.........I am neither a writer nor a poet so don't know how to write.
hmmmm.......... ok . As my husband got transfered i have to leave my job and have to shift away from my sweet home, my place, my relatives and my friends but I took my mother with me at one condition that I will do all the cooking but she has to take care my one year old daughter Shreddha who is very naughty.

Thus I started my experiments on cooking by going through lots of recipes which were published in the net and also discussed the recipes with one of my friend whose most of the things are similar to mine including our name. She once discussed with me of starting a blog and I also thought of starting one.

And here it is

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients


Basmathi Rice                    -                         1 cup
Chicken                               -                         1/2 kg
Boiled Eggs                          -                         3
Cinnamon                             -                         2
Black Cardamom              -                          2
Bay Leaves                          -                          2
Black Jeera                         -                          1/2 tsp
Cloves                                    -                          2
Onion                                     -                       3 large
Green Chilli                         -                        2 large (cut it length wise)
Ginger Garlic Paste         -                        1 tbsp
Mint Leaves                        -                         1/4 cup
Coriander Leaves             -                         1/4 cup
Salt                                         -                         to taste
Turmeric Powder             -                         1/4 tsp
Chilli Powder                     -                         3/4 tsp
Coriander Powder           -                         1/2 tsp
Lime Juice                          -                         1 tbsp
Milk                                       -                         1/4 cup
yogurt                                   -                        1(1/2) tbsp
Kesar Powder                    -                        a pinch
Ghee                                      -                         1/4 cup
Oil


For Marinating


Ginger garlic paste       -                         1 tbsp
Chilli Powder                   -                         1 tsp
Coriander Powder         -                         1/2 tsp
Garam Masala                -                         1 tsp
Turmeric powder          -                         1/4 tsp
Salt                                      -                         as per taste
Lemon juice                     -                          1 tsp

Method of Preparation


Clean the chicken pieces using water and lemon juice and soak the chicken pieces in water containing lemon juice for 5-10 mts. 


After that marinate the chicken pieces using ginger-garlic paste, chilli, coriander,turmeric powder,salt garam masala and lemon juice. Then refrigerate it for at least 1 hr. Its better to refrigerate it overnight.


Soak the rice in 2  cups of water for 1/2 hr.Then drain it


Boil 2 cups of water by adding little bit of oil.


Add rice in it, when it starts boil make the heat to medium and add salt in it as per your taste


After cooking the rice you may refrigerate it or may keep it in room temperature for some time


Take a pan then add 2 tbsp of ghee and some oil  and heat it


When it becomes hot add 1(1/2) onion slices in it and fry. After frying keep it aside


Then on the same pan add all masalas ie; cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves,black cardamom,black jeera 


After few seconds add balance onions and green chilli 


Add salt as per your taste and then saute it till the onion gets a golden brown color.
Now add ginger garlic paste, mint and coriander leaves and saute it again for a minute


Add turmeric , coriander and chilli powder in it and saute it well. Then add  the chicken pieces and cook the chicken well. When it is completely cooked add yogurt in that mixture. mix it well until oil separates


Add lime juice into this and turn off the heat


Now peel the boiled eggs and poke it with fork and if you want to cut it into 2 pieces you may do that or else can use it as a whole


 coat it with the masala carefully without breaking the egg 


Put the kesar powder in the milk and heat it


Now take a bottom thick pan and greece it with some oil/ghee 


First add little bit  of rice above that add the chicken-egg masala as a second layer then third layer again little bit of rice then add fried onion above it, again little rice then chicken-egg masala,


And then cover it with balance rice and above all add fried onion, milk with kesar and ghee


Cover it with lid 


Now turn on the gas and place a thava above it and when it gets hot keep the pan on it and cook it for 10-15 minutes 


And after cooking process is complete open the lid and mix the whole thing without breaking the egg and serve it hot

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