Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani Recipe

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How to make Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani

Chef: Reetu Uday Kugaji
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 55 mins
Total Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Difficulty Level: Medium

This is Kacchi Style of Biryani from 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!

Ingredients of Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani

500 Gram Chicken
For golden brown onions (Birista):
As required Refined oil
3 Onion, sliced
Salt
For Marination:
200 Gram 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 Gram Long grained Basmati rice
1/4 Tbsp Lemon Juice
3/4 Tbsp Black cumin (shahi jeera)
2 Nos 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 Nos Green cardamoms
1 Black cardamom
1 strand Mace
4 Nos Clove
9 Nos Bay leaves
For the layering:
3 Tbsp Ghee
20 Ml Milk
1/2 Gram Saffron strands
2 Tbsp Mint leaves, finely chopped
2 Tbsp Coriander leaves, finely chopped
2 Nos Green chilies
15 Ml Kewra water
30 Gram Raisins, fried
30 Gram Cashew nuts, fried
1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
For sealing the handi:
1 Cup Dough (kneaded)

How to Make Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani

1.Thinly slice the onions , apply salt , keep aside for 10 minutes, squeeze out the water completely and deep fry them in oil till golden brown in colour and crisp. Set these aside on a kitchen absorbent paper.
2.Marinate the chicken with the ingredients mentioned under marination. Keep it covered for 2 hours.
For cooking the rice and layering the biryani:
1.Clean, wash and soak rice for 30 minutes.
2.Steep saffron strands in hot milk to extract colour and flavour from it.
3.Prepare a bouquet garni of the mentioned Whole spices in a muslin cloth. Tie it like a small potli.
4.Place the bay leaves on the bottom of an empty handi. Now place the marinated chicken and ensure that you spread the marinated chicken evenly.
5.Heat 4 times of water in deep bottomed pan. Add shahi jeera, star anise, bouquet garni , lemon juice and salt to taste Water when tasted should taste like your tears. Bring it to good boil.
6.Add rice, cook until rice is half done, take out half of the half cooked rice using big perforated spoons and immediately spread it over the marinated chicken evenly in the handi. Sprinkle 1/4th cup of hot rice water on this rice layer.
7.Sprinkle half of the coriander leaves, mint leaves, half of the brown onions, a little saffron steeped in milk, melted hot ghee, fried raisins, cashew nuts and cardamom powder over it
8.Allow remaining half rice to cook until al dente (Just done).
9.As soon as rice is al dente (Just done) i.e. 70% cooked, immediately strain and add the remaining rice making it top most layer.
10.Ensure that you take out bouquet garni and discard it
11.Sprinkle remaining, coriander, leaves, mint leaves, golden brown onions, saffron steeped in milk, kewda essence and melted hot ghee.
12.Cover with a tight fitting lid and seal it with the kneaded dough.
13.Keep it on a high flame for 15 minutes.
14.Place hot griddle underneath the handi and keep it on “Dum’ exactly for another 20 minutes.
15.After 20 minutes, switch off the heat and leave it as it is another 10 to 15 minutes.
16.Open the lid carefully as there is hot steam in it.
17.Serve the Biryani very hot with your favourite Raita. You can also pair it with the mesmerizing Boondi and Khajur Raita.

Key Ingredients: Chicken, Refined oil, 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)

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