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Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe / Restaurant Style Chicken Biryani Recipe

December 8, 2014 By Aarthi 143 Comments

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I have made so many types of biryani, but i would say that dum biryani is the real one and has the real taste to it. I love pressure cooker biryani and one pot biryani as well but nothing can beat a dum biryani when it is properly made..I have few dum biryani recipes in my blog.

Similar Recipe,
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Mushroom Dum Biryani

The cool part in making dum biryani is, when you are dumming the biryani, your house will be smelling like heaven. And also when you open the biryani it is just heaven. Can’t describe it in words..You can check out my other simple veg biryani and non veg biryani as well..


Past saturday my uncles family visited us, my cousin demanded me to cook lunch for him. So i decided to try a biryani since there is nothing more special than dum biryani. I made biryani, chicken 65, raita, biryani brinjal as well. They loved the meal and enjoyed it to the core..
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 1.30 mins to 2 hours
Marination Time : 2 hours or overnight
Serves : 12 to 15


Ingredients:

Basmati Rice – 1 kg
Chicken – 1.5 kg with bone
Oil – 3/4 cup
Onion – 3 large sliced thinly
Saffron a pinch
Warm Milk – 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup finely chopped
Mint Leaves – 1/4 cup finely chopped
Ghee – 3 tblspn
Cashews – 50 grams
Kishmish / Sultanas – 50 grams
Kewra Essence few drops
Rose Essence few drops
Salt to taste


For Marination:
Chilli Powder – 2 tblspn
Coriander Powder / Malli Podi – 3 tblspn
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup chopped finely
Mint Leaves – 1/2 cup chopped finely
Thick Unsour Curd – 1.5 cup
Green Chillies – 4 broken into big pieces
Ginger Garlic Paste – 3 tblspn
Special Garam Masala Powder – recipe below
Lemon Juice – 1 tblspn


For Special Garam Masala Powder:
Cloves / Krambu – 10
Cardamom / Yelakai – 10
Bay Leaf – 3
Cinnamon / Pattai – 5 cm piece
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tblspn
Black Stone Flower / Kal Paasi – 4 piece
Star Anise – 1
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf – 1 tblspn

Method:

Powder the special garam masala powder.

Start by marinating the chicken with all the ingredients given. Let it marinate for 2 hours but overnight is great.

Wash and soak basmati rice for a hour.

Bring lots of water with salt to a boil. Once it boils, add in the drained rice and cook it for 5 to 7 mins till it is 90 percent done. When you taste it, it should have a bite.Drain it and set aside.

Heat oil in a big pot which you are making biryani.

Add in onions and fry till golden, drain and set aside.

Soak saffron in some warm milk, heat ghee in a sauce pan and fry cashews and raisans till golden.

In the same oil add in chicken and mix well for 5 mins.

Now layer the rice over it, top with fried onions, chopped herbs, saffron milk, fried nuts along with the ghee, kewra and rose essence. Cover the entire pot with foil and cover with a plate. Place a weight over it and let it cook on a very very low flame for 30 to 35 mins.

Now remove the weight and foil and fluff the rice carefully.

Serve.


Notes:

1)Soaking rice and marination chicken is very important, so never skip it.
2)Use god quality basmati rice for this, i used india gate basmati rice.
3)Cooking the rice perfectly is important. If you over cook it, the the whole biryani will be mushy. SO stand near the rice and keep checking it, after you add rice to boiling water, it will just take 5 to 7 mins for the rice to get cooked. 



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Pictorial:
Start by soaking basmati rice for 1 hour..
Take all your ingredients for the masala powder
Take them in a blender
Powder them, set aside..
Take chicken in a bowl
Add in salt, chilli powder and coriander powder
Add in chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves
some broken green chillies
and some thick unsour curd
now add in the special masala powder
along with some ginger garlic paste
Mix well and let it marinate overnight, i let it marinate for 2 hours
Meanwhile heat oil in a large pot, in which you are going to make biryani
add in lots of sliced onions
fry till golden
drain them
set aside
Now bring lots of water to boil

add in salt

Once it reaches a boil

add in the soaked rice

cook them till they are 90 percent done

When you taste it, it should have a little bite to it..

