Salem Chicken Biryani, Seeraga Samba Chicken Biryani

        Salem style Chicken Biryani has its unique specialty made with seeraga samba rice gives a special taste to it. Though it looks plain less textured, its taste cannot be beaten. Its goes very well with Salem chicken salna and raita. I usally love when served in plantain leaf  where the combination adds extra aroma to the recipe. 

Ingredients :

Chicken - 1/2 Kg                                                                      Cooking Time : 30 -45 Min

Seeraga Samba rice - 1 Cup

Onions - 1 Cup                                                                          Serves : 2 People

Tomato - 1

Green Chilly - 4

Bay leaf - 3

Cardamom - 3

Cloves - 3

Cinnamon - 1 inch

Marathi Mooku - 2

Ginger/ Garlic paste - 2 Tsp

Mint Leaf - 1 Bunch

Turmeric - A pinch

Ghee - 2 Tbsp

Oil - 4 Tbsp

Salt - 2 Tsp

Water - 2 Cups

Salem Chicken Biryani

Method :

              

Cut the onions, green chilly and tomato. Keep all the biryani ingredients aside. Heat the oil in pressure cooker. Add all the dry biryani masala's.

                              

Add Onions and stir it for few minutes, then add green chilly, ginger/garlic paste. Stir well for few more seconds. Then add tomato and cook until it turns soft. Finally add the mint leaf and curry leaf.

                              

Before you start everything pressure cook the chicken with turmeric and 2 drops of castor oil. Soak the Rice in water for 30 Minutes.

                                     

Add the cooked chicken pieces, measure the water quantity used to cook chicken(2 cups water wholly)if needed add extra water and add salt. Once the water gets to boil add the soaked rice. Add Ghee and stir it.(Note: You can even add half portion of coconut milk reducing the water)

                             

Once you note the water level has been reduced, simmer the stove to its very lowest and close the lid. Allow it to cook for 15 minutes. Open when the pressure is gone. Stir it and transfer it to a serving bowl.

                                      

Enjoy with Salem chicken salna and raita.

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Nattu Kozhi Varuval, Salem Chicken Fry

         Is it tempting seeing the picture. You wanna try a new recipe this weekend, here is a mouth-watering recipe your kitchen has never seen. The main ingredient of this recipe is the curry masala powder. Its a so simple recipe neither complicated with the regular ingredients from your kitchen. Lets make this day,a flavorful day. Come Lets Cook.


Ingredients :

Chicken - 1/2 Kg                                                                Preparation Time : 30 Min
Mustard seeds - 1/2 Tsp
Urad Dal -1/2 Tsp                                                               Serves : 3-4 People
Small Onions - 1/2 Cup
Curry Leaf - 1 Handful
Ginger/Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 Tsp
Chilly Powder - 1 Tsp
Curry Masala Powder - 4 Tbsp
Salt
Sesame Oil - 2 Tbsp
Fennel seed powder - 1/2 Tsp

Salem Nattu Kozhi Varuval

 Method :

        Clean the chicken and drain the water.

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal, onions and curry leaf. Saute it for few minutes. Add Ginger garlic paste and saute it until raw smell reduces.

Add Turmeric, Chilly Powder, Curry Masala powder and stir it. Keep an eye so that masala powders doesn't burns.

Add Chicken pieces and stir it well. Add salt to the chicken. (Note : You can also use precooked chicken pieces)

Stir until masala gets well coated.

Add 2 Cups water and allow the chicken to get well cooked. Close with the lid while cooking.

You'll note the chicken has got shrunk and tender soft.

Increase the flame and keep stirring very often. Add Fennel seed powder when the water gets completely evaporated.

Cook until the chicken gets well dry.  Turn off the stove and transfer it to a serving bowl.

Nattu Kozhi Varuval is now ready to serve.

Don't miss, to taste it hot. Serve with Chicken Biryani.

 Yummy Yummy....Enjoy your Lunch or Dinner.

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Chapli Kabab , Chicken Kabab, Mughlai Chicken Kabab

          Chapli Kabab is a mughlai recipe filled with variety of spices either made with Goat meat or Chicken meat. I have prepared this today with chicken meat. Come lets try it.

