Chicken gravy

    

Chicken gravy    :

         

Ingredients :

·        Chicken – 250 gms ( cut into small pieces)

·        Onion – 2 finely  chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Garlic - 5

·        Chilli powder – 2 spn

·        Coriander powder – 4 spn

·        Garam masala – ½ spn

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Salt as needed

To  make a paste:

·        Grated coconut – ½ cup

·        Onion – ¼ piece

·        Kasa kasa – ¼ spn

·        Sombu – ½ spn

·        Ginger – 1 inch

·        Garlic – 3

·        Pepper – 1 spn

·        Cumin seeds – ½ spn

For seasoning:

·        Oil  – 2 spn

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Cloves – 2

·        Star anise –1

Preparation :

·        wash and cut the chicken into small pieces.

·        Grind grated coconut with onion in a blender with little water and make a fine paste.

Method :

·        Heat oil   in a pan and add the seasoning one after the another.

·        Then add chopped onions, chopped garlics and saute till they turn golden colour.

·        Then add the chopped tomatoes and sauté well till they turn mushy..

·        Then add chicken pieces and saute till they turn white colour.

·        Then add all the spicy powders, turmeric powder and water with enough salt.

·        Allow it to boil  for 10mins.

·        Then add coconut paste and allow it to boil.

·        Cover and cook it for 15 to 20 mins. Done !

                    

Chicken gravy   is ready .serve hot with steamed rice or biriyani J

Chicken Biriyani

     Chicken Biriyani:

It is a delicious, tasty and yummy rice easily made by using pressure cooker.

                                       

( in the above pic , i have used red chilli powder to prepare biriyani  , In the below pic i used green chilli to prepare biriyani )

Ingredients :

·        Rice – 1 cup

·        Chicken – 250 gms (washed and cut into small pieces)

·        Water – 2  cup

·        Curd – ½ cup

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Garam masala – ½ spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Mint leaves – ½ cup

·        Coriander leaves – ½ cup

For seasoning :

·        Ghee / oil – 3 + 3 spn

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Star anise – 2

·        Bay leaf – 1

To make a paste :

·        Onion – 2 medium chopped

·        Tomato – 1

·        Garlic – 5

·        Green chilli – 5 or red chilli powder - 1 spn ( here i used chilli )

·        Ginger – 1 inch

Preparation :

·        Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 mins .

·        Clean ,wash and cut the chicken into small pieces.

·        Grind the ingredients and make a fine paste.

Method :

·        In a pressure cooker, add ghee then add the cinnamon, bay leaf ,star anise one by one.

·        Then add grinded onion paste and sauté well for few mins.

·        Then add the chicken pieces and sauté well till it turns white colour.

·        Next add garam masala , turmeric powder and curd . mix well.

·        Next add  2 cup of water, and salt. Allow it to boil.

·        Add mint leaves and coriander leaves.

·        Next add the soaked rice(discard the water) and mix well. Check the salt.

·        Then again add coriander leaves and mint leaves on the top of the rice . add few more dropes of ghee.

·        Cover the lid of the cooker.

·        Pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame.

·        Once the pressure released, fluff the rice with fork. Done !

                                     

Yummy Chicken Biriyani is ready.. serve hot with Dalcha or Raita of your choice. J

Green Chilli Chicken Gravy

   Green Chilli Chicken Gravy:

          This is a very yummy  and special gravy. Here I have used onion paste, tomato paste , chilli paste and almonds cashew paste to make this gravy.

Then  half  fried  marinated chicken pieces are mix in  this gravy.

Try this ..really yummy. J

Ingredients :

·        Chicken – 200 gms (washed and cut into pieces)

·        Onion – 2  big chopped

·        Tomato – 2  big chopped

·        Green chilli – 15 chopped

·        Almonds – 8 nos

·        Cashews – 8 nos

·        Red chilli powder – 1 spn

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Chicken masala powder – 1 spn(optional)

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

For marination :

·        Curd – 2 spn

·        Ginger garlic paste – 1 spn

·        Lemon – 1 spn

·        Salt

For marination and half  fry :

·        Wash and cut chicken into pieces.

·        Marinate the chicken pieces with curd, ginger garlic paste , lemon and salt for 30 mins.

·        Then heat oil in a pan , half fry the marinated chicken pieces and keep it aside.

To Make gravy:

·        Sauté  well onions in an oil  for few mins and grind it in a blender.

·        Grind the green chillies to a fine paste .

·        Sauté well the tomatoes in an oil and grind to make a fine paste.

·        Soak almonds and cashews in hot water for 10 mins and grind them well.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, then add the onion paste and sauté well.

·        Then add green chilli paste, tomato paste and sauté for few mins.

·        Next add turmeric powder ,chicken masala powder, red chilli powder and salt, cook for 5 mins.

·        Then add the almond cashew paste and fried chickens.

·        Cover it and cook for 15 to 20 mins. Done!

·        Garnish with coriander leaves.

   

Green Chilli chicken Gravy  is ready.. serve hot with steamed rice   J