Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, traditional kerala chicken dum biriyani. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken Biryani is a South Asian rice dish originates from Indian Muslims. Chicken biryani is so special food for everyone. When it comes to chicken dum biryani, it is much more delicious.
Traditional Kerala Chicken Dum Biriyani is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Traditional Kerala Chicken Dum Biriyani is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook traditional kerala chicken dum biriyani using 23 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Traditional Kerala Chicken Dum Biriyani:
- Get For Rice
- Make ready 1 kg Basmati Rice
- Prepare 1 tbsp Whole spices (cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves)
- Make ready Juice of one large lemon
- Make ready 1 tbsp Ghee
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take For Gravy
- Get 1 kg Chicken
- Make ready 4 onion sliced
- Make ready 1/2 cup ginger, garlic, green chilli paste
- Get 2 large Tomato
- Get 1/2-1 tsp turmeric powder
- Get 1 tsp Garam masala
- Make ready Paste of 1/2 cup cashewnut, 1/2cup coconut and 1tbsp curd
- Take 1 cup mint and coriander leaves
- Make ready 2 tbsp veg oil
- Get For Dum
- Prepare 3 drops Pineapple essence / fresh grated pineapple
- Get 3 tbsp ghee
- Prepare 1 cup mint and coriander leaves
- Make ready 1 cup garnishing mix (mentioned below)
- Get For Garnishing
- Prepare Fry (1 onion, 1tbsp cup cashewnut and 1tbsp Raisins)
This delicacy from the Malabar region of Kerala. Malabar chicken biriyani is a very famous main course of indian cuisine. Mughlai cuisine had a significant influence upon Malabar recipes. Hence you can find lot of similarities in almost all the dishes.
Steps to make Traditional Kerala Chicken Dum Biriyani:
- Wash and Soak the rice for 30 mins. In a large pot boil water and add whole spices, ghee and salt. Add the soaked rice. When the rice is almost cooked add lemon juice. Strain the rice from water. *Important: (Rice should not be completely cooked as it will be cooked again in dum). Keep the cooked rice aside.
- Now time for Gravy. Heat a large pan. Pour oil saute onion with some salt. When the onion changes colour and becomes soft add ginger,garlic, chilli paste and saute till raw smell goes. Add chopped tomatoes and saute. When tomatoes are well cooked, add turmeric powder and garam masala powder. Saute well. When the masala is cooked add cleaned Chicken. Mix well with masala. Add chopped mint and coriander leaves and cook. When half cooked add coconut cashew paste (mentioned along ingredients).
- Combine well and cook until the gravy thickens and chicken is well cooked. Now the gravy is Ready.
- It's time for dum now. Take a large biriyani pot. Heat to make sure there is no presence of water in it. Now take away from flame. Into the pot add 2tsp ghee and grease the base of the pot well.
- Add a thick layer of rice above the rice add another layer of gravy above that sprinkle some mint and Coriander leaves, ghee, pineapple essence and garnish mix (mentioned along ingredients). Repeat the process until u finish layering complete rice and gravy.
- When you finish layering add a tbsp of garam masala and close well with a lid such that the steam will not escape.
- Keep the pot on a low flame for dum upto 30 mins.
- After 30 mins you perfect chicken Dum biriyani is ready.
Chicken dum biryani is a rich and delicious recipe prepared with basmati rice, chicken and awesome herbs & spices. Biryani is a classic and most favorite recipe of every Indian. Chicken dum biryani is very simple and can be easily made at home. Chicken is cooked to spicy gravy and it is layered with cooked basmati rice. Chicken dum biryani recipe with step by step pictures.
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