Dum Biryani; a recipe which blends science and art together. It is a dish which is very simple and most favourite among non-vegetarian’s yet it is one of the most complex dishes to cook. It not about just the ingredients but what and how to use those ingredients to make a balanced and perfect biryani.
Ingredients:
For Rice
- 1 kg India Gate Basmati Rice:
- Water
- Bayleaf
- Caraway Seeds/Sahi Jeera
- Cinnamon Sticks
- Black cardamon /Badi Elaichi
- Desi Ghee: https://www.google.co.in/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwiegPqisa_WAhXDEGgKHeT-BoUYABABGgJzYw&sig=AOD64_0fcYeHSIpzKIf4whlpVftTyrAYRw&q=&ved=0ahUKEwjJ7Paisa_WAhWDNI8KHYxaAf0Q0QwI4gE&adurl=
For Chicken Marination:
- Masala Powder(from my mother’s cooking diary)
- 2 star anise
- 2 Table Spoon Cumin Seeds
- 2 Black Cardamom/Badi Elaichi
- 3-4 Green Cardamom/Choti Elaichi
- 4-5 Cloves/lavanga
- 1 table spoon black pepper seeds/laki meerch dane
- 1 tables Spoons Caraway Seeds Shahi Jeera/
- 2-3 Bay Leafs
- 1- Cinnamon Sticks
- 1-2 Red Chillies
- 1 kg chicken
- 5-6 onion
- 2-3 Green Chilli paste
- 1/2 spoon turmeric powder/adjust as needed
- 2 tables spoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1-2 spoon Biryani Masala
- 1 cup thick fresh curd
- Salt as needed
- Red Chilli Powder as needed
- Mustard Oil: https://www.google.co.in/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwjKsZL5tK_WAhXUE2gKHXoECzMYABAAGgJzYw&sig=AOD64_1GS7bHqSHEtyiRx4J7WdV6WILpvg&q=&ved=0ahUKEwiso4_5tK_WAhWHMY8KHTZlC2sQ0QwISg&adurl=
Other Ingredients :
- Handful of mint
- Deep Fried Slices of onion
- Kewra Jal
- Safron
- Milk
- Bayleafs
Lets Cook It !!!
Cooking Biryani Rice
- Soak the India Gate Masmati Rice for a period of One Hour, then drain the water.
- In a large pan bring 15-20 cups of water to boil, you can add spices Bayleaf, Caraway Seeds/Sahi Jeera, Cinnamon Sticks, Black cardamon /Badi Elaichi
- When the water gets boiled, add salt and deshi ghee onto it and pour the rice.
- Cook rice untill 60-70 %, you will feel the bite into the grain when you bite it , drain it off to a colander.
Marination:
- Make a paste of onion
- Roast and grind all spices of Masala from Mother Recipe Dairy
- Now add all the spices , powders, curd and onion , ginger garlic paste onto chicken
- Add 1 cup Mustard oil into it
- Mix it well with both of your hands
- Keep it aside for 5-6 hour, even you can keep it overnight
Making Multi Layered Dum Biryani
- Take a big pot.
- Pour some desi ghee onto it
- Layered it with bay leafs so that rice does not stick on pot while giving dum
- Now add a Layer Chicken Curry
- Then Add rice, Pour drops of Kewra Jal, Rose water, Mint Leaves and /drops of Safron mixed milk onto it
- Then Again add chicken Curry and follow the process
- Now on top of it garnish it with deep fried sliced onions, mint leaves, and green chillies
Giving the dum:
- Cover the pot with lid
- Make a dough of wheat flour
- Seal the pot and lid with the dough
- Put the pot on stove for 5 mins on a high and then 30-40 mins on a low flame
Your Biryani is ready to EAT; ENJOY MEAL
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