Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Briyani

Dum briyani is famous in hyderabadi cuisine.It can be layered with rice,chicken curry,fried onions,mint leaves,coriander leaves it gives spicy and great flavorful chicken briyani. Twice in a month i usually cook this recipe in my kitchen.It can be served with raita,boiled egg

For chicken marination:

Chicken - 400g

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Briyani masala - 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Yogurt - 3 tbsp

Lemon juice - 2 tbsp

Salt as required

For flavorful rice

Basmati rice - 1 1/2 glass

Bay leaf - 1

Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch

Cloves - 2

Mint leaves - 1 tbsp

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Salt as required

Fried onions:

Onion - 1 (sliced)

Oil - 4 tbsp

For briyani: Ghee - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 ( sliced)

Whole spices

1. Wash and clean the chicken,Soak the basmati rice about 30 mins

2. For chicken marination,add chicken,turmeric powder,chilly powder,briyani masala,ginger garlic paste,yogurt,lemon juice,salt as required.Mix it well,let this sit for 1 hour

3. For fried onion,add oil in a pan once oil heats add the onion saute well until it reaches golden brown color and keep it aside

4. For flavoured rice,take a pan add enough water,bay leaf,cinnamon stick,cloves,mint leaves,ghee,enough salt.add basmati rice

5. Once its half cooked,strain the water and keep it aside

6. For briyani,add ghee,whole spices,onion saute well until it become translucent

7.Now add the marinated chicken,mix it well let it cook for about 10 mins in a medium flame

8. After 10 mins add chopped mint leaves and coriander leaves,mix it well again let it cook foir about 10 mins

9. Now sprinkle fried onion and half cooked basmati rice.Spread evenly over the surface

Again sprinkle fried onion,mint leaves,coriander leaves,food color(optional)

10. Close the lid,place the tawa pan let it dum cook for about 20 mins in a medium flame

11. After 20 mins,flavourful dum chicken briyani is ready to serve enjoy with raita or boiled egg