Quick Chicken Biriyani

Ingredents:

Oil                                                               6 tbsp

Ginger Garlic paste                             1 tbsp

Onions                                                      1 medium(chopped length wise)

Curry leaves                                          1 spring

Cardamom                                             3

Cloves                                                      3

Bay leaf                                                   2

Tumeric pdr                                         1/2 tbsp

Chilli pdr                                               3/4tbsp

Green Chillies                                     1

Coriander pdr                                     1tbsp

Garam masala pdr                            1/2 tbsp

Biriyani masala pdr                          1tbsp

Salt                                                          to taste

Rice                                                        2 cups(soak rice for 20 min)

Water                                                     3 cups

Coriander leaves                               little chopped

For Marination:

Yogurt                                                   3 tbsp

Turmeric pdr                                      1/2 tbsp

Chilli pdr                                               1/2 tbsp

Garam masala pdr                            1/4 tbsp

Coriander pdr                                    1 tbsp

Chicken masala pdr                         1 tbsp

salt                                                          1 tbsp

Chicken pieces                                   3 large pieces

Ginger Garlic paste                          1 tbsp

Preparation:

• Mix all the marination ingredents and keep aside for 2 to 3 hours
• Heat 1 tbsp of oil and fry the marinated Chicken for a min
• Heat remaining oil in a deep pan. Add Cardamom, Cloves, Onions, Green chillies
• Fry Onions until they turn golden brown
• Now add curry leaves, Ginger Garlic paste and fry for few seconds
• Then add all the powders specified in the ingredents and fry for a min
• Now add Rice to the pan and mix well
• Add water to the Rice. Cook it in high flame until water bubbles
• Now add Coriander leaves, mix well
• Then close the pan and cook it in a very low flame until it is done
• It takes approximately 15 min to complete after covering the pan
• Serve hot with Raitha(Yogurt mixed with onions, tomatoes, coriander leaves, green chillies)

Crispy Fried Chicken

Ingredents:

Egg                                                  1

Chilli pdr                                      2 tbsp

Turmeric pdr                              1/2 tbsp

Garam masala pdr                    1tbsp

Coriander pdr                            1tbsp

Chicken masala pdr                 1tbsp

Salt                                                 to taste

Maida                                            amt required

Chicken(leg pieces)                 4

Oil                                                   amt required

Preparation:

• Clean the Chicken pieces and put gashes on the pieces
• Now add all the powders, salt to cold water and add chicken pieces to it
• Let them soak for 4 to 5 hours or 1 hour in warm water
• Now mix Egg some Chilli pdr and little salt and keep aside
• Now take Maida into a bowl, add salt to it
• Now remove the Chicken from water and place them on a plate until the excess water comes out of the Chicken
• Now one by one dip the Chicken pieces in the Egg mixture and immediately dip in the Maida mixture
• Repeat the same process again
• Now heat oil(required for deep frying)  in a deep pan
• Now deep fry the Chicken pieces in the oil till they turn golden brown
• Juicy crispy Chicken is ready. Serve hot with Tomato Ketchup

Tips:

• Before adding Chicken pieces into oil knock them once on the plate since it removes any excess flour on it.
• Fry the Chicken when Oil is medium hot. If oil is over heated then Chicken pieces turn brown easily but it doesn’t cook well inside