drain them
Now in the remaining oil in which the onion where frying
Add in the marinate chicken
I forgot to add in lemon juice to the marination,so i squeezed some in now..
You could add it when you marinate the chicken.
Mix them for 5 mins..
Now lay the rice over it
and the fried onions
I soaked some saffron in some milk
pour that over as well
sprinkle some chopped coriander and mint leaves

now this is optional..you can add kewra and rose essense as well..very little..
Now take 2 to 3 tblspn of ghee in a pan
add in cashews
fry till golden
add in raisans
fry till it is golden
pour that over the biryani along with the ghee
Now cover the pot with foil and place a plate over it
I placed some weight over it and put the flame to the lowest possible.
i cooked it for 30 to 35 mins
Fluff the rice carefully
serve
taste great with raita and biryani brinjal
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Anonymous

    December 8, 2014 at 6:57 am

    Wow… It looks delicious. Will surely try and let u know. Can I use ur mentioned spl garam masala powder to make ordinary veg/chicken briyani made in pressure cooker as well. Is thr anything else to add to enhance the taste.

    Reply
  2. Reena Balraj

    December 8, 2014 at 7:20 am

    Wow !! I love Biriyani . this looks so gud my mouth is watering Aarthi. I am surely going to try this thanks for posting n hats of for all the hard work you have put in thanks for sharin. Appritiated !!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous

    December 8, 2014 at 7:27 am

    Wowww.. Perfect CDB.. Mouth watering!!

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    December 8, 2014 at 7:42 am

    Hi delicious looking recipe. Just quick question, if i don't put in yogurt and milk is it ok?

    Reply
  5. Mubashira Anjum

    December 8, 2014 at 8:27 am

    mouth watering

    Reply
  6. punith

    December 8, 2014 at 9:12 am

    Hi Aarthi,

    I'm a huge follower of your blog. Awesome recipes. May I ask where you got this silver plate from? It's beautiful

    Reply
  7. Deepu

    December 8, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    hai arthi….

    this chicken dum briyani recipe looks yummy……… I gonna try…. keep rocking …..

    Reply
  8. Janani Selvaraju

    December 8, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    I was waiting for you to post this recipe…thanks a lot aarthi….will try this out for sure…

    Reply
  9. Aarthi

    December 9, 2014 at 5:31 pm

    @AnonymousYou can use that

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  10. Aarthi

    December 9, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    @AnonymousNo you have to use those..But if you want dont need, but it will surely affect the taste

    Reply
  11. Aarthi

    December 9, 2014 at 5:36 pm

    @punithHubby got it from russia..

    Reply
  12. Jayanthi Sindhiya

    December 11, 2014 at 9:42 am

    Wow Biriyani looks awesome!!! Great work!!!

    Reply
  13. Anonymous

    December 29, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    That looks really good, can I omit cashew nuts and raisins

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  14. Aarthi

    December 30, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    @AnonymousYou can leave it, but it adds a nice taste.

    Reply
  15. Jayathrithika Gopalakrishnan

    January 9, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    Hi Aarthi, Is there any substitute for Saffron.

    Reply
  16. Aarthi

    January 11, 2015 at 4:41 am

    @Jayathrithika Gopalakrishnanu can add yellow food colour mixed with milk.

    Reply
  17. Anonymous

    January 16, 2015 at 8:32 am

    Hi, how many tablespoon of garam masala is needed? I have my own garam masala. Thank you.

    Reply
  18. Anonymous

    January 17, 2015 at 12:35 pm

    Wht is biryani brinjal

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  19. Aarthi

    January 18, 2015 at 4:03 am

    @AnonymousIt is around 4 tblspn..

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  20. Aarthi

    January 18, 2015 at 4:04 am

    @AnonymousIt is a sidedish served with biryani.
    https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/12/biryani-brinjal-curry-recipe-biriyani.html

    Reply
  21. Anonymous

    February 1, 2015 at 7:25 am

    Wonderful recipe..love the way you make cooking so easy..best cooking site I have ever found..thanks for making our lives delicious. .

    Reply
  22. sathik

    February 1, 2015 at 11:35 am

    Excellent receipe…

    Reply
  23. Anonymous

    February 28, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    Amazing step by step procedures for any stage of cook – love it. Love the pictures and good to know about the kewra water – Thanks.

