2 tbsp
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp
- Salt
Whole Spices:
- Star anise -1
- Black cardamom – 1
- Javitri- 1/2 tbsp
- Green cardamom -2
- Cloves – 4
- Cinnamon – 1 inch
- Bay Leaf – 1
- Black cumin/Shajeera – 1 tbsp
Adding curd makes the biryani richly textured and it would balance the spiciness as well.Prefer adding thick yogurt to get a perfect taste .And the last picture shows the whole spices you need.They are the magic ingredients for making dum biryani.
Add red chilli powder,coriander powder and salt.Mix well and add in the marinated chicken pieces.Add little water and cook till the chicken id 90 percent done.Experts make the layers for dum biryani by using uncooked chicken but am yet to get successful in that attempt.
NOTES:
Adjust the spices according to your taste levels but I found these proportions worked for me.
Take great care while cooking the basmathi rice as the whole look depends on that.
I have used store bought fried onions but you can make your own just by deep frying the onion slices.
Use saffron in place of food color
Don’t add to much of mint and just use it for flavor
Yummy yummy…looks so gorgeous…. 🙂
Wow Siree I am so proud of you biryani looks so perfect and to be this is the best Indian dish once mastered its the ultimate superb post
Colorful n flavorful biryani, so tempting 🙂
super and so yummy biryani:)nice clicks:)
Delicous biriyani with chicken Siriee
SOO perfect and ur clicks are drooling me… Absolutely love this:)
Wow Siree…! you are rocking with chicken recipes.
briyani was so colourful and inviting to taste …. nice clicks dear………
Wow! Looks spicy and delicious with amazing pictures…
biryani looks delicious Siri, good step by step clicks.
COlorful briyani , lovely clicks ,so tempting.
Colorful Briyani .Yummy clicks ,nice presentation
Tempting !!!! Can I have a bite
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looks perfect…i too make the same way…it my fav dear..ur clicks are tempting me..
Wow…Dum biryani looks so inviting, perfectly cooked, well explained with neat pictorials…loved it!
Wow…super delicious da…..
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Perfect briyani…love to have with lots of sluced onion or onion raita….im drooling
looks so delicious!!
Chicken Dum Biryani is in perfect restaurant style…So nice
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wow…looks scrumptiously tasty dear..
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It is there in my to-do list for long time. Biryani looks stunning with blue BG. Tempting.
Tempting biryani , looks wonderful.
Superb post Siri 🙂 Looks so yummilicious I need some now 🙁 and nice clicks 🙂
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Wow thats good and yummy..please check my biryani recipe too
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nice biryani.. Looks yummy..please have a look at my biryani blog
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This was my 1st attempt at making biryani and it turned out reallllyy good! Even though I didn’t have the whole spice mixture (I used a pinch of all spice powder).
Next time I will def. try the recipe as is. Thanks soo much!
Keep up the good work 🙂
Glad your family tasted home made briyani 🙂 Spice powder is ok too and not a bad start 🙂
Thanks for the sweetest encouragement
Oops I forgot to add that I didn’t have any food coloring either but still it came out looking really good and tasting even better LOL!
Nice Biryani looks delicious….