Chicken 65 and Veg Biriyani

Chicken 65 
By : Manoj Pillai


Ingredients:
• 2 lb Boneless skinless chicken thighs 
• 1 tsp All spice, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom 
• 1-1/2 tsp Garlic paste 
• 1 -1/2 tsp Ginger paste
• 2 tsp Red chilies powder
• 2 tsp All-purpose flour
• 1 Egg
• 4 Drops food coloring, red
• 2 Cups yoghurt
• 12 Green chilies
• 2 tsp Cornflour
• 3 tsp Lime juice
• Vegetable oil for frying
• Salt to taste
• Onions, for garnishing



Preparation:-
• Take a bowl and mix corn flour, all purpose flour, ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, egg,all spice and salt to thick batter.
• Add water if essential.
• Add chicken pieces to the batter and marinate for about one hour.
• Deep fry the marinated chicken pieces till they turn golden.
• Take a sauce pan and heat 4 tsp oil.
• Add fried chicken pieces, slit chillies, yogurt, red color and salt if desired.
• Fry for about 4 to 5 minutes and remove it from the heat.
• Now add lime juice, mix well and garnish it with onions.



Veg. Biryani


Ingredients:


2 cups Basmati Rice
1 cup Mixed Vgetable (cauliflower, potato, carrot, french beans)
150 gms Green Peas
3 Finely Sliced Onion
2 Finely Sliced Green Chillies
Salt to taste
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
2 tsp Cinnamon(dalchini), Caraway Seeds(zeera)
4 Cloves (laung)
1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
4 Tomato
1/2 cup Yogurt (curd)
4 tbsp Vegetable Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds


Praparation :
• Wash the basmati rice well before cooking.Then take rice with 3-3/4 cup water and a little salt added to it and 2 tbsp of dry fruits.Cook it in pressure cooker or in a pan or microwave.
• Cut all the vegetables into small thin pieces and fry each one of it separately in oil. Fry the green peas also.
• Take 1 tblsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, green chilli, cinnamon and caraway seeds powder, cloves, black pepper powder and stir for about half minute. Then add onions and saute them for a minute ot till they get pink in color.
• Add salt and red chilli powder and stir.
• Add fine chopped tomatoes and fry till they are properly cooked.
• Take the yogurt and make it fine by putting in a blender for just 2 rotations. Add this fine yogurt and stir well.Heat it for about 10 seconds.
• Add all the fried vegetables.
• Add the cooked rice and mix well with very light hands so that the rice grain doesn't break. Cook for about 3 minutes.
• Take this vegetable biryani out in a rice serving dish.
• Garnish with green coriander leaves.