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.