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Make sure the Marination Masala is enough that it will submerge the whole chicken, as you would require it to use it later to make the double masala biryani.
Mix well and Place it in the fridge for a minimum of 1 hour or overnight.
In a frying pan add one tablespoon of butter allow it to melt and then add 3 table spoon of oil and place the chicken to fry 10 mins total, 5 mins on each side as we would like to cook the chicken up to 80 %. Keep aside the left over Marination.
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Rice with spice
1 1/2 cup rice soak in water for 30 mins
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In a Cooking pot with water add lots of salt, add one bay leaf, 4 cloves, one piece cinnamon, and one tablespoon of Cumin seeds, allow the spices to infuse in the water as soon as the water starts to boil add the rice and cook it up to 80 %
Chicken main hai Dum....(Hindi)
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Add Fried chicken to the left over marination mix it well in a separate vessel, In a biryani Vessel of your choice, add the first layer of chicken, add little rice just enough to cover the base and add on top of the first rice layer, add little brown onions, one tablespoon ghee mixed with a pinch of saffron and little chopped coriander and mint leaves.
Add second layer of chicken and then rice, add the remaining ghee mixed with saffron and the rest of the brown onions, mint leaves and coriander leaves and close the vessel with a lid and seal it with Silver foil or use a dough, initially keep the flame high for 2 mins and then on slow flame for up to 8 mins for Dum....
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Making of the chicken & Rice Tower
Tips
You could make 2 layers of rice and 2 layers of Chicken….
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