Sindhi Biryani

How to make Sindhi Biryani - Fragrant basmati rice cooked with chicken and spices.

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Main Ingredients : Basmati Rice (बासमती चावल), Chicken On Bone

Cuisine : Sindhi

Hindi: chawal
How many times have we thought rice is a blessing? We use it for holy purposes but we also can pressure up a quick pulao or khichdi when hunger pangs are drumming away! This is one grain that is about 98% percent digestible. In India we are familiar with Basmati, Patna or brown rice but it is also available as Italian Rice and Glutinous Rice which is popular in Chinese and Japanese cuisines.

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Prep Time : 16-20 minutes

Cook time : 26-30 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Mild

Ingredients for Sindhi Biryani Recipe

• Basmati Rice soaked 1 1/2 cups

• Chicken On Bone cut into small pieces on the bone 500 grams

• Chicken kheema 1/4 cup

• Salt to taste

• Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon

• Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

• Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon

• Garlic paste 1 tablespoon

• Ginger paste 1 tablespoon

• Yogurt 1 cup

• Mustard oil 2 tablespoons

• Ghee 4 tablespoons

• Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon

• Cinnamon 1 inch stick

• Black cardamoms 2

• Green cardamoms 5

• Cloves 6

• Onions sliced 3 medium

• Potato cut into ½ inch cubes 1 large

• Green chillies chopped 4

• Fresh mint leaves chopped 2 tablespoons

• Saffron (kesar) mixed in 2 tablespoons milk 8-10 strands

Method

Step 1

Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, garlic paste and ginger paste to the chicken and mix. Add yogurt and mustard oil and mix and leave to marinate.

Step 2

Heat ghee in a deep non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon, black cardamoms, green cardamoms, cloves and onions and sauté. Add chicken kheema and stir and continue to sauté. Break the kheema lumps with the ladle as you sauté.

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Step 3

Add potato and sauté on high heat for a couple of minutes. Add salt, green chillies and chicken and stir well. Add mint leaves and rice and stir to mix well.

Step 4

Add three cups of water and mix. When the mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat and add saffron milk. Cover and cook till both the rice and chicken are cooked.

Step 5

Serve hot.

Nutrition Info

Calories : 2904

Carbohydrates : 304.7

Protein : 179.9

Fat : 107.5

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Chicken Contany Soup

How to make Clear Chicken Soup - A deliciously simple clear chicken soup that is healthy too.

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Main Ingredients : Chicken Bones , Tomatoes 

Chicken soup is for the soul and you will understand why with just a taste of this one. Chicken bones pressure cooked with tomatoes and spices – strained and served with bread slices. Chicken soup is the tastiest treatment for a cold.

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Prep Time : 0-5 minutes

Cook time : 16-20 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Easy

Taste : Mild

Ingredients for Clear Chicken Soup Recipe

• Chicken Bones 200 grams

• Tomatoes 1 small

• Cloves 2

• Cinnamon 1/2 inch stick

• Black peppercorns 3-4

• Salt to taste

• Lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon

• White bread slices 4-5 slices

Method

Step 1

Clean and wash chicken bones. Take the bones, tomato, cloves, cinnamon black peppercorns and salt with one litre of water in a pressure cooker and cook till six whistles.

Step 2

Strain the stock into a thick-bottomed pan and discard the bones. Adjust salt and simmer for five to six minutes. Stir in lemon juice, mix well and remove off heat.

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Step 3

Soak slices of bread in the soup till soft and mushy and serve at room temperature.

Nutrition Info

Calories : 105.88

Carbohydrates : 20.834

Protein : 3.14

Fat : 1.081

Other : 1.848

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Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka

How to make Quick Chicken Tikka - A quick and jhatpat Indian chicken recipe.

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Main Ingredients : Boneless chicken 

Cuisine : Punjabi

Hindi: murgh
Be a kid or a teenage or an adult or an oldie, chicken lovers trend all over the world at all times! One meat that is a favourite of all beyond belief! When cooked, it can be presented in many guises. Sauté it, fry it, toss it, bake it, steam it – eat it the way you want to. Whatever its form may be upon being cooked, its flavour may change but its flesh remains high in protein, low in fat and can be digested easily.

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Prep Time : 3.30-4 hour

Cook time : 16-20 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Mild

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Ingredients for Quick Chicken Tikka Recipe

• Boneless chicken breasts cut into 1/2 inch pieces 400 grams

• Red chilli paste 1 teaspoon

• Salt to taste

• Ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon

• Yogurt 4 tablespoons

• Garam masala powder 1/2 teaspoon

• Lemon 1

• Extra virgin olive oil 6 tablespoons

• Orange juice 1 cup

• Green capsicums cut into 1/2 inch pieces 2 medium

• Cooked rice 2 cups

• Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon

• Sugar 1 teaspoon

• Butter 2 tablespoons

Method

Step 1

Marinate chicken pieces with red chilli paste, salt, ginger-garlic paste, yogurt, garam masala powder and juice of lemon and mix. Add 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil and mix and marinate for a few hours in the refrigerator.

Step 2

Heat a non stick pan and pour orange juice into it. String the chicken pieces and capsicum pieces alternately onto skewers. Heat a non stick tawa, drizzle a little oil and place the skewers on it. Pack rice into a mould, unmould it on a serving plate and drizzle 1 tbsp extra virgin oil over it. Add salt, pepper powder and sugar to the orange juice and cook.

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Step 3

Turn the skewers so that the chicken gets cooked evenly all around. When the sauce thickens a little, take it off the heat. Add butter and mix well. Place the skewers over the rice, drizzle the sauce over the chicken and rice and serve immediately. Use up the remaining chicken and rice similarly.

Nutrition Info

Calories : 460

Carbohydrates : 14.9

Protein : 19.2

Fat : 76.5

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