Kanyakumari chicken briyani

Ingredients

Basmati rice 2 ½ cups

Chicken ½ kg

Onion 2

Tomato 2

Garlic 5 cloves

Ginger 1 inch

Green chilli 2

Garam masala 1 tbsp

Curd 4 tbsp

Turmeric  powder ½ tsp

Pepper powder 2 tsp

Coriander n mint leaves ½ cup

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Lemon juice 4 tsp

Cloves 2

Cinnamon 1

Cardamom 2

Ghee ½ cup

Salt as required

Preparation

1.      Wash and soak rice in water for 15 minutes

2.      Clean the chicken pieces and keep aside

3.      Make a fine paste of green chilli,garlic and ginger

4.      In a pan add ghee, cloves,cardamom,cinnamom and chopped onions.

5.      Add turmeric powder,chilli powder,pepper powder,garam masala,salt  and the chicken pieces

6.      Cook till the water oozes out of chicken dries up

7.      Add tomatoes and coriander mint leaves

8.      Once the tomatoes blend well with masalas and curd.cook till everything dries up

9.      Discard the water and add the rice.fry for 2 minutes

10.  Add about 5 cups of water and cook in low moderate heat for  10-15 minutes till rice is tenderly cooked

11.  Finally add the lemon juice

Serve hot with raita or chicken curry

Chicken briyani without tomato

Ingredients

Chicken ½ kg

Basmati rice 2 ½ cups

Coconut milk 2 cup

Curd ½ cup

Lemon 1

Onion chopped 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste 4 tsp

Green chilli 6

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Mint coriander leaves 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder ¼ tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

1.      Marinate chicken with ginger garlic paste, slit green chillies,curd,chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and chopped mint coriander leaves for 1 hour

2.      In a pressure cooker add oil, onion and marinated chicken pieces

3.      Cook till oil oozes out and water dries up

4.      Add coconut milk and allow it to boil

5.      Once it starts boiling add rice and lemon juice

6.      Again when it starts boiling close the cooker lid

7.      Cook till 1 whistle and continue cooking in low medium heat for another 5 minutes

Serve with raita, chicken fry

Fish briyani

Ingredients

Seer fish 4 pieces

Basmati rice 2 ½ cup

Tomato 4

Onion 2

Garam masala 1 tsp

Curd ½ cup

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Green chilli 4

Ginger garlic paste 4 tsp

Coriander mint leaves 2 tbsp

Bay leaf 1

Cinnamon 1

Oil and salt as required

Preparations

1.      Marinate fish pieces with Garam masala, chilli powder,salt.fry it in oil and keep aside

2.      In a broad vessel add oil, cinnamon, bay leaf, onions, slit green chillies. sauté it

3.      Add ginger garlic paste, mint coriander leaves, tomatoes

4.      Add curd, chilli powder and salt. sauté it well till all ingredients blend well

5.      Add 2 cups of hot water

6.      Once the water starts boiling add soaked rice

7.      Once the rice is ¾ th done add fish pieces and cook in low medium heat for another 10 min

Serve hot with raita

Nawab Mutton Kebab Briyani

Ingredients

For kebab

Minced mutton 250 Gms

Onion 2

Tomato 1

Turmeric powder ¼ tsp

Chilli powder ½ tsp

Garam masala ½ tsp

Green chilli paste ½ tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Boiled potato 2

Corn flour 1 tbsp

Coriander leaves ¼ cup

Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Oil and salt as required

For briyani

Basmati rice 200 Gms

Cashew paste 100 Gms

Coconut milk 1 cup

Onion chopped 1 cup

Tomato 2

Curd ¼ cup

Turmeric powder1/4 tsp

Garam masala ¼ tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Cinnamon 1

Cloves 2

Salt and oil as required

Preparation

For kebab

1.       In a pan add oil, chopped onion, chopped tomato, gingergarlic paste, green chilli paste. sauté it well

2.       Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, and minced meat. sauté well

3.       Cook without adding water.

4.       Once the mutton is done, add mashed boiled potato. Mix well

5.       Turn off the flame and add coriander leaves,garam masala, lemon juice.mix well

6.       Make small balls of this dough and coat it with corn flour.

7.       Shallow fry these kebab. Keep aside

For briyani

1.       Wash and soak rice in water for 10 min

2.       In a pressure cooker add oil,cinnamon,cloves and onions

3.       Add tomatoes, turmeric powder,garam masala and chilli powder

4.       Add the soaked rice and fry well

5.       Add coconut milk,curd,cashew paste and mix well

6.       Cook till 3 whistles

7.       Once the pressure settles down, mix the kebab to briyani

Serve with raita

Kozhikode Fish Briyani

Ingredients

king fish ¼ kg

If not seer

Cooked rice 200 Gms

Onion chopped 1

Tomato chopped 1

Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp

Cashew 5

Poppy seeds 1 tsp

Lemon juice ½ tsp

Corn flour 2 tbsp

Green chilli 2

Mint leaves chopped 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder1/2 tsp

Pepper powder 1 tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Salt and oil as required

Preparations

1.      Cook the fish pieces with salt and turmeric powder in water

2.      Break it into small pieces

3.      Grind cashew and poppy seeds to a fine paste.

4.      In a broad pan add oil, onion, ginger garlic paste, mint leaves and tomatoes. sauté it

5.      Add pepper powder, fish pieces, ground cashew paste. Bring to boil

6.      In another vessel arrange alternate layers of rice and fish curry. Keep this in low medium heat for 5 minutes with lid closed

Serve hot with raita

Nawab Rice Sevai Briyani (Idiyappa Briyani)

Ingredients

Instant Rice sevai (idiyappam) 5

Mutton boneless 100 Gms

Green chilli 2

Curd ½ cup

Cashew 5

Poppy seeds 1 tsp

Onion chopped 1

Tomato 1

Bay leaf 1

Coriander and mint leaves chopped 1 tbsp

Coconut 1 no

Cinnamon 1

 Cloves 2

Cardamom 2

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Oil and salt as required

Preparations

1.      Grate the coconut .blend it and make about 4 cups of milk

2.      Soak the sevai in coconut milk. Squeeze it and break it into small pieces. keep aside

3.      Make fine paste of cashew and poppy seeds

4.      In a pan add oil, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay and onions. sauté it

5.      Add ginger garlic paste, green chilli and tomatoes. sauté it

6.      Add mutton pieces, salt and coconut milk

7.      Once the mutton is half cooked, add the cashew paste, turmeric powder, bay leaf and coriander mint leaves.

8.      Once the mutton is cooked and the gravy thickens well, add the broken sevai  and toss well

9.      Once sevai blends with all the masalas, turn off the flame

Serve with mutton curry

Simple Tasty chicken briyani

Ingredients

Chicken ¼ kg

Basmati rice 1 cup

Onion chopped 1 cup

Tomatoes chopped 2

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

Green chillies 2

Bay leaf 1

Cinnamon 1

Cloves 2

Turmeric powder1/2 tsp

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbsp’

Salt and oil as required

Preparations

1.      Clean the chicken pieces

2.      In a pan add oil, bay leaf,cinnamon,cloves and onions, sauté it

3.      Add ginger garlic paste, tomatoes and sauté it till the tomatoes  blends well

4.      Add split green chilli, coriander leaves  and chicken pieces sauté it till it changes its colour to white

5.      Add turmeric powder, chilli powder,garam masala powder and salt

6.      Once everything blends well, add washed rice and fry it for 2-3 minutes

7.      Now add about 2 cups of water and close the lid

8.      Let it cook in low medium heat

9.      Cook till rice and chicken is done

             Serve hot with raita