Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Aloo Dum Biriyani

Aloo Dum Biriyani.

You can have Aloo Dum Biriyani using 36 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Aloo Dum Biriyani

1. Prepare For of Cooking rice-.
2. It's 2 of green cardamoms.
3. You need 1 of bay leaves.
4. It's 1 tsp of jeera (cumin seeds).
5. You need 1 of green chilli, slit.
6. You need 1 tsp of oil.
7. You need 1 tsp of black pepper.
8. Prepare 4 of cloves.
9. It's For of Cooking masala-.
10. You need 2 tbsp of oil.
11. You need 2 tbsp of butter.
12. Prepare 1 of big onion.
13. It's 1 of medium tomato.
14. It's 2 of green chillies, slit.
15. It's 4 of cloves.
16. Prepare 2 of green cardamom.
17. It's 1 of big cardamom.
18. Prepare 1 of star anise.
19. It's 1 of bay leaf.
20. It's 1 tsp of khus khus.
21. It's 1 tsp of Fennel seeds.
22. It's Handful of coriander leaves.
23. Prepare handful of mint leaves.
24. You need For of Marinating potatoes-.
25. It's 2 tsp of chilli powder.
26. You need 2 tsp of coriander powder.
27. It's 1 tsp of garam masala.
28. You need 1/2 cup of curd.
29. It's 1 tsp of lemon juice.
30. It's 3 of medium sized potatoes (cut into small pieces).
31. You need 3 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
32. Prepare For of Saffron milk-.
33. You need 5-6 strands of saffron.
34. It's 1/2 cup of milk.
35. It's for of Onion fry-.
36. Prepare 1 of big onion.

Aloo Dum Biriyani step by step

1. Soak the basmati biryani rice for 1/2 an hour in water..
2. In half a cup of milk soak 5-6 strands of saffron for half an hour..
3. Take a pan with a good amount of oil and fry one big onion. The onions should turn golden brown (not burnt). Keep aside..
4. In the same pan add the cut potatoes in oil and saute until the potatoes are golden brown. Keep aside..
5. For marination, in a vessel add half cup curd along with 2tsp coriander powder, 2tsp chilli powder, 1tsp garam masala, 1tsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste. Mix well and then add the fried potatoes. Keep aside and marinate it for half an hour..
6. Now take a pan and add water to cook the rice. In the water add 4 cloves, 2 cardamom, 1 bay leaf, 1tsp jeera, 1 green chilli (slit), 1tsp oil, 1tsp black pepper. Boil for 2 mins without the rice. Now add the soaked rice and boil until it is 90% cooked..
7. Now for cooking masala, In a pan add 2 tbsp butter and 2 tbsp oil. Add 4 cloves, 2 green cardamom, 1 big cardamom, 1tsp fennel seeds, 1tsp khus khus, 1/2 tsp hing powder, 2 slit green chillies, 1-star anise, 1 bay leaf. Saute for 15 sec. Now add 1 big onion cut lengthwise and saute until they become transparent. Add 1 medium size tomatoes and saute until they are cooked completely. Now, add the marinated potatoes and cook for 8 min in a closed lid..
8. Layering the biryani: take half part of the masala and keep aside. Take a large heavy bottom pan and spread the half portion of masala. Then spread half portion of the rice. Sprinkle some mint leaves, coriander leaves and some fried onions. Next again later it with the remaining masala and then followed by the remaining rice. Sprinkle the fried onion and add some coriander and mint leaves. Lastly, add the soaked saffron milk and 1 tsp ghee..
9. With a foil cover the pan and close it with a lid. On a low flame cook it for 20 mins..
10. After 20 mins open the lid and gently mix the rice and serve with raita.