Shahi Chicken Dum Biryani...!!!
Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: Chicken Dishes, Pulavs N Biryanis
I like to try different types of biryanis.Its really fun to play with different flavours and its very nice when the outcome is very aromatic and tasty
...Chicken biryani is one of my favourite dishes...i have made many versions of it and i had posted one quick version of it long back over here...this is one more new version which i hade made and it was liked by all.I had not followed any specific authentic biryani mthod for it or any signature recipe for it but just added and followed what my instinct told me 
and outcome was a real tasty and aromatic biryani
...This was liked by all whom i had served,since then this version is made atleast once in fortnight at my place.I know the preparation process is very long and is very time consuming but believe me, final results are very good, so its really a worth trying one.Both the pics added here contains the same biryani but i had clicked them using different light effects since in first pic chicken pieces are not visible clearly so i have added the second pic with different light effect so that pieces are visible.
INGREDIENTS:
Main Ingredients:
- 500 grams chicken pieces( preferably boneless)
- 250 grams basmati rice
- 2-3 onions chopped
- 4 bay leaves
- 2 -3 cloves
- 2 pepper corns
- 1" cinnamon stick
- 1 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves
- 1 cup chopped fresh pudina leaves(mint leaves)
- 2 cups sliced onions
- 1/2 cup cashewnuts
- 1/2 cup milk
- few saffron strands
- 1 tea spoon sugar
- 2 tea spoon lemon juice
- ghee
- oil
- salt
Marination Ingredients:
- 2 table spoon lemon juice
- 1 tea spoon turmeric
- 1 cup thick curd
- 1 cup corainder leaves
- 1/2 cup pudina leaves
- 4 green chillis
- 15-20 garlic cloves
- 2" ginger
- 2 onions chopped
- 6 black peppers
- 5 cloves
- 1" cinamon
- 4 green cardomom
- 2 black cardomom
- 1 tea spoon jeera
- 1 tea spoon shahi jeera
- 1 tea spoon fennel(badishep)
- 1/2 tea spoon carom seeds(owa/ajwain)
- 2-3 tea spoon chilli powder
- 1 tea spoon turmeric powder
- 1 tea spoon oil
METHOD:
First to make the green marination paste by grinding all the ingredients mentioned under green paste finely using very little water.To make the red marination paste soak all the whole spices mentioned in its ingredients in 1/2 cup water for 2-3 hours.Saute the chopped two onions in little oil till brown and let them cool.Then grind this fried onions with all the soaked whole spices using the water used for soaking them to a fine paste.Then add chilli powder and turmeric to it and grind again for few seconds, red marination paste is ready.
Apply lemon juice and turmeric powder to the chicken pieces.Then apply prepared green paste over it.Mix well prepared red marination paste in 1 cup of curd and apply to the chicken pieces.Keep it for marination for 3-4 hours.Atleast keeping for min 2 hours is necessary.Best if kept in refrigerator for marination .
Now fry the sliced onion in oil/ghee till golden and crispy.Also fry the cashew nuts in ghee till brown.Keep them aside for later use.
Now heat a pan and add little oil.Add 2 bay leaves to it and saute for 2 mins.Then add the two chopped onions and saute till they turn light brown.Now add the marinated chicken and saute it for 3-4 mins,then close and let it get cooked in medium flame.When chicken is fully cooked add salt and sugar and stir it.If gravy is to much watery reduce it to a thick paste.It should be like a paste but gravy should be there.
Meanwhile soak the rice in water and drain it.Apply 2 tea spoon oil to it and keep it aside for 20 mins.Heat little ghee in a thick bottomed vessel.Add 2 cloves,2 pepper corns, 1" cinnamon stick and 2 bay leaves and saute it for 2 mins.Now add the soaked rice and saute it for 3-4 mins.Add little less water then double quantity of rice for eg if rice is 2 cups add 3 1/2 cups water.Add salt and sprinkle lemon juice.when the water boils close it and let the rice get cooked on low medium flame.It should be 3/4 cooked not fully.Use of ghee and lemon juice makes the rice grains loose and non sticky.
