Chicken Dum Briyani

As said, Women can win her man's heart through his stomach......... this recipe will sure wins everyone heart in a family. Try & enjoy...

Ingredients: (Serves 4-5)

Chicken with bone - 1 pound / 500gms

Basmati Rice - 500gms

Onion - 2 big (sliced lenghtwise)

Tomato - 1 big ( sliced in to big pieces)

Green chillies - 3-4

Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder -¾tsp

Red chilli powder - 1 ½ tsp or to taste

Cilantro & Mint leaves minced - 1 cup

Curd - ¼ cup

Lemon juice - 1 tsp( optional if curd is sweet)

Saffron colour - optional

Oil- ¼ cup or 100gms

Ghee - 1tsp

Salt to taste

For Seasoning:

Cardamon - 2

Cloves - 2-3

Cinnamon - 2 piece

Fennel seed - 1 tsp

Bay leaves = 1-2

Whole pepper corn - 10 (optional)

Method:

Wash & clean the Chicken,Make into medium size pieces.
Wash & soak basmati rice for ½ hour.
Take heavy bottom vessel & heat oil in it.
Add Seasoning & allow it to splutter.
Add sliced onions & green chillies to it & saute it until Onions change to slight golden transparent colour as shown in a picture.
At this stage add chiken pieces & saute it for 5-7 mins as it thoroughly blend with onions.

Add Ginger garlic paste & saute it for 2 mins .
Now add Turmeric powder, Red chille powder, Curd, tomatoes, Salt & cup of cilantro mint leaves.
Mix well & allow it to be in low heat. Stir in between.( 10 - 12 mins depent upon heat & vessel we have choosen)

Meanwhile take a deep bottomed vessel with 2 -2 ½ ltr of water to boil in medium heat.
When water is boiling, put soaked rice to it &add required salt for the rice with 1 spn of oil.
When water starts boiling or rice is half cooked, take it from heat & drain immediately.
After draining the rice, put it in the chicken briyani gravy & spread evenly.

Now put ghee & saffron colour over the rice & cover it with thick towel and close the lid.
(If you have a vessel with tight lid then you dont need to cover with towel.)
Dum it for 15mins in low heat.
Turn off the stove & Open the lid, By using fork mix the rice very gently or transfer to other bowl & mix.
Serve with ritha or eggplant gravy or with mutton dalcha. ( will post the mutton dalcha recipe & briyani eggplant gravy recipe soon).