Ingredients : 

Minced Chicken - 250 Gm                                                Preparation Time : 10 Min

*Onion Paste - 1 Tbsp( Golden Fried)

Ginger - 1 Tbsp Minced                                                    Refrigerating Time : 1 Hr

Chilly Powder - 1 Tsp

Turmeric - 1 Tsp                                                               Cooking Time : 15 Min

Cumin Powder - 1 Tsp

Green Chilly - 1 Tsp finely Chopped                                Serves : 6-8 Pieces

Cilantro - 3 Tbsp

Lime Juice - 1 Tsp

or

Pomegranate Seed Powder - 1/2 Tsp

Salt  - 1Tsp

Oil - To Shallow Fry

Chapli Kabab

Method :

  I used boneless chicken meat, cut into small pieces and blended in a mixer.You can also use ready minced chicken meat. Take it in a bowl.

Clean the ginger and make it has a paste.

         Add Ginger, Chilly powder, Turmeric Powder, Cumin Powder, Green Chilly, Lime Juice or Pomegrante seed powder and Salt.
         Onion paste is one of the main ingredient to this recipe. Chop the onions well into fine slices. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and add onions. Fry until golden brown. Cool down and grind it to smooth paste( Do not add water to grind). Add the onion paste to the chicken.

Add cilantro leaves and mix all the ingredients well. Refridgerate for minimum 1 Hour.

Heat a tava and spray some oil in it.

Take a lemon size kabab mixture and make it has a patty. Place it in the tava and cook in low temperature.

After few minutes turn it and cook other side.

Cook until you get nice golden toast both sides.

Make sure it doesn't burn.

Transfer it to a serving plate. Have with Mint chutney and sweet chutney.

Enjoy chapli kabab with your family and friends.

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Chicken Manchurian, Indo-Chinese Chicken

Ingredients :

Chilly Chicken - 250 gm                                                        

http://letscookmintkitchen.blogspot.com/2015/01/chicken-65-chilly-chicken.html

Garlic - 3 Tbsp chopped                                                         

Green Chilly - 2                                                                      Cooking Time : 15 Minutes

Onions - 1 Cup 

Spring Onions - 1 Cup                                                            Serves : 3 People

SoySauce - 1 Tbsp

Chilly Sauce/Ketchup - 1 Tbsp

Pepper - 1/2 Tsp

Sugar - Pinch(If Needed)

Salt - 1/4 Tsp

Oil

Chicken Manchurian

Method :

          Heat a pan with 2 Tbsp oil, Add chopped Garlic and Green Chilly. Saute it well for few minutes.Then add Onions and saute it until slight golden brown.

                             

         Once the onions are cooked add Soy Sauce, Chilly Sauce, Sugar, Salt and make it has a thick curry.(add few tbsp water if it turn too dry) Stir it for 3 Minutes.

                             

          Finally Add Chilly chicken, Pepper, Spring Onions and toss it. The Sauce has to get well coated in the chicken. Close the lid for 2 minutes and turn-off the stove.

                             

Transfer the chicken to a serving bowl.

Enjoy Hot with Rice or Noodles.

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Chicken 65, Chilly Chicken

              Chilly Chicken is one of a common simple non-veg recipe loved by everyone. Here is my recipe.

Ingredients :

Chicken - 250 gms                                                                Cooking Time : 15 Minutes
Sakthi chicken 65 masala - 1 Tbsp
Ginger/Garlic Paste - 1 Tsp                                                   Marinating Time : 30 Minutes
Egg - 1
Salt - 1 Tsp                                                                            Serves : 2 people
Cornflour Powder - 1 Tbsp
Oil - for Frying

Chilly Chicken

           Cut the chicken into small pieces. Clean and drain the water. Add Chicken 65 masala powder, Ginger/Garlic paste, Salt, Cornflour Powder, Egg, Salt and mix all the ingredients well.

Marinate the chicken for atleast 30 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan. Start dropping chicken pieces one by one in the oil. Adjust your temperature accordingly.

Keep stirring until it cooks well and turns nice crispy.

Drain out the oil and place it in a paper towel to remove excess oil from it.

Spicy tasty Chicken 65 is ready, serve hot. Enjoy your lunch.

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