How To Cook Chicken Dum Biriyani

How To Cook Chicken Dum Biriyani

This blog shows you how to make chicken dum biriyani that serves 15 to 20 people.

Things needed are -

1. Chicken 1.5 kgs
2. Rice - 1.5 kgs (seeraga samba)
3. Jegan Biriyani Masala - 75 gms
4. Big Onions - 6 No's
5. Tomatoes - 7
6. Green Chillies - 18
7. Coriander Leaves - 1 bunch small
8. Mint Leaves - 1 bunch small
9. Ghee - 400 ml
10. Garlic - 150 gms
11. Ginger - 100 gms
12. Lemon - 1
13. Turmeric Powder 2 gms
14. Cinnamon - 2 No's
15. Cardamom- 2 to 4 No's
16. Clove - 2 to 4 No's
17. Brinji Leaf - 4 No's
18. Black Stone Flower (Kalpaasi)
19. Star Anise (Annasi Mokku)

This Biriyani serves 15 to 20 people and the cooking time is 1.5 (one and a half ) hour

First heat the vessel with 300 ml of ghee, leave the other 100 ml for later use. once the ghee is hot, add

Cardamom,
Cinnamom,
Clove,
Black stone flower and
Star anise

Stir and add the brinji leaves. Now add the green chillies and keep stirring.

Next add chopped onions. Keep stirring . Next add some tumeric powder. Stir well till the onions turn golden brown in colour. After the onions turn golden brown add chopped tomatoes. Stir well and add the mint leaves then add the coriander leaves.
Now add ginger and garlic paste

Stir well for sometime, next add the 1.5 kg cut chicken pieces. Stir nicely and add 75 grams of Jegan biriyani masala

Stir the masala well now add some salt approimately one hand .
Stir well ,the water in the chicken comes out and a oily surface layer is formed over the top as shown below

Stir well and check if the chicken is cooked. Only when the chicken is cooked the rice should be added.

Next add the 1.5 kg of seeraga samba. Once the rice is added care should be taken to keep stirring continuously or else the rice may get burned.

Stir till the rice comes to the following consistency -

Remove the fire completely from under the vessel. Place a banana leaf over the biriyani.Close the vessel with a lid. Now place hot charcoal over the lid as shown below..

After half an hour, open the lid take off the banana leaf and sqeeze one lemon over the top. Then pour the remaining 100ml ghee over the biriyani. Now slowly stir the biriyani without breaking the rice.

Your chicken dum biriyani is ready. Post your comments and tell us what you feel.
Watch Video on How To Cook Chicken Dum Biriyani below -