South Indian Chicken Dum Biryani

Ingredients:-

Chicken- 750 gms
Basmathi Rice - 3 cup/ (1/2 kg)
Onion - 2 nos chopped length wise
Tomatoes-  3 nos Chopped
yogurt/curd- 1 cup
Green chilli - 2 to 3 slit open(according to taste)
Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tbl. sp
Chilli pdr.- 1 1/2 tps (according to ur taste)
Biryani Masala pdr. - 1 tsp
Garam masala pdr.- 1/4 tsp
Oil/Ghee - 3 tbl sp
Coriander leaves and min leaves few chopped
Juice of lemon - 1
salt to taste

To Marinate:-

1 tsp  of red chilli
1 tbl sp of curd
1 tsp of ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp of lemon juice
1/2 tsp of salt

Method:-

Clean and wash chicken and drained completely.

Marinate chicken with ingredients given under the heading "To marinate"  and cover it and keep aside atleast 2 to 3 hrs or over night .(it gives better taste of biryani)

Rice level is exactly measure a bowl. Take 1 3/4 bowl of water and keep aside.

Wash and soak rice for 15 min. and drain water completely.

Heat oil in pressure cooker. Add Onion and green chilli. Saute

till onion turn  golden brown

Add Ginger garlic paste. Fry till raw smell goes out.

Add tomato. Sprinkle some salt. (This makes tomatoes to cook fast) Saute till it turn  soft and mushy

Add Coriander leaves, mint leaves mix well.

Add red chilli prd,  biryani masala pdr, garam masala pdr,
Chicken, curd mix well.

Add water and salt. Cook till chicken become tender.

Add soak and drained rice mix well. Close the lid without weight and cook 80% of water absorbed in medium flame.

Open the lid add lemon juice and stir the content. Close it  with the weight. Cook 10 to 13 min in very low  flame.

Once the pressure is released. open the lid. That's it Yummy&Aromatic Chicken Biryani is ready to sever with raitha's/cuury/boiled eggs

Note:-

If u cook in heavy bottom vessel, cook rice with lid in medium flame till 80% of water absorbed.
At this stage stir the content  and  close the clean kitchen towel with lid and keep any weight on it.
keep it DUM in very low flame for 10 to 12 min.