KALONJEE WALA MURGH

KALOHNJEEE WALA MURG


INGREDIENTS

1.  750 gm chicken pieces
2. 1 tsp kalonjeee seeeds(onion seeds)
3. 1 tsp saunf( fennel seeds)
4. 2tbsp chopped garlic
5. 1'' grated ginger
6. 200 gm onion chopped
7. 3 large tomatoes (roast, boiled, remove skin and chopped)
8. 3 green chillies
9. 1tbsp red chilli powder
10. 1/2tsp turmeric powder
11. 1tbsp cumin coriander powder
12. 1tsp crushed black pepper 
13. salt to taste
14. 1/2 cup oil and 1tbsp butter

METHOD

• heat oil ,add onion seeds and fennel seeds, when its colour changed, add chopped garlic, saute.
• add chopped onion,green chillis and ginger when onion turns pink add chopped tomatoes cook until tomatoes are soft.
•  add chicken pieces and fry a for a minute,
• add rest of the ingredients mix well.
• cover the pot and cook on the low flame until chicken is tender. .
• add butter and mix ,check the seasonings.
• garnished with chopped mint and coriander leaves.
• serve with roti/naan.

SPECIAL HALEEM

INGREDIENTS

1. 1 kg boneless meat
2. 1/2 kg wheat without husk
3. 1/4kg chana dal
4. 1/4 kg (masoor,moog,urad,arhar dals,rice)
5. 1/2 cup oats
6. 4 tbsp garlic
7. 4 tbsp ginger
8. 3 onions
9. 2 tbsp chilli powder
10. 2 tbsp coriander powder
11. 1 tbsp turmeric powder 
12. 1 tbsp whole garam masala
13. 1 tsp nutmeg,mace,cardamom powder
14. 11/2 cup oil

METHOD

• Soak wheat and chana dal separately ,overnight and other dals  for two hours.
• In a cooker add water with 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, haldi,chilli powder and salt.When water boils add soaked wheat and cook until wheat is very soft, it will take  approximately an hour on medium heat.with a big spoon blend  the wheat very well ('gotna hay').
• Heat 1 cup oil in a cooker. Add one sliced onion and whole garam masala. When onion turns pink and meat pieces cook for few minutes then add 3 tbsp ginger and garlic paste,turmeric powder,coriander powder, chilli powder and 2 chopped onions.Stir well add 1 cup of dahi . Close the cooker and cook it on medium high heat. After one whistle lower the heat and cook 15 minutes, let it cool it self.
• Put the cooker back on stove and stir the meat well until the oil separates from meat and nice aroma comes. Add zaifal, zavitri and small amount of cardamom powder.Take out cooked meat in a big pot.
• In the same cooker add all the dals and rice with 1 tsp each of ginger ,garlic paste,chilli powder,haldi powder,salt with water and cook until they are very soft.
• Transfer cooked wheat and dals in a big pot with meat. Mix all of them very well then add 2 cups of water and oats. Add chopped green chillies (optional and to taste). Cook this mixture for half an hour on medium heat and keep stirring until every thing is homogenized (or the mixture has a similar consistency throughout).
• Heat oil in a pan. Fry sliced onion and whole garam masala and pour over haleem.
• Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
• Served with chopped onion lemon wedges and salad.

(There are so many recipes of Haleem and they are all very tasty.This is my sister's recipe, who was a very good cook. The taste will never be the same,but near about similar. I would like to thank Iram for the photograph).