Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 cups
• Long Chopped Onion (med) - 2
• Cashews- few
• Green chillis - 2
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Mint and Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup
• Ginger paste -1/2 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon -1
• Bay leaf - 2
• Cloves - 4
• Cardamom - 3
• Butter - 3 tbsp
• Salt

Marinade:

• Chicken pieces - 1/4 kg
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 /2 tsp
• Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
• Ginger paste - 1 tsp
• Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Preparation:

• Marinate the chicken with all that mariande items on the list for 30 minutes.
• Soak the rice for 10 minutes (else it may become overcooked at the end).
• Heat butter in the wok and add all the bay leaves,cloves,cinnamon,green chillies,cashews in it.
• Once the aroma starts to come out,add onion to it and saute until little crisp brown.
• Now add the garlic and ginger paste , corriander,chilli powder to it.
• Add the chicken with the marinade into it and saute for few minutes until the oil starts to separate.
• Add the rice,salt,garam masala into it.
• Close the lid of the pressure cooker and wait for 2 whistles .
• Serve hot with onion raitha and egg.

Chinese Fried Rice

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Rice
• 3 tbsp oil
• 100 gms Beans -Chopped
• 2 Carrots - Chopped
• 1 Onion -chopped
• 100 gms Cabbage - Chopped
• Mushroom -4-5 (optional)
• 2 Spring Onions Finely Chopped
• 2-3 Green Chilies cut lenghtwise
• 1 tsp Ginger Chopped
• 1 tsp Garlic Chopped
• 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
• Salt
• Pepper
  
  Preparation:


• Wash and soak the rice in enough water for 10-15 minutes and drain.


• Boil water, add rice and little salt.


• Cook uncovered on low heat till the rice becomes tender.


• Take care not to overcook the rice.


• Each grain of rice should be separate.


• When rice is done, drain and add cold water and drain again using a large sieve and set aside.


• Heat oil in a large pan and fry all the chopped vegetables.


• Cook for 3-4 minutes.


• Take care that the vegetables are crisp.


• Mix salt and pepper to taste.


• Add the cooked rice and mix well.


• Now add the soy sauce to it.


• Cook for 2-3 minutes.


• Serve with Gobi Manchurian gravy.
  

Vegetable biriyani

Ingredients:

• Rice
• Onion chopped -1
• Tomatoes-2
• Carrot
• Peas
• Cauliflower
• Beans
• Brinjal(Egg Plant)
• Potato-1
• Mushroom (optional)
• Coconut Milk(optional)
• Cloves-4
• Butter -1 tbs

For the ground paste:

• Red chili -4 ( add 2 more if u need it really spicy hot)
• Mint Leaves- hand full
• Coriander/Cilantro -1 bunch
• Garlic ginger paste - 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds-1tbsp

Preparation:

• Soak the rice in water for 5 -7 mins.
• Cut all the vegetables.
• Heat oil in a pan and add onion and cloves.
• Wait till it turns golden brown and add tomato to it and saute.
• Add the ground paste to it. Heat for another 2 mins and take it off the heat and add to the cooker.
• Drain the water from the rice.
• Heat a little butter and add the rice and let it dry completely (this will prevent the rice from sticking to each other when done and gives a good taste)
• Add the rice and all the vegetables to the cooker
• Add the usual amount of water that you use to cook rice.(you could replace a little amount of water with coconut milk for better taste)
• Add 2 tsp of Garam masala powder
• Cook on medium heat for 10 min
• Once done ,add a little butter and mix .
• Garnish with Coriander Leaves.
• Serve with onion raitha