Monday, February 17, 2014

CHICKEN BIRYANI WITH RAITA

INGREDIENTS
  1. 350g basmati rice
  2. 600g chicken
  3. 2tbsp ginger,garlic paste
  4. 1 cup fried onion
  5. 1tbsp yellow chili powder
  6. 1tbsp garam masala
  7. 1tsp cumin and coriander powder
  8. 1/2 cup yogurt
  9. salt to taste
  10. 1tbsp whole garam masala
  11. 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
  12. 1/2 cup chopped mint leaves
  13. 4tbsp ghee
METHOD
  • wash and soak rice for 30 minutes
  • in chicken mix ginger garlic paste,chili powder,coriander,cumin powder,garam masala powder,fried onion,salt and yogurt.marinate it at least for an hour.
  • boil rice with salt till rice is half done.
  • in a heavy bottom pan heat ghee/oil add marinated chicken and cook it at medium heat until meat is tender and ghee separates from masala.
  • add green cardamom and mace powder in chicken
  • over chicken spread chopped coriander and mint leaves,fried onion and boiled rice.
  • dissolve saffron in milk and spread over rice
  • in a pan heat 4tbsp ghee add 2black cardamom,3 green cardamom and 6 cloves.pour this ghee over rice.
  • put the lid and seal it.
  • cook it on medim  high heat for 5 minutes.lower the heat and cook 20 minutes more or put it in pre heated oven at 350 C
  • serve with raita.

BAKED VEGETABLES AND MACARONI IN WHITE SAUCE

 

½ cup green peas
100g broccoli
100g cauliflower
½ cup chopped French beans
½ cup corn kernels boiled
½ cup carrot chopped
½ cup mushrooms sliced
2 chopped capsicum
1 green chilli chopped fine
1 large onion chopped
1 tbsp oil and 1tbsp butter
Salt and black pepper to taste
1 ½  cup white sauce
1 cup macaroni (cooked and drained)
½ cup grated cheese
½ cup fresh breadcrumbs

METHOD

Melt butter and oil in a pan, add chopped garlic onion and green chilli and sauté. Add all the vegetables
Add 2 crumbled vegetable maggi cubes (optional)
Stir fry vegetables till the vegetables are soft and crunchy.
Add boiled macaroni and white sauce check the seasoning.
Transfer them in a casserole .Sprinkle grated cheese and breadcrumbs and bake uncovered in
a preheated oven at 250 C for 10 minutes or till the crust is light brown.