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Chicken Dum Biryani

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Chicken Dum Biryani

An aromatic slow-cooked chicken biryani, layered with fragrant whole spices and topped with golden fried onion.

Total time
115 min
Prep
60 min
Cook
55 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Indian
gluten-free

Ingredients

800gchicken pieces, bone-in
500gbasmati rice, soaked 30 minutes
2large onions, thinly sliced
200gyoghurt
1 tspsaffron in 3 tbsp warm milk
1 tspgaram masala
1 tspbiryani masala
2 tspginger-garlic paste
fresh mint and coriandergenerous handful
4 tbspghee

Instructions

1

Fry onions until crispy and deep golden. Divide into two portions.

2

Marinate chicken with yoghurt, spices, ginger-garlic and half the fried onion overnight.

3

Parboil drained rice until 70% cooked.

4

Layer: marinated chicken, then rice, then remaining onion, saffron milk, fresh herbs. Repeat.

5

Seal with dough or foil. Cook on dum (low heat) 30 minutes.

6

Rest 10 minutes, gently scoop into a serving bowl.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
757
Protein
60.8g
Fat
37.8g
Carbs
39.3g
Fiber
1.8g
Sodium
194mg

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