It was Monday night, coudn't go to the market.....My hubby after coming back late from the
office asked me to prepare Biriyani ....As he always have the craving to have biriyani :)
But i didn't have any Masala of Biriyani not even ghee....I only had garam masalas and chicken....
I then tried to make something Shahi out of my ordinary masalas in very short time ....And here
is the outcome,minimum ingredients and maximum satisfaction....I am really happy to
share with you the recipe of this Easy Shahi Murg Pulao :)
I guess many of you may came across this type of situation....Don't limit yourself ever, specially
in the matter of your belly .... Because "Pet Khush to Dil Khush" :)
INGREDIENTS:
:
2 cups basmati rice / Pulao rice
250 gm chicken-cut into pieces
3/4 tsp salt(or as per your taste)
sugar(optional)
1/2 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder
2 medium size onions-chopped
3 tbsp oil
12-14 flakes garlic (chopped)
2 tsp chopped ginger
MASALA
3 dried red chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds(jeera)
2 tsp fennel (saunf)
1" stick cinnamon(dalchini)
seeds of 4 green cardamom (chhoti elaichi)
3 cloves
10 peppercorns (saboot kali mirch)
METHOD
soak rice in 2 cups of water for 15-20 minutes.
For the masala grind all the ingredients together.
Add oil in a pan or kadai ,when the oil is hot add sugar (I have added 1/4 tsp) and let it
caramalise,It will give a nice colour to the chicken.Then add chopped onion,fry till it's colour
changes to a nice golden brown,then add the chopped garlic and chopped ginger,fry for few
minutes,Then add the chicken into it and cook for few minutes,Now add the masala and salt
into it.Stir it nicely.Then let it cook for 10-15 minutes in low flame covering the pan or kadai.
When the oil start separating, turn the flame off. Now your chicken is ready.
For the rice , add the pre soaked rice with the water in a pan ,add salt and haldi to it.To
enhance the aroma put cinnamon stick,cardamom and few cloves into the water.Cover it and
cook till the rice is almost done.
Drain the excess water.
Now add a layer of this rice , then add a layer of the cooked chicken in a deep bottomed
pan , sprinkle the left over Masala on top of it. Now cover it with microwave proof lid / plastic
films ( I did not have any of them,so used aluminium foil ) and microwave it for 6
minutes. If you don't have microwave,don't worry .....just layer them in a non stick kadai and cover them with a lid make sure it is cooked in a very low flame.
Serve hot and enjoy your meal :)
kya baat kya baat kya baat
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ReplyDeleteheavy recipe.... i'll definitely try....
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot...Let me know how it was :)
DeleteHow could you put aluminum foil in microwave?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your concern :-)
DeleteKeeping in mind the safety norms using microwave proof lid ,plastic films are always best option....But in case of aluminium foil , if it is a matter of few minutes it won't harm your microwave...I tried that because did not have any of them :)
Next time, I'll definitely take care of it....
Love & Regards-silvercloves
Tried it... Its yummy... Thanks Moumita :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot :)
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