    Reply
  24. Frenie

    March 2, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    Love your presentation of this delicious recipe. I really understand its procedure .. thanks for sharing . I really enjoyed it !!

    Reply
  25. Anonymous

    March 3, 2015 at 11:28 am

    we are bachelors and we tried it today in our room, it came out very well, this site is simple and clear, thank you mrs.Aarthi

    Reply
  26. munny

    March 8, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Hi Aarti.today I tried this biryani and it came out well.my baby enjoyed while eating.i tried for those 2 essence but I didn't get.and one more thing is I didn't get the same colour even I used the saffron with milk

    Reply
  27. shanzae tahir

    March 21, 2015 at 4:17 pm

    hi…i am from pakistan, lahore and i have never heard of black stone flower over here..i want to make this tomorrow for lunch..can u tell me an alternative to it asap..pleaseee..thank you 🙂

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  28. Aarthi

    March 21, 2015 at 6:06 pm

    @shanzae tahiru can skip it

    Reply
  29. Neethu N

    March 22, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Can we use curd also for marinating na?

    Reply
  30. swathy vidyananandan

    March 22, 2015 at 12:45 pm

    Looking good.. Is the chicken cooked properly?

    Reply
  31. Aarthi

    March 22, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    @Neethu Nyes u can

    Reply
  32. Aarthi

    March 22, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    @swathy vidyananandanyes it will be cooked

    Reply
  33. Anonymous

    March 22, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    The receipe was ultimate hit …..everyone just loved it. Thank you very much 🙂

    Reply
  34. fickley

    March 27, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    Hello Aarthi. I made this biryani today and it was just heavenly. Aarthi I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have been following your blog just for the last two months and I must tell you that my family has fallen in love with my cooking, just because of you. This might be a minor thing for others but it means a lot for a novice cook like me who usually do not get compliments for her cooking. I am really indebted to you. A big big big thank to you. Keep doing the good work. God bless. 🙂 🙂

    Reply
  35. plasterer bristol

    April 8, 2015 at 12:36 pm

    wow! great recipe. Going to give this a go. Thanks for sharing this.

    Simon

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  36. Anonymous

    April 24, 2015 at 7:11 am

    Hi ,

    I tried once this recipe but my chicken didnt cook well .

    I cooked it for 30 min but rice cooked very well

    PLS help

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  37. Aarthi

    April 25, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    @Anonymousdid u marinate it. And you can cook the chicken a little when u added to to the oil. cook it for 5 to 10 mins then lay the rice

    Reply
  38. neha

    May 5, 2015 at 3:38 am

    Hi aarthi, one question tgat i have is that will the chicken get cooked within those 30-35 minutes of dum..or i need to pre-cook it a little separately

    Reply
  39. Aarthi

    May 6, 2015 at 11:41 am

    @nehasince it has marinated it will get cooked in that time.

    Reply
  40. neha

    May 7, 2015 at 11:18 am

    Thanks aarthi..will try soon..love ur blog

    Reply
  41. Anonymous

    May 10, 2015 at 9:02 am

    I have been doing biriyani for sometimes and I am always looking to some new recipes or other dishes and I have never come across a page with such details.Real food, real picutures, not something from magazine, it makes it look unreal.I am from Slovenia, my husband is a Pakistani and Im learning this type of cooking from pages. So thank you so much I love it how you post pictures.I need the pictures to see what is going on. I havent checked other stuff but I will.!!!!!!!This is what I need!Ursula.

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  42. NIRMALA SAHOO

    May 16, 2015 at 11:06 am

    hii…aarthi ji….
    i prepared this receipe n its simply awsm…bt in my process i didnt add any essense…
    can i add strawberry mix or elechi essence???

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  43. Aarthi

    May 17, 2015 at 1:48 am

    @NIRMALA SAHOOuse elachi essence..or skip it..

    Reply
  44. Yasmeen mahmood

    May 24, 2015 at 8:06 am

    Love the recipe, the platter is lovely

    Reply
  45. Sindhi

    June 8, 2015 at 11:34 am

    Hi Aarthi…. Y D Briyani s not so spicy?? This s my second try and also more than last time I added little extra chilly powder… But still it's not spicy… Help me out…

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  46. Aarthi

    June 9, 2015 at 4:43 am

    @Sindhi try adding green chillies next time

    Reply
  47. Anonymous

    June 20, 2015 at 8:22 am

    Cooking is my hobby. I made this for my daughter and now she wants only this biryani. Thanks for the recipe. I spiced it up a little bit with additional chilies second time and it came out well.