Now when both chicken gravy and rice is read final dum has to be given to it.Soak saffron strands in milk for 30 mins.Take a thick bottomed vessel,heat it a little and remove from flame.Add 1 table spoon of ghee to it.When the ghee melts put a layer of 1/3 of cooked rice.Over it spread a layer of 1/2 cooked chicken gravy evenly.Then sprinkle 1/4 cup each of chopped corainder and pudina leaves.Over it spinkle little of crisp fried onion and few cashewnuts.On top of it again put a layer of cooked rice, then top it again with remaining chicken gravy,1/4 each of chopped corainder and pudina leaves and fried onion and cashewnuts.Now the final top layer must be the remaining rice.Spinkle all the remaining chopped corainder leaves and pudina leaves.Over them sprinkle all the remaining crisp fried onion and cashewnuts.Finally sprinkle the saffron milk evenly over it.
Close the lid.You can seal the edges with a dough or you can keep some weight on top of lid so that it gets closed tightly.Heat a iron griddle on gas.When it gets heated well keep this vessel with the chicken-rice layers on it.Let it get cooked on medium low flame for 20 mins.
When 20 mins are over, do not open it soon.Give it a standing time of 20 mins and then serve this hot biryani.You can serve it immediately also but the standing time increases its taste.
This version of biryani does not require any gravy while serving as by itself its little moist.Just serve it hot with a lemon wedge.
NOTE: You can prepare and keep the marination pastes both green as well as red well in advance and keep.They remain good in freezer for atleast 10 days.
Vegetarians can use paneer or veges in this biryani.Marinate the veges same like chicken but keep them for marination for not more them 1 hour.
I love any kind of Biryani :) your biryani looks Yummmmmy and the first pic makes me drool.
I love biryani very much. Wonderful presentation. Biryani looks delicious, spicy and mouth watering. I cannot resist myself seeing such yummy dish.
Briyani looks absolutely delicious Siddhi....this preparation sounds so tasty...I have to try this :)
that was a nice combo of spices...can imagine the taste !! looks Gr8 !!
This is absolutely fantastic..I love briyani ..
Omg, wat a tempting and mouthwatering briyani, Siddhi feel like inviting myself to ur place...just drooling here..
Real yummy dear! I am drooling looking at the Dum biryani. Flavor is intensified when doing biryani this way.
me too like any kind of biryani..your
shahi chicken dum biryani looks so delicious..nice garnish..if u don't mind parcel it na
Real yummy dear! I am drooling looking at the Dum biryani.
Looks so yummy, this is my favourite too, wish I could join you at your dinner table...
like you even i love trying different types of biryani...and looking at the recipe i can surely say this is worth making and will be very delicious...very aromatic and yum, lovely click too siddhi, have a wonderful weekend, take care
looks so tempting, dear...very nice clicks
Very appetizing biriyani, loved it to the core:) See, I am gonna knock your door, soon hehe:)
very inviting Biryani!
I Love any kind of briyani...Yours looks very tempting, makes me hungry!!!
chicken dum biryani is my favorite too! looks so yummy and delicious and a very tempting click.
Hai siddhi first time here.I go through ur blog i love ur blog .Nice lot of recipes.When u r free go through my blog.
biriyani luks absolutely delicious !ur new template is xllnt
Haii Dear,,really this one is different type of biryani,,sounds great with milk n saffron,,in the pic itself biryani looks great sure u enjoyed it with ur family..
DELICIOUS!
What a coincidence I've posted biryani in my site too. Yours looks so delicious. biryani is my all time fav. Thanks for sharing it.
looks perfect
OMG Siddhi...I LOVE BIRYANI !!!!. I like all kinds of biryanis too.. Ur Shahi Chicken Dum Biryani is making me so hungry right now.. Its looks just PERFECT..I'm coming over too..
This is gayathri. im new to ur blog i liked it a lot...Its very colorful and nice recipes too....And this biryani was yummy!!!!!!!!!! I love biryani's.
Hi siddhi, thanks a lot for trying the lollipops and liking it too...thanks for letting me know abt it..