Kolkata Style Chicken Dum Biryani

Name: Kolkata Style Chicken Dum Biryani
Yield: 3 -4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400 gm chicken; 250 gm Basmati rice; 2 tbsp curd; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 onion paste; 2 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; 4 bay leaves; 4 cloves; 4 cardamoms; 1 small stick cinnamon; 1 pinch turmeric powder; 1 tbsp chopped coriander; 2 potatoes quartered; 2 eggs boiled; 2 tbsp ghee; 4 tbsp refined oil; To taste salt

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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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.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

3 -4 servings

400 gmchicken
250 gmBasmati rice
2 tbspcurd
1 tbsptomato puree
1onion paste
2onions sliced finely
1 tspginger paste
1/4 tspgarlic paste
1 tspblack pepper powder
1/4 tspred chilli powder
2 dropsMitha Attar
1 tsprose water
2 dropsorange red food colour
1 tbspsoaked saffron milk
2 tbspShahi Chicken Biryani masala
4bay leaves
4cloves
4cardamoms
1small stick cinnamon
1 pinchturmeric powder
1 tbspchopped coriander
2potatoes quartered
2eggs boiled
2 tbspghee
4 tbsprefined oil
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Steps

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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.