Easy Chicken Recipe - Chicken Biryani

INGREDIENTS:-
1 kg chicken
500 gm Basmati Rice
4 large potatoes (peeled & halved)
2 large onions
200 gm plain yogurt
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp whole garam masala
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp shahi jeera
1 tsp kebab chini
1 tsp mace
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp saffron
4-5 whole black pepper corns
Kewra water few drops
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil/ghee

Method:-

Prepare the Chicken n Potatoes:
· Cut the chicken into medium sized pieces. Add vinegar and marinate for half an hour.
· Add, yogurt, ginger-garlic paste,red chilli powder,sugar, garam masala & salt to the chicken. Mix well. Keep aside for 5-6 hours.
· Peel and cut the potatoes into 2 pieces.
· Sprinkle little salt over the potatoes. Fry till golden brown.
· Heat 1 tsp ghee/oil in a large vessel. Add cinnamon, cardamom. Saute for few seconds.
· Add onions. Fry till golden brown.
· Add the chicken pieces. Reduce heat. Cook the chicken slowly.
· When the chicken is half done,add the potatoes and proceed to cook until the chicken is tender. Add little water if required.
· When the chicken is done add little kewra water. Keep aside.

Prepare the Rice:
· Wash the rice and let it dry completely.
· In a muslin cloth, add whole black pepper corns, shah jeera,kebab chini, mace (javitri), cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and tie a knot over them. Keep aside.
· Heat ghee/oil in a pan. Add cinnamon n saute for few seconds.
· Add the rice. Sprinkle little salt and fry for 2-3 min.
· Pour hot water (2cups of rice = 4 cups of water).
· Drop that muslin cloth into the water. Cook the rice covering with a lid.
· Don’t boil the rice completely. It should be half boiled.
· When the rice is done allow it to cool thoroughly.

Garnish:
· Cut 1 onion into long pieces. Deep fry until golden brown.

Final Step:
· Heat ghee/oil in a large bottomed pan over low flame.
· Add one third of the prepared rice and distribute it over the base of the pan.
· Add half of the prepared chicken & the potatoes over the rice, spread properly.
· Add another layer of rice and subsequently the final portion of the chicken.
· Finally cover the chicken with the rest of the rice. Add the fried onion, 1 tsp ghee ,1 pinch of saffron and 1 tsp of kewra water.
· Simmer for 15-20 min.
· Your chicken biryani is ready.

Easy Chicken Recipe - Chicken Drumstick

INGREDIENTS:-

10 pieces of chicken drumstick

2 eggs

2 tsp onion paste

2 tsp ginger garlic paste

1 tsp soya sauce

1 tsp chilli sauce

1 tsp black pepper powder

1 tsp lime juice

1 tsp corn flour

2 tbsp all purpose flour

Salt to taste

Vegetable oil for frying

Method:-

· Take a knife. Make two diagonal cut in each chicken drumstick.

· Mix onion paste,ginger-garlic paste,soya sauce,chilli sauce,black pepper powder,lime juice and salt in a bowl.

· Pour the mixture over the chicken drumstics. Mix well to coat all the pieces.

· Keep these chicken drumstics in refrigerator for about 2-3 hrs.

· Take a bowl & beat the eggs. Add corn flour,all purpose flour &salt. Make a fine batter.

· Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan.

· Dip the drumsticks into the batter.

· Deep fry over medium heat untill golden brown.

· Serve chicken drumstics hot with sliced onion and lemon.

Easy Chicken Recipes - Chicken Roll

INGREDIENTS:-

For the Filler:-
200 gm boneless chicken cut into small cubes.
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
½ tsp chaat masala
½ tsp roasted cumin powder
½ tsp roasted coriander powder
½ tsp soya sauce
½ tsp vinegar
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Red chilli powder to taste
Salt to taste

For the Salad :
1 cucumber (finely chopped)
1 onion (sliced)
1 carrot (cut into thin strips)

For the Roti :
3 cups of all purpose flour
2 eggs
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp salt

Method:-

For the chicken:
• Place the chicken cubes in a large mixing bowl.
• Add ginger garlic paste,red chilli powder ,chaat masala and salt. Mix well.
• Keep the chicken in refrigerator for about an hour.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add the chicken cubes.
• Fry for 5-10 min.
• Add roasted cumin powder,coriander powder,soya sauce and vinegar.
• Cook until the chicken is done. Keep aside.

For the Roti :
• In a large mixing bowl,mix the flour with eggs,milk,oil and salt.
• Mix them properly to form a dough. Add water if required.
• Add a coat of oil over the body of the dough. Cover with a cloth.
• Keep aside for 4 hours.
• Remove the cloth. Make small balls out of the dough.
• Take some flour and dip the balls.
• Keep the dipped ball in a flat surface. Roll out into round shape with a rolling pin. Roll as thin as possible.
• Heat little oil in a tawaa over medium heat.
• Place the rolled roti on the tawa. Fry untill you find the bubbles on the top.
• Drizzle little oil along the edges of the roti and turn over.
• Cook similarly on the other side…
• Remove it from the tawaa. Repeat the same method with the remaining roties.

Final step :
• In a bowl place chopped cucumber, onion,carrot. Mix well with mustard sauce, ketchup and a pinch of salt.
• Take a spoonfull of prepared chicken. Align them near the edge of the roti. Don't place in the middle.
• Over the chicken,add the salad mix and few drops of lime juice.
• Roll the roti tightly to cover the chicken.
• Wrap one end of the roll with a piece of paper.
• Chicken roll is ready.
• Serve hot and enjoy.