Best Chicken Dum Biryani - Easy Authentic Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe | Kanak's Kitchen

Marinate the chicken with ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, red chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, biryani masala, garam masala, fresh curd, and salt. Let it sit for a while.

In a pot, heat ghee or clarified butter and add fried onions, fresh coriander, fresh mint leaves, and green chilis. Stir well.

Add chopped tomatoes and cook until soft.

In a separate pot, boil water and add basmati rice along with salt and cumin seeds. Cook until the rice is partially done, then drain.

Layer the marinated chicken mixture in the pot with the onion and tomato mixture, followed by a layer of the partially cooked rice.

Add whole spices like cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black cardamom, black pepper corn, and bay leaf on top of the rice.

Cover the pot tightly and cook on low heat (dum) until the chicken is fully cooked and the flavors meld together.

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