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Kolkata Style Chicken Dum Biryani

Name: How to cook Kolkata Style Chicken Dum Biryani - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 -4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Kolkata Style Chicken Dum Biryani

#ebook /post-28 #ricecontest/post-2 Kolkata style Chicken Dum Biryani is a delicious medley of rice, chicken ,eggs and potatoes and a great way to entertain guests at weekend lunch or dinner.Mildly spiced similar to Awadhi Biryani it stands out alone for the unique flavour of Mitha Attar and rose water and 9 can be enjoyed with Chicken Chaap, Butter Chicken, or simply served with a bowl of chilled onion cucumber raita.

Ingredient

Food ration :

3 -4 servings

400 gm

chicken

250 gm

Basmati rice

2 tbsp

curd

1 tbsp

tomato puree

onion paste

onions sliced finely

1 tsp

ginger paste

1/4 tsp

garlic paste

1 tsp

black pepper powder

1/4 tsp

red chilli powder

2 drops

Mitha Attar

1 tsp

rose water

2 drops

orange red food colour

1 tbsp

soaked saffron milk

2 tbsp

Shahi Chicken Biryani masala

bay leaves

cloves

cardamoms

small stick cinnamon

1 pinch

turmeric powder

1 tbsp

chopped coriander

potatoes quartered

eggs boiled

2 tbsp

ghee

4 tbsp

refined oil

To taste

salt

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Grind to a paste 1 small onion and ginger chopped.Add curd,tomato puree and mix with the paste.Marinate the chicken pieces with salt and this paste and 1tbsp Shahi Chicken Biryani Masala.Cover and set aside for an hour.

* Step 2

Boil eggs and potatoes separately.Smear little salt and turmeric and fry them lightly.Heat oil in a wok and fry the onion crispy brown.Also fry the eggs and potatoes separately and set both aside.Add ghee to the remaining oil and sprinkle half crushed whole garam masala and 2 bay leaves.Add the chicken and let it cook in low flame covered.If needed sprinkle some water and cook till done.Add the potatoes and eggs and toss along with chicken.

* Step 3

Meanwhile boil the rice with 1 tsp salt and 2 bay leaves and 2 cloves,cardamom and cinnamon.Rice should be tender and 80% but not overcooked.Drain water and smear 1 tbsp oil in the rice.Set the rice aside for 10 minutes.

* Step 4

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a nonstick wok.Add a layer of chicken,egg and potatoes.Spread a layer of cooked rice.Spread fried onion.Sprinkle orange red food colour and saffron milk.Add another layer of chicken with masalas.Spread another layer of rice.Sprinkle some salt and black pepper powder.Also sprinkle fried onion.Sprinkle chopped coriander.Sprinkle 2 drops mitha attar and rose water.Cover tightly with a glass lid and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.

* Step 5

Give 15 minutes standing time to this delicious flavourful biryani. Open lid,toss lightly and serve Kolkata style chicken dum biryani with chicken chaap,or any other chicken or mutton dish or raita.