Chicken Biriyani / Chicken Dum Biriyani / Hyderabad Dum Biriyani / Chicken Dum Biriyani

Ingredients
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For Marination
Chicken-1 &1/2 pound
Curd-2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Chilly powder-1 tsp
My Biriyani masala-3 tsp
Ginger/Garlic paste-2 tsp
For Rice
Basmati rice - 4 &1/2 cups
( uncooked)
Salt to taste
Ghee-1tsp
Cardamom -2,Cloves - 2,Cinnamon stick - a small piece
Water as needed ( around 10 cups)
Method
Take around 8 to 10 cups water in a large wide vessel add salt,ghee and the spices mentioned.
When the water starts to boil add the washed rice and cook till its 75 percent cooked.
Drain out the water and put it on top the gravy you have prepared.
For Gravy
Sliced onion-1/2
Chopped tomato-2
Ginger/garlic paste-2 tsp
Chopped mint & coriander leaves-1/2 cup
Slit green chilies-6
Whole garam masala
(black whole pepper - 6,cardamom - 4,cloves - 4,bay leaf -1,cinnamon - a small piece,shajeera -1/4 tsp)
Oil-1 &1/2 tbsp
Ghee-3 tsp
For Garnish
Lime juice 3 tsp mixed with little yellow food colour 
(colour is optional)
Fried onions-1/4 cup
Chopped mint & coriander leaves-1/2 cup
Method
Marinate the chicken with all above ingredients for 1hr. in the fridge.
Pour oil in a heavy bottom pan,add the whole garam masala,add onions & fry till golden brown,then add all the other ingredients one by one of the gravy.
Fry till oil separates the masala.now add the marinated chicken ,cook it till cooked and water as evaporated the the gravy is thick.
Now add the cooked rice on top of the gravy,garnish it with mint,fried onions & lime juice,close it with a tight lid.
Keep it in medium low heat for 10 minutes.
Your Biriyani is ready,give a gentle mix and serve it with raita.

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