Chicken Dumbiryani

Hai friends today i am coming with the Chicken Dum Biryani.This is one of my favourite dish.I simply love it.Actully i cook the dum biryani in another way but when i go through the preety's kitchen i love to ad the colour.So i prepare today by adding the colour.There are many types of dum biryani it mainly varies in the masala.Actual process to dum with the charcoal.Here we dont have the charcoal stove so we used the stove top.Now lets go to the recipe.

Ingredients:

Chicken-2 lb

Basmati rice –3 cups

onions(big)-2

chillies-6 to 7

coriander leaves-1 bunch

pudina-1 bunch

turmeric-1/2 tsp

elachi-8

cloves-10

cinnamon stick-3

star anise-2

bay leaves few

pepper powder 1/4 tsp

ginger garlic paste-1 tsp

salt to taste

chilli -1 tsp

curd-1 cup

oil-4 tsp

lemon juice-3 tsp

butter-1 tsp

colours-red ,orange(we can use safforn)

Method:

First clean the chicken and keep it aside in the mean time we have to prepare for the marination.

For marination and chilli powder,salit,chilli powder,garam masala,tumeric,ginger garlic paste whole spices (half quantity remaining we will use to cook the rice)pudina and coriander few chopped,curd,lemon juice 1tsp,oil 2 tsp,pepper powder,slit the gereen chillies.

Mix everything and marinate for 2 hours.
In the mean time we have to cook the rice

Take a deep pan add all the ramaining whole spices,salt and few chopped pudina and coriander leaves.(to basmati rice the ratio is for 3 cups rice add 3 cups water)

Add 3 cups of water and make it boil.

Add the rice to the boiling water and cook until the rice is half cooked.

when it is half cooked drain the rice in the colander and keep it aside .

Now take the cooker pan and pour the oil and heat it.When it is heat add the marinate chicken and cook until it is half cooked.

when it is half cooked take half of the chicken and keep it aside.

To this add the rice as the layer as shown in the picture.

Sprinkle the coriander and pudina on te rice.

Now add the chicken that we keep it aside.

To this again layer with rice and sprinkle the coriander and pudina leaves.
Finally add the colours (Mix the colours separetly with water)
Now cover this pan with the aluminuim foil and cook this in low heat for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes open the foil now add the lemon juice ,butter and mix from the centre.

Serve hot with the chicken curry ,egg curry and raita