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Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

How to make chicken biryani?


Chicken biryani is one of the famous and tastiest Indian recipes. Chicken lovers will surely enjoy tasting this biryani. Here are some tips to be followed to make this wonderful recipe at your home. It is very easy to cook. Vegeterians may not taste this for them Vegetable biryani recipe secret has been provided.

Ingredients-1 


Basmati rice - 3 cups
Chicken- 1/2 kg (cut into small pieces)
Onion -1 large/2 small ( cut lengthwise)
Tomato - 2 ( finely chopped or crushed)
Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
Corianderleaves - ¼ cup (finely chopped)
Mint leaves - ¼ cup (finely chopped)
Green chillies - 5 nos (finely chopped)
Oil -3 tblsp
Ghee - 3 tblsp
Water - 4.5 cups
Salt - to taste
Chilly powder - 2 tsp ( or as needed)
Fennel Powder - 2 tblsp
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp


Ingredients-2 ( For Marination)


Salt - ¼ tsp
Lemon juice /Yogurt - 2 tblsp
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
Corriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
curd-1/4 cup
Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp

Garam Masala
Bay leaf - 2
Cinnamon - 4
Star Anise - 2
Cloves -5
Cardamon -3

Preparation Steps
1. Wash and cut chicken into small pieces. Marinate using all ingredients from list-2 and let it rest in the refrigerator for atleast half an hour.
2. Rinse the rice, soak it for atleast 15 minutes, drain all water from it and keep aside.



Method


1. In a heavy deep vessel/ pressure cooker heat oil and ghee together. Once it gets heated up, add the whole garam masala. You can grind the garam masala and add it if you do not like whole masala coming in your mouth.
2. Slowly add onions along with chopped green chillies.
3. When onions turn slightly brown and crispy add ginger garlic paste, chopped corriander and mint leaves.
4. Next add tomatoes and sauté for a while till the oil seperates.
5. Now add marinated chicken along with turmeric powder, chilly powder, fennel powder, yogurt and salt. Saute everything for 5-10 minutes until it thickens to a gravy consistency.
6. Add the gravy and soaked rice to the rice cooker along with water mix well.
7. Check for salt and cook them in a rice cooker.

That's all ... the tastiest Indian Chicken biryani is ready to serve.

Friday, July 12, 2013

How to make Dhania Kaju Chicken curry?


Chicken curry will be tasted excellent when Kaju (cashew) and dhania are added. Here is one of the best chicken indian recipes that can be tried at your house. Follow these steps to prepare Dhania kaju chicken curry. Prepare Chicken biryani to taste it.

Ingredients:


Chicken: 250 gm

Kaju paste: ½ cup

Dhaniya leaves: ½ cup

Onion pieces: ½ cup

Green chilies: 4

Ginger-garlic paste:1 tsp

Dhaniya powder:1 tsp

Masala powder: 1 tsp

Lemon juice:1 tsp

Salt: sufficient

Turmeric powder: 1 pinch

Procedure:

  • Prepare paste of Dhaniya leaves with green chilies and add some salt.

  • Marinate the chicken with the above ¾ of prepared paste, salt, lemon juice and turmeric powder - leave aside for 15 min.

  • Take a boil on stove, pour sufficient oil then add onion, ginger-garlic paste and add remaining dhaniya paste, then cook for 5 min. Then add Dhaniya powder.

  • Next add the marinated chicken pieces into it and then cook for 10 min.

  • Finally add the kaju paste and add sufficient water. Cook for 5 min.

That’s all - your tasty-tasty Dhaniya Kaju Chicken curry is ready to taste.