Chicken Dum Biriyani

Ingredients

1 ½  cup uncooked basmati rice

4-5 whole cloves

5-6 whole cardamom pods

2  bay leaves

1 large onion, sliced

1medium size onion chopped to make the chicken

2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste

500 gm chicken, cut into pieces

1  cup plain yogurt

Salt as per taste

Oil- 3 tblsp

Chilly powder- ½ tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

garamasala powder,cumin & coriander powder- 1tsp each

1 spring cilantro leaves with stems chopped

Mint leaves chopped 1cup

Rose water 1tsp

Few strands of Saffron soaked in water

1/4 cup ghee

cashews  - ¼ cup

Directions:

Take a Bowl, Add chilli powder, salt, turmuric, garamasala powder,cumin & coriander powder,ginger garlic paste, curd & oil, mix well and add chicken rub the chicken well with this masalas and keep for 3-4 hour.

In a large skillet, in 2 tablespoons vegetable oil,  Add cloves, bay leaf, cardamom and cinnamon stick. fry onion, until onion is soft and golden. Add the marinated chicken. Fry, stirring constantly for 10-15 minutes. Add 1 cup of water & Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until chickens are cooked.

Wash rice well and drain in colander for at least 30 minutes. Boil the Rice with salt, water & 1tsp oil .It should be half cooked. Take out the semi-cooked rice.. & keep aside.

Now in a pan add oil then fry the onions. Keep aside. Then fry the cashews & keep aside

Take a large vessel. Apply ghee/ butter. Now spread half of the rice,fried onions,mint leaves, chopped coriander, & then spread the chicken & chicken masala, now spread left over rice, onions, mint, coriander leaves as a 2^nd layer. Add the fried cashews. finally sprinkle the saffron water & rose water ..

Close it with a lid but the steam should not come out for this take a chapati dough and make a thread put an out the dish and close it with the Lid and put some weight on top of the lid to avoid the steam. cook for 15-20 min.

Now switch off the flame & serve the yumm biriyanni with any type of Raita..:)

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