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  48. Mini

    July 5, 2015 at 2:52 pm

    Hi! I accidentely stopped by this site while I was searching for a biryani recipe. Thanks for putting the entire process in detail. The only change that I did was to make this in a rice cooker post assembing! It was utterly delicious. Thanks again!

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  49. Anonymous

    July 9, 2015 at 3:37 am

    Hi..perfect biriyani aarthi.I got frustrated because i dont get perfect dum biriyani in terms of rice and masala.I used to cook the rice seperately with oil and salt.After the half an hour dum process,my rice grains becomes very hard and it is very difficult to chew the rice.Because of this hard rice,my masala doesn't coated with my rice.totally spoiled biriyani.I have tried 10 times totally but i never get the rice cooked properly.pls tell me the solution to my problem..i used to make dum biriyani with normal rice and it is good.i have tried deep and royal basmati rice.

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  50. Aarthi

    July 9, 2015 at 11:46 am

    @Anonymouscooking the rice perfectly before dumming is important. It will take around 7 to 8 mins alone to cook the rice. so always keep tastying. The rice should be cooked completely but it should have a bite in the center.

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  51. Reshma Sawant

    July 16, 2015 at 9:31 am

    Thank you for helping me make my Dream Biryani where in my daughter called my Biryani as Biryani and not chicken rice… thanks a tonn

    Reply
  52. Anonymous

    July 26, 2015 at 11:15 pm

    Thank you for this great recipe! I just finish having this for dinner. My husband and two kids loved it!! I loved it as well and your cooking instructions were exact.

    Thank you!

    Reply
  53. Anonymous

    August 4, 2015 at 12:40 am

    My mouth waters reading this recipe! Excellent job with the picture guide. Really helps visualise what you mean. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  54. SaranReddy

    August 21, 2015 at 2:58 am

    Hi Aarthi !
    I tried this last sunday. The taste was heaven. It felt very lite even after having a large quantity.
    I have a doubt here. After marinating the chicken, do we got to keep it in the refrigerator till we cook it ?

    Reply
  55. kulu

    August 29, 2015 at 6:39 pm

    Thk u soo much… Biryani Is delicious… Followed every step u said……

    Reply
  56. Anonymous

    September 5, 2015 at 12:23 am

    Very neat and easy to follow recipe. Finally found a step by step method I was looking for. I thought I'd a few queries before I follow this method :
    1. Your pics show that your chicken pieces are a little burnt. Is it due to your keeping it at the base and not alternating layers? Many people use rice at the base?
    2. How does one avoid the burning and sticking of the biryani to the base? Are there any quick home remedies?
    3. I remember making biryani in ur type of method earlier (almost) but I found that the chicken pieces were quite bland and not spicy. What may be the best way to infuse the masala into the chicken? How can we make the chicken pieces succulent with hot spices?

    Many thanks again for this great posts

    Kannan

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  57. Aarthi

    September 8, 2015 at 3:40 pm

    @Anonymousyou can place the entire container in a bigger pot with water at the base and dum it. It prevents the chicken sticking. The chicke is not burnt it was browned.

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  58. Unknown

    September 20, 2015 at 9:36 am

    Should i go for special garam masala or i shold i go for biryani masala which is available in market?

    Reply
  59. ankita Mukherjee

    September 20, 2015 at 11:21 am

    Thank u so very much.. This is my fav dish.. N I'm ur big fan n follower..
    I want to know that can I add some potato?? If yes , then plz let me know whether any spcl ingredients or marination is needed or not!! Plz le5 me know..
    Thank u so much..

    Reply
  60. rocky rox

    September 20, 2015 at 4:04 pm

    Do u have video link for this?

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  61. Mohanapriya Swamiappan

    September 20, 2015 at 6:31 pm

    hi arthi, i am following your blog for quite a sometime and ur recipes are amazing.I have doubt , How to ensure we make enough masala for the rice?I tried ur mushroom dum briyani, Where the smell turned out to be excellent but felt something missing?a kinda bland taste,yet we didn't waste a single grain of the briyani as it was delicious and the whole kitchen was filled with the aroma!,but i need to know how to ensure that i have enough masala?

