Aloo Dum Biryani

Full written recipe Aloo dum biryani

Prep time: 20-25 minutes

Cooking time: 1.5 hrs

Serves: 6-7 people

Birista

Ingredients:

• ONION | प्याज़ 500 GRAMS (SLICED)

Marination & base

Ingredients:

• POTATO | आलू 6 NOS.
• CURD | दही 250 GRAMS
• GINGER GARLIC PASTE | अदरक लेहसुन की पेस्ट 2 TBSP
• GREEN CHILLI PASTE | हरी मिर्च की पेस्ट OF 4 GREEN CHILLIES
• POWDERED SPICES
• TURMERIC POWDER | हल्दी पाउडर 1 TSP
• KASHMIRI RED CHILLI POWDER | कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर 2 TBSP
• CORIANDER POWDER | धनिया पाउडर 1 TBSP
• BIRYANI MASALA | बिरयानी मसाला 1.5 TBSP
• BIRISTA | बिरिसता
• FRESH CORIANDER | हरा धनिया A HANDFUL (CHOPPED)
• MINT | पुदीना A SMALL HANDFUL (CHOPPED)
• SALT | नमक TO TASTE
• BIRISTA OIL | बिरिसता वाला तेल 2-3 TBSP (FOR MARINADE)
• LIVE CHARCOAL | कोयला
• GHEE | घी
• BIRISTA OIL | बिरिसता वाला तेल 2-3 TBSP (FOR COOKING)
• HOT WATER | गरम पानी AS REQUIRED
• FRESH CORIANDER | हरा धनिया (CHOPPED)
• MINT | पुदीना (CHOPPED)

Rice

Ingredients:

• BASMATI RICE | बासमती चावल 500 GRAMS
• WHOLE SPICES
• BAY LEAF | तेज पत्ता 2 NOS.
• CINNAMON STICK | दालचीनी 1/2 INCH
• CLOVES | लौंग 4 NOS.
• GREEN CARDAMOM | हरी इलायची 4 NOS.
• STAR ANISE | चकरी फूल 1 NO.
• BLACK PEPPERCORNS | साबुत काली मिर्च 4 NOS.
• CARAWAY SEEDS | शाह जीरा 1 TSP
• GREEN CHILLI | हरी मिर्च 1 NOS. (SLIT)
• LEMON JUICE | नींबू का रस OF 1/2 A LEMON (ADD THE SLICE)
• SALT | नमक AS REQUIRED

Method:

1. Add the basmati rice into a bowl & wash it using fresh water 2-3 times until the added water turns clear then let the rice soaked for 30-45 mintues.
2. You can soak the rice befor making the gravy of even the birista if you can manage to finish those components within 45 miuntes.
3. Set a large stock over high heat with plenty of water for boiling the rice & let the water come to a roaring boil.
4. dd all the whole spices, green chilli, lemon juice (add the slice), salt & let the water boil for a few minutes so that it gets infused with the flavours from the spices.
5. After boiling the water with the spices for a couple minutes, you can remove & discard the whole spices from it using a sieve.
6. Further discard the water from the soaked basmati rice & add them into the stock pot, stir them very gently once & let them boil over high flame for the initial minute &then lower the flame slightly, this will prevent the rice from breaking.
7. The rice will cook within 4-5 minutes, you don’t have to cook it fully, keep it a little underdone.

Final layering & dum

• MINT | पुदीना (CHOPPED)
• FRESH CORIANDER | हरा धनिया (CHOPPED)
• BIRISTA | बिरिसता
• GHEE | घी 2 TBSP
• SAFFRON + MILK | केसर और दूध