Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani Recipe
About Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani Recipe: This is Kacchi Style of Biryani from the state of Hyderabad, where the chicken used for layering is uncooked and is placed at the bottom of the handi. Takes much longer to be prepared than a Pakki biryani, where the chicken is cooked before it is layered on the rice. A delicious biryani perfect to prepare for a dinner party and savoured with all your heart!
- Total Cook Time1 hr 25 mins
- Prep Time 30 mins
- Cook Time 55 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Medium
Ingredients of Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani
- 500 gms chicken
- For golden brown onions (Birista):
- Refined oil (as required)
- 3 onion, sliced
- Salt
- For Marination:
- 200 gms yogurt (whisked)
- 1/4 tbsp Kashmiri red chili powder
- 1/4 tbsp turmeric
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp shahi jeera
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 part crushed golden brown onion
- 1 inch cinnamon (powdered)
- 4 Green cardamom
- 4 Cloves
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1/4 tbsp garam masala powder
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black peppercorn
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp mint leaves, finely chopped
- 2 nos green chillies, chopped
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- to taste salt
- For cooking the rice:
- 500 gms long grained Basmati rice
- 1/4 tbsp lemon Juice
- 3/4 tbsp black cumin (shahi jeera)
- 2 Star anise
- 4 times the rice water
- to taste salt
- Whole spices:
- 1/4 metre muslin cloth for preparing Bouquet garni of the whole spices
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 2 Green cardamoms
- 1 Black cardamom
- 1 strand mace
- 4 Clove
- 9 Bay leaves
- For the layering:
- 3 tbsp ghee
- 20 ml milk
- 1/2 gms saffron strands
- 2 tbsp mint leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 2 Green chilies
- 15 ml kewra water
- 30 gms raisins, fried
- 30 gms cashew nuts, fried
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- For sealing the handi:
- 1 cup dough (kneaded)
How to Make Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani
HideShow MediaFor cooking the rice and layering the biryani:
Key Ingredients: chicken, Refined oil (as required), onion, Salt, yogurt (whisked), Kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder, shahi jeera, ginger paste, garlic paste, crushed golden brown onion, cinnamon (powdered), Green cardamom, Cloves, Bay leaf, garam masala powder, freshly ground black peppercorn, coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies, lemon juice, salt, long grained Basmati rice, lemon Juice, black cumin (shahi jeera), Star anise, water, salt, cinnamon stick, Green cardamoms, Black cardamom, mace, Clove, Bay leaves, ghee, milk, saffron strands, mint leaves, coriander leaves, Green chilies, kewra water, raisins, cashew nuts, cardamom powder, dough (kneaded)