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  62. Aarthi

    September 20, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    @Unknownspecial garam masala is what makes this unique

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  63. Aarthi

    September 20, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    @ankita Mukherjeeyou can add boiled and fried potatoes, add it on top of the marinated chicken and layer the rice

    Reply
  64. Aarthi

    September 20, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    @rocky roxwill share a video for this soon

    Reply
  65. Aarthi

    September 20, 2015 at 7:21 pm

    @Mohanapriya Swamiappanfollow the exact amount, it will give you the perfect masala.

    Reply
  66. Anonymous

    October 1, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    Hi Arthy,
    When ever I tried biriyani something is missing and biryani is sour n tasteless. Please give some good tips

    Reply
  67. Anonymous

    October 3, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    Hi can I use seeraga samba rice instead
    how long will it take to cook

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  68. Aarthi

    October 5, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    @Anonymousnot sure about samba rice..

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  69. Aarthi

    October 5, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    @Anonymousit may be because there is less masala..follow this measurements it will work

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  70. Anonymous

    November 7, 2015 at 12:48 am

    This briyani looks great! I will definitely use this for my Diwali party. Will this be too spicy for young children?

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  71. Aarthi

    November 7, 2015 at 6:15 am

    @Anonymousu can reduce spice level accordingly

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  72. iloh

    November 16, 2015 at 4:40 am

    Hello, Thank you for sharing your receipe : i am trying out your Chicken Dum Biryani. may i ask how do i cook it with pressure cooker? do i set the cooking to stew or rice? should i fried the chicken first ? thank you so much for your help!!!

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  73. Aarthi

    November 18, 2015 at 11:38 am

    @ilohthis cannot be done in cooker, since layering should be there. you can layer it in pressure cooker and cover it without whistle and cook on dum for 20 mins or so

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  74. Leena

    November 30, 2015 at 1:48 am

    Hey Aarthi! You do an amazing job! Love your recipes, the presentation and now the videos! Good luck! Keep it going!

    Reply
  75. Anonymous

    December 7, 2015 at 11:34 am

    Hi,

    Your Biryani Receipe is nice.

    Here is my biryani receipe, if you like please try it.

    Ingredients:

    1 Kg Chicken
    1 Kg Basmati rice
    3 Cups Curd
    3 Table spoon Red chilly powder
    2 Table spoon salt
    2 Table spoon coriander powder
    1 Table spoon cumin(zeera powder)
    1 1/2 Table spoon chicken masala
    10 Cloves(5 Whole and 5 for Powdering)
    6 Cinnamon stick (3 Whole and 3 for powdering)
    8 Green Elaichi(4 whole and 4 for Grinding)
    4 Black Elaichi (2 Whole and 2 For grinding)
    2 Table Spoon Ginger/Garli Paste
    10 Seeds black pepper (5 Whole and 5 for grinding
    1 Table spoon (nutmeg or jaypal powder)
    2 Table spoon Shahi zeera
    5 or 6 Big size onions for frying.
    4 Table spoon Rose water (check before buying can be used for cooking purpose)
    1 Pinch Saffron
    4 Table spoon Ghee
    2 Table spoon Kewra water
    Coriander and Mint leaves
    3 Pieces Javitri
    5 Grams Dagad phool
    Oil
    3 Table spoon Green Chilly paste
    3 Lemons or Vinegar for tinderising chicken or Raw papayya paste(2 Table spoon)
    Salt

    We have Four parts for preparing biryani

    First part:
    Marination part:

    Take a bowl, take 3 cups of thich curd,add powder of (shahi zeera, Cloves, Nutmeg,Black & green Elaichi,Chicken masala, Red chilly powder, Zeera powder, Coriander powder, 8 Table spoon oil,salt,fried onions and coriander & mint leaves. Keep it aside

    Second Part:

    Take chicken add lemon juice, green chilly paste and add marinated paste to it which is mentioned in marination part and keep it for 4 hrs.

    Third part:

    Soak basmatic rice for 45 mins, put salt(2 Table spoon or according to taste, put all the whole spice which is mentioned above as (WHOLE)in spices section, bring to boiling stage, then add basmasti rice to it, cook rice and make sure you dont over, it should be 75% cooked I.E when you put rice in your mouth for testing it should little soft not hard.Take out all the spices,throw away and drain rice.

