Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Rice - 3 cups
Water - 4 1/2 cups
Turmeric - a pinch
Saffron - a pinch
Milk - 2 tbsp
Ghee 2 tbsp
Oil 4 tbsp
Clove -3
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Bay leaves - 3 or 4
Cardamom - 4
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 2 chopped
Tomatoes - 3 chopped
Red chilli pwd - 1/2 tdp
chilli - 3 sliced
ginger garlic paste - 2tbsp
coriander - 4 tbsp chopped
mint - 1 tbsp
cashew


Marinate

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Everest Shahi biryani masala - 1 tbsp
Curd - 1/2 cup


Method:

For the marinate - In a bowl, add turmeric, salt, lemon, curd, Everest shahi biriyani masala, mix well, apply it to chicken peices and let it marinate for 4 -5 hrs.

Soak rice in water for 30mins

Add turmeric, saffron in milk and set aside

Fry cashew in ghee and set aside

In an electric cooker, boil rice along with 2 clove, 1/2 inch cinnamon ,2 cardamom, salt , 1tsp oil

In a heavy non stick pan, add oil,fennel seeds, cardamom, clove, cinnamon. fry them. Add onion. chilli, ginger garlic paste , fry them
Add the chicken peices and cook well, till the mixture becomed dry.
Add chopped mint, red chilli pwd, turmeric pwd and mix well.
Add chopped tomatoes, cook till the whole mixture dries up.

In a large vessel, layer rice, sprinke turmeric and milk mixture, then layer with the chicken curry, then sprinkle some cashew and coriander. Repeat the layering process till all the curry mixture is over and the top most layer being the rice layer.

Mix well and place the whole dish on low flame for 5 mins.

Serve hot.

Shrimp Palak Mushroom dry

Ingredients:

Shrimp - 1 cup ( deveined)
Palak - 1 cup chopped
Mushroom - 1 cup chopped
Onion - 1/2 ground 1/2 chopped
Tomato - 1 chopped
ginger garlic paste
Turmeric Pwd - 1/4 tsp
Dhania Pwd - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli pwd - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Spring onions - 3 tbsp for garnish
Salt
Oil

Method:

Take 2 tbsp oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add onion and tomatoes and fry them till they become dry and the paste darkens.
Add ginger garlic paste, red chilli pwd, turmeric pwd, dhania pwd, garam masala. Mix well
Add shrimp, palak, mushroom and salt.
Cook till tender and water is evaporated.
Sprinkle chopped spring onions.
Serve hot.

Moong Palya

Ingredients:

Moong - 1 cup
Onion - 1 chopped
Tomato - 1 chopped
Turmeric Pwd - 1/4 tsp
Dhania Pwd - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli pwd - 1/2 tsp
Salt
Oil

Method:

Soak moong overnight.
Add 1 tbsp of oil in a cooker.
Add chopped onions, fry them till they become transparent, add tomatoes.
To this add turmeric pwd, red chilli pwd, dhania pwd, mix well.
Add moong, salt, very little water. Mix well.
Close the cooker and cook upto 2 whistles.

serve hot with Chapathi or Rice

Pumpkin Curry - Spicy

Ingredients:

Pumpkin - cut into cubes
Onion - 1 chopped
Tomato - 1/2 diced
Turmeric pwd - 1/4 tsp
Red chilli pwd - 1/2 tsp
Dhania pwd - 1/2 tsp
Coriander - 2 stems
Clove - 1
Cinnamon - 1/2 inch
Ginger - 1/4 inch
Garlic - 2 cloves
Coconut - 2 tbsp
Green chilli - 1 small
Salt
Oil

Method:

In a mixer, grind coriander, ginger, garlic, clove, cinnamon, chilli, onion ( a quarter), coconut to make a paste.
Take a heavy pan, add oil, then add the chopped onions, tomato, pumpkin and salt.Fry them.
Add the ground paste, mix well.
To this add 1/2 cup water, check taste, add salt if necessary and cook on medium flame, till the pumpkin is soft and cooked.

Serve hot with Chapathi or Rice.