Aloo Dum Biryani Recipe | Potato Dum Biryani | Dum Aloo Biryani recipe with step-by-step pictures and instructions. Aloo Dum Biryani is a flavorful and aromatic Biryani cooked in dum style using basmati rice, potato, and spices. This is a vegetarian version of the famous Hyderabadi Dum Biryani.
Rice is cooked separately and masala is prepared. Later both of them are layered and slowly cooked to enhance the flavors. Dum Biryani involves an elaborate process so plan ahead and enjoy the aromatic Biryani. Serve it with simple raita or any gravy of your choice.
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Serves 3-4
Aloo Dum Biryani is a flavorful and aromatic Biryani cooked in dum style using basmati rice, potato, and spices
1 hrPrep Time
40 minCook Time
1 hr, 40 Total Time
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Ingredients
- Potato/Aloo 500 grams
- Oil 1 tbsp
- Ghee 1 tbsp
- Fennel seeds 1/2 tsp
- Onion 1 big
- Green chilli 2
- Ginger garlic paste 1.5 tbsp
- Tomatoes 2 medium
- Mint leaves 1/2 cup + extra for assembling
- Coriander leaves 1/4 cup + extra for assembling
- Curd 1/4 cup
- Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
- Red chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
- Cumin Powder 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala 3/4 tsp
- Fried Onions 3/4 cup or as required
- Saffron/Food color a pinch
- Basmati rice 2 cups
- Water 10 cups
- cinnamon 2 small sticks
- Cloves 3
- Bay leaves 2
- Marathi moggu 1
- Star anise 1
- Oil 1/2 tbsp
- Salt 1 tsp
- Oil 1/2 tbsp
- Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
- salt 1/2 tsp
Instructions
- Wash and pressure cook the potatoes for 2 whistles.
- Peel the skin of potatoes.
- Heat 1/2 tbsp oil and add salt, turmeric powder, and red chilli powder.
- Add the potatoes to it and shallow fry them.
- Fry them till golden and remove from the plate.
- Soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes.
- Boil water and add the whole spices listed.
- Once it boils, add the soaked rice, oil, and salt to it.
- Allow it to cook for 6-8 minutes
- It should be cooked al dente and just right.
- Heat oil in the pan and temper with fennel seeds.
- Then add finely chopped onions and slit green chilli
- Then add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes
- Next, add chopped tomatoes and saute till mushy.
- Then add chopped coriander and mint leaves
- Next, add curd to it and allow it to cook for few minutes.
- Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, and garam masala and saute nicely till raw smell goes.
- Then add shallow fried potatoes to the gravy.
- Combine everything together and masala is ready for Biryani
- Take a wide pan and first layer the masala in the bottom.
- Then add the cooked rice to the top.
- Then add fried onions, finely chopped coriander, mint leaves, and ghee on top of it.
- Repeat the same till rice and masala is over
- Soak saffron or pinch of food color to 1 tbsp milk.
- Sprinkle it on the top of the biryani layers.
- Heat dosa pan for 5 minutes and then place the biryani pan on top of it.
- Cook in slow flame for 15 minutes.
- Allow it to absorb flavors and then slowly fluff up the rice.
- Flavorful Aloo Dum Biryani is ready.
Notes
Prepare the fried onions by shallow frying the onions till golden. Alternatively you can deep fry the onions too.
You can use normal potatoes and slice them instead of baby potatoes.
Once it is cooked, allow the biryani to rest for 30 minutes and then serve.
Make sure rice is cooked perfectly and also allow it to cool down so it is fluffy
Adjust the masalas according to your preference.
Use saffron for nice flavor. Since I didn't have saffron, I used pinch of beetroot powder to give the color.
You can add some ghee fried cashews
How to make Aloo Dum Biryani with step by step pictures
Prepare the fried onions first by shallow frying the sliced onions
Cooking potatoes
Wash and pressure cook the potatoes for 2 whistles.
Peel the skin of potatoes. Heat 1/2 tbsp oil and add salt, turmeric powder, and red chilli powder.
Add the potatoes to it and shallow fry them.
Fry them till golden and remove them from the plate.
Cooking Rice
Soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes.
Boil water and add the whole spices listed. Once it boils, add the soaked rice, oil, and salt to it.
Allow it to cook for 6-8 minutes
It should be cooked al dente and just right.
Making gravy
Heat oil in the pan and temper with fennel seeds.
Then add finely chopped onions and slit green chilli
Then add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes
Next, add chopped tomatoes and saute till mushy.
Then add chopped coriander and mint leaves
Next, add curd to it and allow it to cook for few minutes.
Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, and garam masala and saute nicely till raw smell goes.
Then add shallow fried potatoes to the gravy.
Combine everything together and masala is ready for Biryani
Take a wide pan and first layer the masala in the bottom.
Then add the cooked rice to the top.
Then add fried onions, finely chopped coriander, mint leaves, and ghee on top of it. Repeat the same till rice and masala is over. Soak saffron or pinch of food color to 1 tbsp milk.
Sprinkle it on the top of the biryani layers. Heat dosa pan for 5 minutes and then place the biryani pan on top of it. Cook in slow flame for 15 minutes.
Allow it to absorb flavors and then slowly fluff up the rice.
Flavorful Aloo Dum Biryani is ready.
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