    Forth part:
    Note: Timing for Dum is different for different type of vessels.

    Aluminum Vessel:1 hr
    Non Stick Hundi:30 to 35 Mins

    Take vessel, put marination on bottom level, put rice on top (only one layer)I.E 1 Layer chicken and 1 layer rice only) Sprinkle Fried onions, coriander and mint leaves, Ghee, Safforn, rose water, kewra water)Take aluminum foil which is used for wrapping purpose, cover the hundi with foil, take dough, form round on foil and then place lid so that steam does not escape from it.Place vessel on medium flame for 10 Mins, 5 Mins on low flame, 10 mins under tawa on medium flame, 5 mins on low flame under tawa and do not open vessel for 10 mins after dum process is finished(Non stick)

    Take vessel, put marination on bottom level, put rice on top (only one layer)I.E 1 Layer chicken and 1 layer rice only) Sprinkle Fried onions, coriander and mint leaves, Ghee, Safforn, rose water, kewra water)Take aluminum foil which is used for wrapping purpose, cover the hundi with foil, take dough, form round on foil and then place lid so that steam does not escape from it.Place vessel on medium flame for 15 Mins, 10 Mins on low flame, 15 mins under tawa on medium flame, 10 mins on low flame under tawa and do not open vessel for 10 mins after dum process is finished (Aluminium vessel)

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  77. Unknown

    December 19, 2015 at 3:56 pm

    Aarthi can u pls tell me the measurements for 1/4kg basmati rice.. Waiting for ur kind reply

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  78. Unknown

    December 19, 2015 at 3:56 pm

    Aarthi can u pls tell me the measurements for 1/4kg basmati rice.. Waiting for ur kind reply

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  79. Anonymous

    December 21, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    aarthi ,
    i need ur advice . i m going to prepare it for christmas plz tell me suitable vessel for dumming the biryani. whivh vessel u used ? i have pressure cooker and aluminium vessel for cooking rice will it be ok ? or shall i purchase whivh one from market ? if using cooker or aluminium vessel plz tell me hw much time it would be and should i not use whistle and inner rubber gasket in case using pressure cooker? plz reply in time dear …

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  80. Anonymous

    December 21, 2015 at 4:10 pm

    aarthi ,
    i need ur advice . i m going to prepare it for christmas plz tell me suitable vessel for dumming the biryani. whivh vessel u used ? i have pressure cooker and aluminium vessel for cooking rice will it be ok ? or shall i purchase whivh one from market ? if using cooker or aluminium vessel plz tell me hw much time it would be and should i not use whistle and inner rubber gasket in case using pressure cooker? plz reply in time dear …

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  81. Aarthi

    December 23, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    @Unknownjust quarter the recipe

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  82. Aarthi

    December 23, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    @Anonymousu can use pressure cooker,but dont put whistle

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  83. Anonymous

    December 25, 2015 at 4:10 pm

    heya..ur blog is just awesome.. i just wanted to ask can i use ur pictures for one of my articles?

    Reply
  84. Aarthi

    December 30, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    @Anonymousyou can use my picture, but give link back to my website

    Reply
  85. Tinsha

    January 10, 2016 at 11:36 pm

    Hi Aarti
    I have never made Biryani before.
    I followed your recipe and made it yesterday and it was loved to the core by everyone.
    However I have some questions for the next time:

    The marinated chicken was awesome and I had added more chillies for a greater kick.
    I had to fry the chicken for 20 minutes instead of 5 minutes like you said. I checked the chicken every 5 minutes to make sure that the chicken was 90% cooked.

    In your pictorial there is liquid when you were frying the chicken. Where did the water come from as my chicken thigh with bones was dry?

    When I added the drained rice, there was no water added to the vessel. How would the 5minutes fried chicken cook without any liquid? In my case I cooked the chicken until the blood from the bone was almost gone.

    Instead of the vessel, I put it in the foil turkey maker and tightly covered it with the foil paper and put it in the oven for 20 minutes at 250 degree.

