Recipes
non-veg
Chicken Dum Biryani
By Dolan BhowmickSrimal
⏳ Prep Time: 25 minute
19 Dec 2020
2020-12-19T11:20:50.000Z
5.38
Nutritional Overview
Calories
537.8 kcal
Protein
39.2 gm
Carbs
52.5 gm
Fats
19 gm
Ingredients
For Chicken marination 150 gm Chicken breasts cut into small 2 inch pieces 50 gm low fat yoghurt 1 tsp Ginger paste 1/4 tsp Garlic paste 1/2 tsp whole shahi jeera 1-2 green cardamom 1/2 inch cinnamon stick pinch of mace powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder 3-4 mint/pudina leaves 10 gm ghee For Rice 50 gm India Gate Classic Basmati Rice 250 ml Water 1/2 tsp Salt 1 cardamom
Method
Step 1
Marinate Chicken with all ingredients given above for chicken marination. Set aside for mins . Meanwhile, wash rice and soak for mins. . In a saucepan, add ml water, salt and cardamom. Bring to a boil. Once water starts boiling, add rice and cook for just seconds. . After seconds, strain the rice. DON'T drain the water. We need it to cook the biryani. . In a nonstick saucepan, first layer half of the rice. . Then layer the marinated chicken on top of the rice. . Finally layer with remaining rice. . Add a laddle of water on the top of rice. The water will help the rice to cook. . If you wish, you can add few strands of saffron/kesar in tbsp milk and sprinkle on top of rice. Again, this is optional. . Cover the saucepan with aluminium foil. Press the lid tightly on the foil to avoid steam from getting out. . Turn on the flame and cook for mins on high heat and then lower the heat and cook for - mins. Delicious and healthy Chicken Dum Biryani is ready!
