Chicken Layer Biryani

Easy Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe by Layering Chicken Curry and Rice

Chicken Layer Biryani

Ingredients:

400 grams Boneless Chicken 
5 stems of Coriander Leaves
5 stems of Mint leaves / Pudina 
2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste 
1 Large Onion sliced 
4 Medium size Tomatoes Diced
2 Cups of Basmathi Rice 
1 Bay Leaf
5 cloves
5 cardamoms 
1 cinnamom stick 
1/4 tsp Red Chili powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Shahi jeera
3 tbsp oil
salt to taste 


Preparation:

Wash the rice and soak with 4 cups of water for 20 minutes. 
Wash chicken and drain off the water and marinate with salt, turmeric powder, chili powder and ginger-garlic paste for 15 minutes.

Cooking:

Chicken: 
Heat Oil in a wide pan and add sliced onions. Fry the onions stirring frequently.

Frying Onions

Add Tomatoes and cook until soft.
Add the marinated chicken and cook for 5 minutes. 
Add Coriander and Mint stems chopped and mix well.

Cooking Chicken

Switch off the stove.

Rice: 
In a heavy bottom pan cook rice by adding Shahi-Jeera, 1 Bay leaf, 5 cloves, 5 cardamoms, 1 cinnamom stick and salt. 

Cooking Rice

When rice is cooked 70 % drain off the water. Transfer half of the rice from the pan into a bowl. Now layer the cooked Chicken Curry on the rice.

Layering the Chicken

Add the remaining rice on the chicken. Cover the pot with a tight lid. Place the pot on a hot tawa and dum it for about 15 minutes.
Switch off the stove. 
Serve Chicken Layer Biryani with Raita or a Salan.