    When I opened the foil and slowly mixed the chicken and rice, it looked just like your recipe picture. The rice was rather blah but the chicken was awesome with the masala. I separated the chicken and added some salt and lots of red pepper and mixed it and added the chicken. It was tasty after that.

    Question:
    How do you get the rice to pick the masala from the chicken. The chicken had a lot of masala intact.
    When I reheated the rice to serve, I found it to be quite dry and not at all moist even though it was an excellent meal.
    Please reply so that I can improve it for the next time.
    Thank you so much Aarti.

    Reply
  86. Aarthi

    January 15, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    @Tinshau shouldn't cook the chicken longer, it has to be just sauted for 5 mins. so the moisture will be there and the rice will be tossed in that.

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  89. ankita Mukherjee

    February 9, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    @Aarthi
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  90. jaya

    February 10, 2016 at 2:32 pm

    You are a very talented and hard working lady ! It must have taken a lot of patience to click pics at every stage of ur dish , hats off !

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  91. Ramya Jeyaraman

    February 23, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    AArthi Just wondering if chicken will get cooked as u had it only for 5 min in heat before putting rice.

    Ramya.

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  92. Aarthi

    February 26, 2016 at 10:45 am

    @Ramya Jeyaramansince we are putting it in dum it will be cooked and marinating the chicken is must

    Reply
  93. Ping

    March 30, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    Hi, I would like to try this recipe! What is thick unsour curd? Any replacement for it?

    Reply
  94. Aarthi

    March 30, 2016 at 4:01 pm

    @Pingit is just natural yogurt

    Reply
  95. Priti

    April 24, 2016 at 10:35 am

    Is ghee adds additional flavour to biriyani?
    Plz specifically mention masala n other ingredients for 4 persons or for 1 kg chicken

    Reply
  96. Anonymous

    May 18, 2016 at 5:55 pm

    in the oil when you added marinated chicken it was dry.. but in next step it has liquid in it.. just wondering how? as i came across all the comments but couldn't understand.. I have marinated chicken and kept in fridge for overnight.. I want to prepare this tomorrow so I would be glad if you help me in this part… after all my 1st biryani is to be cooked.. pls going for the help.. thank you in advance������

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      May 19, 2016 at 4:27 pm

      When u add chicken to oil and cook it, the chicken will leach out water. thats why.

      Reply
  97. wilma dsouza

    May 29, 2016 at 5:55 pm

    Tried it today.came out well.liked by all in myfamily.less oily which we prefer. Thank you for sharing. Also tried the crispy dosa.they were a hit.

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  98. Anonymous

    June 10, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    Thank you so much your recipe was so clear and flawless it was My first successful biryani all my family loved it thank you again may God bless you and your family;Aynoor

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  99. Savnish Sam

    June 20, 2016 at 9:06 am

    Hi Aarthi,
    i like Chicken Dum Biriyani very much.but i dont know how to make it. and i hope this blog will surely help to make the tasty CDB.i had a veriety chicken biriyani from Mom's Biriyani hotel.its looks like the same as you presented here.i will watch your most of the blogs becoz i loves your way of presentation.its suprb.keep going..

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    June 28, 2016 at 11:10 am

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  104. Priti Gaikwad

    July 25, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    Hi Aarthi,
    Thank you for this recipe! I tried it and my husband who normally never bothers to comments unless he wants to criticize couldn't stop complimenting me. He actually told me three times that it's turned out really well. So, a big thank you to you, God bless and keep up the good work!

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  105. Manikandan.S

    August 11, 2016 at 6:06 am

    Aarthi.. it looks so yummy and nice. One quick question though. is it compulsory to add milk with saffron in the biryani?? what if i skip this part?? will it affect the taste?? please let me know this… if you are so generous please send a mail to this id [email protected]

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    • Aarthi

      August 12, 2016 at 6:00 am

      you can skip it

      Reply
    • mani kandan

      August 16, 2016 at 7:43 am

      Thnaks for your quick reply… 🙂 will try this.

