THALASSERI CHICKEN DUM BIRYANI / KALLYANA VEETILE CHICKEN DUM BIRYANI.

THALASSERI CHICKEN DUM BIRYANI / KALLYANA VEETILE CHICKEN DUM BIRYANI.....

*Looking for the best biryani recipe to serve.

* Learn how to make Thalasseri chicken Dum biryani / kallyanaveetile chicken Dum biryani at home.

Chicken dum biryani is one of the most popular and delicious meals that everyone loves. A Plate of hot biryani with some raita and pickle makes a wonderful meal to remember.

This Thalassery style chicken Dum biryani is very simple and Flavourable.This style of biryani is very popular in  Kannur district. Most of the marriage house chooses Thalassery style chicken Dum biryani to treats their guests. 

This biryani is very attractive in colour and it's tastes. The external outlook makes the people to attractive in rice and the taste of rice and chicken makes it Delicious one. The chicken pieces are mixed and soaked with Masala. Special spice powder is added to make these chicken masala and special rice is used for making biryani. Khaima rice or Vayanadan khaima rice is used in making Thalassery dum biryani. So It gives  special aromatic flavour of  khaima rice/ jeerakashala rice and gives special taste in Masala.( Masala powder recepi I already shared in my earlier post).

 

Here the chicken pieces are succulent cooked with flavourful spices and layered with aromatic jeerakashala/ khaima rice makes it a rich and delicious one. This rich and aromatic dish makes one of the most popular delicious meal among rice dishes. This Thalassery  style chicken Dum biryani is popular in many restaurants in many countries.

Let's follow my simple recipes to make Thalasseri chicken dum  biryani at home.

INGREDIENTS

For chicken masala :

Chicken - 1 whole

Onion - 4 big

Tomato - 2 big

Grinder paste  - 1 tbsp

Garlic paste : 1 tbsp

Green chilly paste : 1 1/2 tbsp

Lemon juice - 1 tbsp

Yogurt - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder : 1/4 tsp

Biryani Masala powder - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves 

Mint leaves 

Salt 

Sunflower oil : 4 -5 tbsp

For Rice

Jeerakashala / khaima rice - 3 cup

Water - 4 1/2 cup

Cardomom - 5

Cloves - 4

Cinnamon stick - 2 small

Staranise - 1 

Bay leaves 

Curry leaves

Carrot - 1 small

Lemon slices - 1/2 of one whole

Salt

FOR GARNISHING

Onion : 1 ( fry )

Cashews : 10 

Raisins : 15 

Coriander leaves 

Mint leaves

Ghee : 3 tbsp

Sunflower oil : 5 - 6  tbsp

Biryani Masala powder : for sprinkling

FOR  BIRYANI  MASALA POWDER

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    BIRYANI MASALA POWDER

         

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          Course : Main

          Cuisine : Thalassery ( Kannur) 

          Cook time : 1 hr and 15 min

           Servings : 7

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PREPARATION

👉   Wash and drain the jeerakashala/ khaima rice and keep aside. 

👉  Take a whole chicken, Cut them into  medium piece. ( 1 whole chicken = 10 to 12 pieces). Wash the chicken pieces and drain well.

👉   Take a kadai, heat enough oil. Add slicely chopped onion, curry leaves and enough salt. Then saute well until the onion gets cooked and turn to a light golden colour.

👉  Once the onion gets light golden colour, add ginger, garlic and green chilly pastes. Mix well and saute until the roast smell comes .

👉  Add chopped tomatoes and mix well. Close the Kadai and cook it in a low to medium flame. Cook it until the water from tomatoes comes.

👉  Once the water from tomatoes comes, reduce the flame to low and add spices such as Turmeric powder, Pepper powder and biryani Masala powder. Mix well and close the pot. Cook it for 10 minutes. Stir well every 2 minutes. 

👉  Open the Kadai and transfer the chicken pieces into this masala mix and add lemon juice and yogurt. Mix well and close the kadai. Cook it for 15 minutes in a medium to low flame. Stir well every 2 minutes. After 15 minutes, open the lid and cook for 5 minutes until the chicken masala turns to a thick gravy texture.

👉  Heat a biryani vessel/ pot. Add enough ghee and oil. Add sliced onion and saute well until the onion gets crispy fried golden colour. Then take out from the oil and add Cashews and Raisins. Fry them until it gets roasted. Take out from the oil and keep aside.

👉  In that same oil ( onion cashiew fried oil), add Cardomom, Cinnamon stick, cloves, bayleaves and staranise. Saute for 1 minutes.

👉   Add enough water and salt. Once the water began to boil, add curry leaves, chopped carrots and lemon slices ( remember to remove lemon seeds before adding into water. Otherwise there is a bitter taste in rice). Keep boiling the water for 2 minutes.

👉   Transfer the drained jeerakashala/ khaima rice. Rinse and mix it well. Close the vessel and adjust the flame into low . Cook it for 10 minutes.

👉  After 10 minutes open the vessel and mix the rice well. Then close the lid and cook it for again 10 minutes.

👉  Once the rice gets cooked, switch off the flame and start layering process. For layering process follow the steps given bellow:.

🔺 Remove half  portion of cooked rice from biryani vessel .( You can trsnsfer the half portion in to any other bowls).

🔺 Sprinkle biryani Masala powder on the top of rice in the pot. Then add chopped coriander leaves and little mint leaves. After that spread some fried onion, cashiews and Raisins.

🔺 Transfer the chicken masala to its top. Then spread some coriander leaves, mint leaves and fried onion cashiews and Raisins. 

🔺 Transfer the other portion of rice on the top of chicken masala. Then sprinkle some Biryani Masala powder, coriander leaves, mint leaves and fried onion cashiews and Raisins.

🔺  Apply ghee on the  top of rice. Close with tight lid.( It is better to use  and cover with either maida dough or aluminium foil before closing the lid).

🔺 Switch on the burner. Put simmer rings or any old tawa. Then put the biryani vessel for Dum. Dum it for 15 minutes in a low flame.

The tasty and aromatic Thalassery chicken biryani is ready to serve. 

After opening the Dum, you can transfer it to any flat tray, then you can serve into a serving plate.

Having a plate of hot Biryani with raita and pickle makes a delicious meal to remember.

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