Chicken Dum Biryani (Resturant Style)

Chicken Dum Biryani- Restaurant Style 

INGREDIENTS -

1. Basmati Rice - 2 cups (soaked for an hour)
2. Chicken - 250 gms

3. Pudhina and Dhaniya patta paste - 3 tbsp
4. Curd - 1 tbsp
5. Refined Oil - 2 tbsp
6. Grounded Garam Masala - 2 tsp
7. Salt - to taste
8. Rose water - 1/2 tsp
9. Kewra Water - 1/2 tsp
10. Food Color - 1tsp with 2tsp milk
11. Brown Onions - 1 Big onion chopped and fried

12. Green cardamon - 4
13. Mace (javitri) - a pinch 

PREPARATION -

Marinate the chicken with curd, pudhina and dhaniya patta paste, 1 tbsp oil, 1 tsp garam masala , and salt and keep it in the fridge overnight.

In a pot boil water. Add 2 tsp of oil, Salt, Green Cardamon, Javitri and the soaked Basmati Rice. Do not fully cook it. Keep it 50% uncooked.

Coat a briyani pot with rest of the oil. Now, in the base of the pot set the marinated chicken pieces. Spread the rice on the top of the chicken evenly. Spread the brown onions on the top of the rice. Cover the Pot with a lid and let it cook for 15 mins on a low flame.

Open the lid and add the food color, kewra water and rose water and a tsp of garam masala. Cover the lid again and keep a hot tawa below the Biryani pot and switch off the gas. Let the Biryani on  standby mode for 5 to 10 mins.

Open the lid, feel the aroma and mmmmmm It's ready to serve. :)

Please do not forget to pen down your views... Happy Cooking!! :) :)

Cooker Cake - Vanila & Nuts

Cooker Cake - Vanilla & Nuts

INGREDIENTS -

1. All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
2. Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup
3. Baking Powder - 1 tsp
4. Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp
5. Egg - 1 (Replace it with 2 tsp of Condensed Milk if you don't want egg)
6. Vegetable Oil - 2 tsp
7. Milk - less than 1/2 cup
8. Nuts - chopped

UTENSIL -

1. Rice Cooker w/o whistle
2. Baking dish coated with oil or butter
3. cooker stand

PREPARATION -

Place the cooker stand inside the cooker and preheat it for 5 mins on a high flame.
In a bowl mix all the Ingredients to make a smooth thick batter. the batter should not be runny. Pour this batter in the baking dish and add the chopped nuts in it. Keep it inside the preheated cooker. Close the lid of the cooker w/o whistle and on a low flame let it cook for 25 mins.

Open the lid and check it with a fork or a toothpick. if it comes out clean, your cake is ready.

I always love to have HOT Vanilla Flavor cake with a cup of hot rich Coffee.. Try this out and please do not forget to pen down your suggestions and comments ...

HAPPY COOKING!! :) :)