Hyderabadi chicken dum biryani

Ingredients

• 500 gms Chicken –
• 6 tbsp Ghee –
• 1 tsp Biryani masala –
• Cloves – 3 – 4
• 4 Green cardamom –
• 2 Black cardamom –
• 1 piece Mace –
• 4-5 Black pepper –
• 1/4 tsp Cinnamon powder –
• 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste –
• 1 Sliced onion –
• 1/2 cup Fried onion –
• 2 tbsp Curd –
• to taste Salt
• 2 cups, half done rice
• 1 tbsp Kevra water –
• few strands Saffron
• 1/4 cup Milk –
• 2, cut in slit Green chili
• 1 tbsp Green coriander leaves
• 1 tbsp Mint leaves

Steps

1. Heat ghee in a pan and deep fry the sliced onion and strain it. Heat oil in a pan add whole garam masala and fry for a few seconds. Add sliced onion and chicken pieces and saute for 4 – 5 mins. Add ginger garlic paste, biryani masala and salt and mix well. Add water and cook in a low flame for 15 mins. Soak rice for half an hour and strain it
2. Bring the water to boil,add green chili,cumin seeds,one tbsp shudh ghee,salt and rice make half done rice Evenly spread the half done rice and fried onion,coriander and mint leaves and chicken and to form at least two layer. Soak the saffron in hot milk and add saffron milk.
3. Add cinnamon powder and fried onion and cover the lid Tightly cover the pan and cook 7 – 8 mins. Add kevra water before serving. Serve hot with raita and mango