Country style Chicken Biryani

Country style Chicken Biryani cooked with Chicken & Rice together with the creaminess of coconut this dish will definetly steal your heart

One Pot Biryani & chicken are cooked together with coconut gives this dish extra flavor & makes it more tasty, so try this easy recipe

Ingredients Required:

Chicken: 500 grms
Basumati Rice: 2 cups(300grms)
To marinate:
Curd: 1 cup
turmeric little
To grind:
Coconut: 3/4th cup
Green chilies: 2-3
Coriender leaves: handful

To temper:
Oil: 3-4 sps
Cloves: 4-5
Cinnamon: 1 inch
Bay leaf: 2
Onion: 2 sliced
Ginger Garlic paste : 2sps
Tomatoes: 2 chopped
Pudina: 1/2 bunch
Green chilies: 2 slit
Biryani masala: 2sps

Method to prepare:

Wash the chicken thoroughly & rinse, then Marinate with curd & turmeric & keep aside
Soak Basumati rice in water for 15 min
Grind all the Ingredients under to grind with little water to make a paste of coconut
Chop all the rest Ingredients & keep it ready

Procedure to follow:

Heat a pressure cooker, Preferably Handi style with Nonstick coating
Add Oil & once heated add whole Garam masalas Cloves, Cinnamon, Bay leaf
Then Add Onions & fry then add gingergarlic paste & fry further

Now at this stage add chopped Pudina & fry
Then add Tomatoes & fry it till mushy
Add the marinated chicken & give it a mix cook for 2-3 min

Now add the Ground coconut & coriender & chilies paste & fry nicely
Add the Biryani masala(or Garam masala) & mix add salt to taste
Wash the Soaked Basumati Rice & drain water add this to the cooker

Add 3 cups water(500 ml)(1:1.5 ratio) & mix bring this to a boil
Turn the Heat to medium or low (if its not non stick keep on sim)
Once it starts bubling close the lid & pressure cook for 2 visels

Let the Pressure Cooker Cool down completely, Then once all the pressure is released Open the lid
Wait for 2-3 min let the steam settle down, then with a fork just  remove the Pulav
Dont Over Mix it just seperate with the help of fork, Then Serve Portions using a spatula

Coconut flavoured Biryaniis Ready Serve it with simple chicken curry & Yogurt(Raita)

Potato Cheese Croquettes

Potato cheese Croquettes super easy side dish or make these for quick snacks. This cheese centered crispy Potato Croquettes are easy to make and can be served for any lunch or tea party

Ingredients

Potatoes(Boiled and mashed) - 2 cups
Onion - 2 tbsp chopped finely
Turmeric powder - a generous pinch
Kashmiri Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped
Salt - to taste
Bread crumbs - 1 cup

For filling:

Mozzarella cheese cut to cubes or sticks 1- 1½ inch

Method

Pressure cook potatoes until mushy. Cool down remove skin & mash it nicely

In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients & little Breadcrumbs till its thick dough consistency

Take a portion of this mix in your hands & make like a flat tikki then Place Mozarella cheese in middle cover from all sides & make oval shaped balls

Dip each in corn flour paste then
Roll in the breadcrumbs & press nicely do that breadcrumbs stick to it & coat properly

Heat up Oil for deep frying

Once hot turn to medium & fry the balls keep turning in 2-3 mins....
Once colour changes to slight brown this is ready remove on absorbent

Note: I have just used Potato you can add cooked veggies carrot & peas or paneer
Crispy Potato Croquettes are ready to serve, enjoy evening snacks with tea/ cofeee

Rice Rava Jaggery Kheer

Sweet Dish for Ugadi, Rice Rava Kheer

Easy to make healthy Sweet dish using Rice Rava( Broken Rice/Akki Tari). Along with Jaggery coconut milk & Chana Daal

Also known as Madgane in Konkani. This is wholesome sweet dish. You can add groundnuts & cashewnuts for this to make it more rich.  Try this recipe today

Ingredients
Coarsely powdered Rice: 1cup( bowl)
Chana Daal(gram daal) : 1 cup
Jaggery: 1+1/2 cup
Groundnuts: 1/2cup
Cashew: few
Cardamom powder: 1sp

To grind
Coconut: 1/2
Jeera: 1/2 sp
Turmeric little

In a Blender dry blend the Raw uncooked Rice to a coarse powder( it must resemble Rava)
Wash it and keep aside
Boil the chana Daal till cooked & keep aside
Make a paste of coconut jeera along with little turmeric

In a Pan add 4-5 cups(bowl) water to boil
Once it boils add the Rice rava & cook stiring in btwn till it softens
Then add cooked Chana Daal

Mix well and add coconut paste& cook for 2min
Add Jaggery and cardamom powder mix till it all melts

Lastly add fried destined groundnuts & cashew along with ghee.
Once it comes to boil. Switch it off

Relish this healthy Rice rava Jaggery Kheer for Ugadi.