Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe

Ingredients (30)

• 2 cups basmati rice (preferably aged rice)≈ 370 g
• 2 to 2 ½ litres water≈ 2254 g
• 1 tsp shahi jeera≈ 2.1 g
• 1 bay leaf (, small )≈ 0.2 g
• 2 inch cinnamon (thin )≈ 6 g
• 3 green cardamoms≈ 0.8 g
• 4 cloves (, optional)n/a
• 3 tbsp oil≈ 41 g
• 2 onions (medium , sliced thinly)≈ 220 g
• 1 star anise ( / chakri phool)≈ 1 g
• 3 green cardamoms ( / choti elaichi)≈ 0.8 g
• 1 black cardamom ( (optional) / badi elaichi)≈ 0.3 g
• 4 cloves (/ lavang)n/a
• 1 inch cinnamon stick ( / dalchini)≈ 3 g
• ½ tsp shahi jeera ( / caraway seeds)≈ 1.1 g
• 1 bay leaf ( / tej patta)≈ 0.2 g
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste≈ 16 g
• ½ kg chicken ( (500 to 600 grams) (or 1 lb))500 g
• Salt ( as needed)n/a
• 1/8 to ¼ tsp turmeric ( / haldi)≈ 0.6 g
• 1 ½ to 2 tsp biryani masala ( (or chickn masala))≈ 4.4 g
• ¾ to 1 tsp red chili powder ( / lal mirch powder)≈ 2.4 g
• 2 green chilies slit ( (adjust as needed))n/a
• 1 cup curd ( / dahi / yogurt (do not use sour curd) thick fresh )≈ 245 g
• 1 Handful mint ( finely chopped, / pudina)n/a
• 1 Handful coriander leaves ( finely chopped)n/a
• 1 pinch saffron≈ 0.4 g
• 2 tbsp milk (hot, soaked with pinch of saffron)≈ 31 g
• 1 tsp kewra water≈ 4.9 g
• 1 tbsp ghee ( / clarified butter)≈ 14 g

uncooked rice 370 gin all 3718 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Meat, fish or egg135% · 56th percentile · median 133%
• Yogurt66% · 85th percentile · median 29%
• Onions60% · 53rd percentile · median 59%
• Ghee or oil15% · 54th percentile · median 14%
• Mint and coriander0% · 19th percentile · median 0.7%
• Spices6.3% · 71st percentile · median 4.6%
• Potatoes0% · 40th percentile · median 0%
• Salt0% · 27th percentile · median 0%