Hyderabad Chicken Dum Briyani
Aromatic and flavorful Hyderabadi-style chicken dum biryani with layers of marinated chicken and fragrant basmati rice.
Prep
4 hours
Cook
20 mins
Total
4 hours 20 mins
Serves
6
Cuisine
Indian
🧂Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- Chicken(bone-in, medium pieces)
- Thick yogurt
- Ginger-garlic paste
- Red chili powder
- Coriander powder
- Turmeric
- Garam masala
- Mint leaves(chopped)
- Coriander leaves(chopped)
- Green chilies(slit)
- Lemon juice
- Salt
For Rice
- Basmati rice(soaked 30 mins)
- Green cardamoms
- Bay leaf
- Cloves
- Cinnamon
For Layering
- Onions(sliced and deep-fried golden)
- Ghee
- Oil
- Saffron strands(soaked in 3 tbsp warm milk)
Ingredients
Chicken, Thick yogurt, Ginger-garlic paste, Red chili powder, Coriander powder, Turmeric, Garam masala, Mint leaves, Coriander leaves, Green chilies, Lemon juice, Salt, Basmati rice, Green cardamoms, Bay leaf, Cloves, Cinnamon, Onions, Ghee, Oil, Saffron strands.
👩🍳Instructions
Marinate the Chicken
In a large bowl, mix chicken with all marinade ingredients. Cover and marinate for at least 3 hours (overnight is ideal).
Cook the Rice
Boil water with salt and whole spices. Add soaked rice and cook until 70% done (still firm in center). Drain and set aside.
Fry the Onions
Deep-fry sliced onions in hot oil until golden and crisp. Set aside for layering.
Layer the Biryani
In a heavy-bottomed pan, spread marinated chicken at the bottom. Layer half the rice, then fried onions, mint, coriander, saffron milk, ghee. Repeat with remaining rice and toppings.
Dum Cooking
Seal the lid tightly with dough. Place on a hot tawa on low flame. Cook for 30–40 minutes on dum. Let it rest 10 minutes before opening.
📝 Notes & Tips
How to Store
We don't use preservatives, keep them refrigerated always
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Reviews (10)
Yasmin Ahmed
Apr 12, 2019
Authentic Hyderabadi biryani! The dum method makes it so flavorful!
Imran Khan
Feb 18, 2020
Excellent recipe! Best chicken dum biryani I've made at home!
Farzana Begum
Sep 25, 2020
Amazing! The layers of flavor are perfect. Tastes authentic!
Adnan Syed
Jun 10, 2021
Very good! The chicken is tender and rice is perfectly cooked!
Sana Malik
Jan 22, 2022
Delicious! Reminds me of my grandmother's Hyderabadi biryani!
Tariq Ali
Aug 15, 2022
Perfect! The aroma while cooking is heavenly. Great recipe!
Rabia Khan
Mar 30, 2023
Excellent! Best Hyderabadi biryani recipe online!
Hamza Ahmed
Nov 18, 2023
Very tasty! The spice blend is perfect. Highly recommend!
Aisha Siddiqui
Jul 08, 2024
Outstanding! Authentic taste. Family loved it!
Farhan Qureshi
Apr 15, 2025
Perfect! This is now my go-to biryani recipe!