DHUM BIRYANI

Ingredients: - Chicken – ½ kg, basmati rice – 1 kg, ginger garlic paste – 1 tea spoon, chilly powder – 2 tea spoons, cinnamon – small piece, cardamom – 4, cloves – 5, pinch of saffron, garam masala (blend of ground spices)– ½ tea spoon, salt – for taste, onion – 1, milk – 1 cup.

Method: - Wash the chicken and apply ginger garlic paste, turmeric, garam masala to it. Soak it for half an hour. Half boil the basmati rice and remove water and keep it aside. Place gently stuffed chicken in dish. Pour the half boiled rice over it. Boil the mixture in low heat. Stir the milk by adding saffron. Sprinkle the milk over the rice and close it with a plate. Take a small dish with chopped onion, ginger garlic paste, pinch of salt and fry them. Add this mixture to the boiled rice and after 10 minutes, turn off the burner. Dhum biryani is ready to serve.