Yummy biryani….

Chicken Dum Biryani Nawabi Style

Ingredients for Rice:

Rice – ½ kg Cloves – 2 to 3 Cumin – ½ tsp Star anise – 1 to 2 Curry leaves – 1 to 2 Salt – to taste

Method:

Wash rice and soak in water for 30 minutes. Then add cloves, cumin seeds, star anise, curry leaves, salt to taste and boil. Then strain it and put it on a side.

Ingredients for chicken:

Chicken – ½ kg Yogurt – 1 cup Sliced onion – 2 Cloves powder – 1/3 tsp Crushed cinnamon – 1/3 tsp Crushed cumin – ½ tsp Crushed cardamom – 1/3 tsp Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp Red chili powder – 1 tbsp Coriander powder – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Green coriander – ½ bunch Fried onion – 1 Mint leaves – ½ cup Food color – 1 pinch Saffron – 1 pinch Oil – 3 tbsp Salt – to taste

Method:

In a mixing bowl add fried onion, cloves powder, crushed cinnamon, crushed cumin, small cardamom, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder with yogurt to make paste. Then marinate chicken with this batter and put it on a side. In a pan heat up oil, add onion and fry until light brown. Then add marinated chicken, cook until chicken is tender. Now add rice, green coriander, mint leaves with 1 pinch saffron dissolve in water and add in the pan and cover the lid to simmer. When its done, dish it out and serve with Raita and salad.