How to Make Award-winning Chicken Dum Biryani (Kolkata style)

Chicken Dum Biryani (Kolkata style).

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Chicken Dum Biryani (Kolkata style) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It's simple, it's quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chicken Dum Biryani (Kolkata style) is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken dum biryani (kolkata style) using 39 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Dum Biryani (Kolkata style):

1. {Make ready of For chicken marination.
2. {Take 1 kg of chicken (big piece cut and washed).
3. {Make ready 2 tbsp of Ginger garlic paste.
4. {Make ready 1 tsp of Biryani masala.
5. {Prepare 1 cup of Yogurt.
6. {Get 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
7. {Prepare 1 tsp of garam masala.
8. {Prepare 1/4 tsp of nutmeg powder (jayefal powder).
9. {Make ready 1/4 tsp of mace powder (javitri powder).
10. {Take 1 tbsp of red chilli powder (lal mirch powder).
11. {Make ready 1 tsp of black peppercorns powder.
12. {Prepare 5-6 of Cashewnuts make paste of kaju and postadana.
13. {Prepare 2 tsp of poppyseeds make paste of kaju and postadana.
14. {Take 1 tbsp of Refined oil.
15. {Take to taste of Salt.
16. {Take of For rice preparation.
17. {Prepare 1 kg of long grain basmati rice ( washed and soak for at least 1/2 an hour.
18. {Make ready 4-5 of Black cardamom.
19. {Take 3-4 of cinnamon stick.
20. {Prepare 2 tbsp of Salt.
21. {Take 1 of lemon juice.
22. {Make ready 1 tbsp of refined oil.
23. {Get of For frying potato.
24. {Make ready 4-5 of big size potato.
25. {Take 2 tbsp of refined oil.
26. {Get 1/4 tsp of red chilli powder.
27. {Take 1/4 tsp of cumin powder.
28. {Prepare 1/2 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
29. {Take 1/4 tsp of garam masala powder.
30. {Prepare to taste of Salt.
31. {Make ready of For cooking chicken.
32. {Take as required of Need marinated chicken.
33. {Get 1 of medium size onion (finely sliced).
34. {Get 2 tbsp of clarified butter (ghee).
35. {Get of For layering of biryani.
36. {Take Handful of barista (fried onion).
37. {Take Handful of coriander and mint roughly Chopped.
38. {Prepare 1/2 tsp of Orange food colour mix in warm milk or some thread of saffron in warm milk.
39. {Make ready 1 of lemon juice mix with 2 tsp of sugar.

Instructions to make Chicken Dum Biryani (Kolkata style):

1. First of all marinate the chicken with all the ingredients above and leave it for at least 1 hour..
2. Next step we will prepare our rice,always use big pan or degchi so that we can pour good amount of water to boil the rice. In a pan take more than 1/2 level of water or 3 litre..
3. Switch on the gas and put your vessel on gas pour the water and add all the ingredients like Bali elaichi, dalchini,salt,lemon juice and refined oil. Bring the water to boil and add soaked basmati rice,Boil the rice on high flame till cooked 80%. When cooked 80% strain the rice from water and remove all the whole garam masala from the rice.Now rice is ready keep it aside..
4. Next we will prepare potato,yes I love potato in biryani if you also love can also add it,it’s totally optional but believe me it enhances the flavour of biryani..
5. In a pan we will add oil and heating then add potato and all the spices above from ingredients with salt and shallow fry on low flame Sontag our potato get tender. First 2-4min can cover the lid of pan and then remove coverband fry till the potato get tender and coated with nice golden colour..
6. Now we will cook chicken for biryani,for this in a wok add ghee and add on sliced onion cook it till light golden brown then add marinated chicken to onion mix well and cook till tender and nicely coated with the masalas. Our chicken is ready for laying of biryani..
7. Finally we have everything ready to put biryani on dum.for this in a big pot add half of the cooked chicken,and then add half of the cooked potato layer it with half cooked rice then sprinkle some biryani masala,some garam masala,chopped coriander and mint leaves,colour milk,and lemon mix. Repeat it again all the process of layering.seal cover it with kneaded wheat flour,put back on mid high flame for 5 minutes and the on low flame for about 15 minutes..
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9. After so many steps but interesting we are ready to enjoy our lip- smacking,aromatic biryani. Serve it with raita and salad of your choice, enjoy it fullest..

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