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Chicken dum biryani

Chicken dum biryani

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A festive biryani: marinated chicken in yogurt and spices, cooked with fried onions, layered with pre-cooked basmati rice, seasoned with saffron milk, kew…

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Recipe from Mehedi Abedin, MD Abu Siyam, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Chicken biryani is a classic dish served at celebrations and for guests. It combines fragrant basmati rice with spiced chicken, which is then slow-cooked in a sealed pot with a flavorful broth.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total3 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpot
  • Estimated cost$14.10 $2.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $3.30
  • $6.16
  • $0.43
  • $0.04
  • $0.48
  • $0.11
  • $0.35
  • $0.48
  • $0.36
  • $0.03
  • $2.11
  • $0.25

Prices from US supermarkets for 11 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the chicken with the yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, chili pepper, turmeric, cilantro, cumin, garam masala, and a pinch of salt. Cover and let marinate for 1 hour.
  2. Wash the rice and let it soak for 30 minutes.
  3. Cook it halfway through in boiling, salted water with cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves, then drain it.
  4. Heat some ghee and oil, add half of the fried onions, the chicken, and a little water; cover and simmer until the meat is tender and the sauce has thickened.
  5. Grease a large, heavy-bottomed pot with ghee, then spread out half of the rice evenly. Next, add the chicken and the remaining rice. ≈ 4 min
  6. Pour the saffron milk, kewra water, and rose water over, then add the remaining ghee and fried onions. ≈ 3 min
  7. Seal tightly (using a pastry cord or a weight on the lid) and bake for 30 to 40 minutes at a very low temperature.

The bill

Chicken dum biryani

  • 1 kg of basmati rice$3.30
  • 1 cup of fried onions$6.16
  • 3 tablespoons of ginger-garlic paste$0.43
  • salt$0.04
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric$0.48
  • 1 teaspoon of chili powder$0.11
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cilantro$0.35
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin$0.48
  • 1 teaspoon of garam masala$0.36
  • 2 tablespoons of saffron milk powder$0.03
  • 4 tablespoons of ghee$2.11
  • oil$0.25

Total$14.10

that's $2.35 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of medium-sized chicken pieces
  • 1 kg of basmati rice
  • 250 g of plain yogurt
  • 1 cup of fried onions
  • 3 tablespoons of ginger-garlic paste
  • salt
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon of chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon of garam masala
  • 3 cinnamon sticks, 3 cardamom pods, and 3 cloves
  • 2 tablespoons of kewra water
  • 1 tablespoon of rose water
  • 2 tablespoons of saffron milk powder
  • 4 tablespoons of ghee
  • oil

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