Dum is a traditional type of slow cooking mainly used for meat dishes. The dum pukht, as it is traditionally called, is the concept of placing a heavy bottom vessel or clay pot known as a handi on a wood fire. The jar is tightly closed, captures all the steam aromas and enhances the taste of the dish. This style of cooking is associated with dishes such as nihari, haleem, and the most popular biryani. The Dum kitchen is great for cooking chicken or mutton because the meat stays incredibly tender and juicy. If you’re interested, this dum recipe can be easily made at home.
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Here is a list of 7 dum dishes to rustle up at home:
1) Hyderabadi Dum Murg Biryani
This is the Hyderabad Biryani style of kacchi in which the chicken used for layering is raw and placed on the bottom of the handi. Cooking takes longer because the meat is not pre-cooked before being layered and cooks slowly. Despite the slow cooking process, this biryani is full of flavor.
Dum ka Murg is spicy and tasty
2) Dum Paneer
While the dum cooking style is mainly used for meat, there is no rule that says it cannot be used for vegetarian dishes. In addition, unlike meat, the paneer cooks faster and leaves a delicious and wholesome dish that can be served perfectly for any occasion.
3) Banarasi Dum Aloo
This tasty and tangy potato sauce is made from khus-khus (poppy seeds), tomato paste and a mixture of spices. The best thing about this dish is that it is quick, easy to prepare, and delicious with every bite.
4) Dum Ka Murg
This recipe uses whole chicken marinated in a variety of aromatic condiments. The whole chicken is cooked with yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, fried onions and green chillies.
A delicious and juicy chicken curry, this Dum Ka Murg is a must!
5) Dum Keema
Ground beef is marinated in spices such as cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, mace, and nutmeg. Raw papaya is also used in this recipe to keep the meat juicy and tender.
6) Amchoori Dum Bhindi
Ladyfingers are filled with a spicy mixture of onions, mango powder, chillies, cumin and turmeric sautéed in rapeseed oil. You can give it a healthy touch by steaming the ladyfingers. This recipe takes 40 minutes.
7) Dum Malai Kofta
Juicy meatballs made from ginger, garlic, green chillies and delicious masalas are slowly cooked in a creamy sauce with a mild taste. It is garnished with coriander leaves.
Malai Kofta is a popular vegetarian dish that is even juicier and more tender in the mouth in dum
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Enjoy these spicy dum dishes at home. Tell us which recipes you enjoyed while cooking.