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    September 8, 2016 at 3:06 am

    Hi can this recipe can be made in oven?? & in what temperature it can be cooked?? Pls help me

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  110. Farah

    October 11, 2016 at 5:51 pm

    Nice posts.. you can also read Simple Chicken Biryani Recipe

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  111. Prema Ramalingam

    October 24, 2016 at 2:19 pm

    Hi Aarthi:) I have tried making this biryani many a number of times and everytime it turned out lovely:) One question to you is, I am thinking to prepare vegetable biryani for a big crowd in the upcoming family party. can I simply substitute chicken with veggies here in this same masala marination??? does it works out well with taste and consistency?? am eagerly looking out for your reply and suggestions.. thanks Aarthi:)

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  112. Anonymous

    December 2, 2016 at 11:36 pm

    Tried your briyani receipe today. its awesome. thank you.

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    January 30, 2017 at 12:41 pm

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  115. Anonymous

    February 12, 2017 at 10:26 am

    Hi Ms. Aarthi. I m Tulasi from Malaysia. I tried this chicken sum Briyani with tomato Rita. Turned very well MS. I followed your steps carefully n all came well. Thanks a lot.

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  116. Aiysha Siddiqui

    February 14, 2017 at 1:19 pm

    Your recipe looka amazing.. what i want to know is are we supppse to dry roast the garam masala before making powder?

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      February 16, 2017 at 6:03 am

      You can roast if you wish. but i powdered as it is

      Reply
  117. Unknown

    February 27, 2017 at 3:11 pm

    Hi Aarthi,
    How much special garam masala should be added in this recipe.

    Reply
  118. Anonymous

    April 8, 2017 at 1:57 am

    Hi Aarthi,

    I have been following your Biriyani recipe for almost an Year and I cook it every Friday (without failure)..And it just comes out delicious every other time .. Thanks a lot for sharing…

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  119. Pallavi

    July 23, 2017 at 2:15 pm

    Hi. Thanks for this awesome recipe. Everyone loved it. Perfect taste, perfect aroma. And this is the very first time I made biryani, it turned out absolutely divine. Thank you again.

    Reply
  120. Nisha Dsouza

    October 27, 2017 at 11:02 am

    Thanks for this delicious biriyani recipe.. Tried today and camr out soo well.. 😍

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  121. Shilpa

    February 13, 2018 at 9:41 am

    Hi,
    I like your recipe. Please tell me if I want to make biryani for around 25-30 people, than how much chiken and basmati rice I need to take.

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      February 17, 2018 at 5:27 am

      just increase it 3 times.

      Reply
  122. Vijay Srivatsav

    March 2, 2018 at 12:41 pm

    Thanks for reciepe..pls clear my doubt should I keep marinated chicken in fridge when I keep over night or I can keep outside. If I keep.in fridge will the masala penetrate in chicken..

    Reply
  123. Rina

    June 22, 2018 at 11:01 am

    Hi Aarthi! Loving your recipes and pictures alongside – very helpful.If I want to make this dish for 4 people only – do I need to only use 1’4 measurements of your original recipe? Thanks in advance!

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      June 23, 2018 at 2:38 am

      yes half the recipe.

      Reply
  124. Biryani

    June 26, 2018 at 9:54 am

    I made this yesterday and it came out well. Only flipside, it tasted a bit on the sweeter side. Did I add more saffron than was needed? Please let me know.

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      June 26, 2018 at 10:25 am

      May be that would be the cause. Or u must have added too much onions

      Reply
  125. Judy Higgs

    August 22, 2018 at 3:11 pm

    Great I was going to ask the same question. regular yogurt or greek?

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      August 23, 2018 at 4:04 am

      use regular yogurt

      Reply
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    February 22, 2019 at 9:45 am

    I wanna taste it.

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    March 22, 2019 at 8:43 pm

    Came out 🥰🥰awesome dear.. thank u so much..🙏🏽

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  129. bindu

    March 4, 2020 at 12:30 pm

    Hi Aarthi,

    I really love your recipes and I tried many. Could you please post Chicken dum biryani with Brown rice.

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  130. Mayura

    April 8, 2020 at 10:06 am

    Yummm… I will surely give this a try. My family likes biryani both veg and non veg. Never tried the dum variant. Found it a bit laborious but if it is going to taste heavenly.. then it is definitely worth the try. I will cook this on Sunday.

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  131. Yadav

    June 27, 2020 at 2:54 am

    Great I was going to ask the same question. regular yogurt or greek?

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    July 2, 2020 at 5:06 am

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  133. Sakina shabbir

    August 2, 2020 at 11:10 am

    Hi aarthi,
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