Crispy Chicken Fry

INGREDIANTS:

Chicken -- 500gms
Onion -- 1 thinely sliced
Oil -- for deep frying
Coriander -- 1bunch
Mint leaves -- 1/2 bunch
Garam masala -- 1/2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste -- 11/2tbsp
Dhaniya powder -- 11/2 tbsp
Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp
Salt -- 2tbsp
Chilli powder -- 2tbsp
Green chillies -- 3no's
Curd -- 1/2cup

MARINATING CHICKEN:

Wash the chicken. Drain all the water.
Take a pressure cooker and add the chicken in to that.
Add curd, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, dhaniya powder, ginger garlic paste, salt, chilli powder and mix well.
Marinate it for 2hrs. You can also put this marinated chicken in the freezer so that the chicken will be tasty.

PREPARATION:

On the stove and keep the pressure cooker and cook it on low flame untill 3 whistles.
Now take a pan and heat oil for deep frying.
After the pressure goes off remove the chicken for the cooker and fry it in oil till brown on a medium flame.
Now take another pan. Add 2tbsp of and heat it.
Add green chilli pieces, onions and fry them.
Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the smell goes off.
Add garam masala powder and dhaniya powder.
Fry for 5mins.
Add mint leaves and fry it.
Add chicken and mix well for 5min.
Now add coriander and off the stove.


CRISPY CHICKEN FRY IS READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chicken Curry

INGREDIANTS:

Chicken -- 1kg
Curd/Yogurt -- 1/2cup
Tomatoes -- 2no's
Green Chillies -- 3no's
Ginger Garlic paste -- 2tbsp
Garam Masala powder -- 1/2tbsp
Curry leaves -- 10 leaves
Onion(medium) -- 2nos (vertically sliced)
Water -- 3cups
Dhaniya Powder -- 3tbsp
Salt -- As per taste
Turmeric powder -- 1/4tbsp
Coriander -- 1bunch
Mint leaves -- 1bunch
Coconut paste -- 1/2cup
Onion -- 1(grind n make it in to paste)
Oil -- 1/2cup


MARINATING CHICKEN:

Wash the chicken. Add 2tbsp salt, 2tbsp chilli powder, 1/2 cup curd, 1/4tbsp turmeric powder and keep it aside for minimum 1hr.

PREPARATION:

Take a pan. Add 1/2cup oil and heat it.
Add onions and fry till brown.
Add coriander leaves.
Add onion paste and fry it till the smell goes off.
Add the coconut paste and fry it for 5min.
Add dhaniya powder, garam masala powder and fry it for 2-3min.
Add mint leaves.Now add the marinated chicken and mix till well and cover it with lid for 5min.
Now add 3cups of water and mix well and cover it.
Let it cook for 10-15min.
After 15min remove the lid and check whether the water gets thicken or not.
If it does not get thicken increase the flame and cook it for 2min.
Finally garnish it with coriander leaves and off the stove.

Chicken Dum Biryani

Delicious Chicken Dum Biryani

Three steps to follow for Chicken Dum Biryani:-
I) Marinating the chicken.
II) Cooking the rice
III) Layering for Biryani


STEP-I:   Marinatig the Chicken


 INGREDIENTS:

 1. Chicken     --  1kg
 2. Mint leaves(pudina)  -- 1 bunch(chopped)
 3. Coriander leaves(kothimeera) -- 1 bunch(chopped)
 4. Onion -- 2nos(big vertically sliced)
 5. Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tsp
 6. Salt  -- 2tsp
 7. Red chilli powder  -- 2tsp
 8. Ghee -- 3tsp
 9. Oil  -- 3 tsp
 10. Ginger Garlic paste -- 2tsp
 11. Garam masala -- 1/2 tsp
 12. Yogurt/Curd -- 3/4th cup

 PREPARATION:
              
Wash chicken and remove the skin if any.
Take a pan and add 2 tbsp of oil and fry the onions till they turn in to golden brown.
Now take another pan .. Add the washed chicken, fried onions and all the above mentioned ingrediants. (Mix them thoroughly) marinade the mixture for 1 hour.


STEP-2:  Cooking rice

Clean the rice and soak it in water for 1hr.


INGREDIANTS:
                
1. Basmathi Rice -- 1kg
2. Saffron -- a pinch(mixed well in a half cup of milk
3. Cardammom -- 2no's
4. Cashew -- 10no's(fried)
5.  Lemon -- 4no's(juice it)
6. Cumin(Jeera) -- 1tsp
7. Salt  --  3tsps
8. Cloves -- 2
9. Bay Leaves -- 3 no's
10. Anise star(Anasapuvvu) -- 1no
11. Grated Nutmeg -- 1/4 tsp

METHOD:

1. Keep the pan of the marinated chicken on the stove directly as you have marinated it in a pan.
The Pan should be covered with a lid. Stir it in between till the chicken gets half cooked.
2. Now ON the other stove and keep a bowl with water(that should be tripeled the rice). When the
 water gets boiled add cardammon, salt, cloves, bayleaves, anise, nutmeg, cumin and simer it and add the lemon juice and add the rice to the boiling water.  wait till the rice gets par boiled(3/4th cooked). Now drain the water in a colander and keep aside.
3. By now the chicken will be completly cooked.


STEP-3:  Layering of rice

Now layer the rice on cooked chicken.
Spread the saffron above the rice and also add the cashew on the top of the rice.
Now on the LOW flame cook it for 10min(pan should be covered with lid).



I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY THE RECIPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!