*Chicken Biriyani

Serve with delight this mouth-watering chicken cooked in herbs and spices with fragrant rice and nuts.

serves: 4
calories per serving:340
cooking time:21:30 mins

Ingredients:

250 gms- Basmathi rice.
500 gms- Chicken boneless, cut into pieces.
2 medium Onions(sliced)
1 tbsp Ginger paste.
1 tbsp Garlic paste.
2 cups of Water.
3 medium Tomatoes (puree)
Salt and black pepper powder (to taste)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder.(haldi)
1 tsp cumin seed.
1 tsp Garam masala.
4 Cloves.
2 Cinnamon Sticks.
2 Bay leaves(tej patta)
black cinnamon(big elachi)
2-3 peppercorns(kali mirchi)
2 tbsp Oil/ghee
2 tbsp Almonds and Cashewnuts.
1tbsp Raisins
8-10 Strands of Saffron.

Method.

• Wash and soak rice for 1/2 an hour in 2 cups of water. Drain the water.
• Add salt and 1 tbsp oill/ghee to the soaked rice. Boil covered at 100% power for 9-10 mins. and then at 60% power for 5-6 mins. in microwave safe bowl. Allow to stand, covered for 5 mins.
• In another microwave safe bowl heat oil at 100% power for 30 secs. Add sliced Onions, cumin seeds, salt, turmeric powder, clove, cumin, black cardamom, bay leaves, pepper corns, tomato puree and ginger-garlic paste. Microwave(covered)at 100% power for 5-6 mins. Add chicken pieces and microwave(covered) at 80% power for 5-6 mins. Strir in between.
• Add rice and arrange in layers microwave for another 3 mins. at 60% power. Sprinkle garam masala. Allow to stand for 10 mins. Garnish with fried nuts, raisins, saffron and chopped coriander and serve hot.

* Basmathi Rice

Yield: 9 cups
Pressure cooking Time 3 Minutes

Ingredients:
3 cups water
11/2 teaspoon Salt
3 Cups Basmathi Rice

Method:

• Recipie can be reduced to one third by reducing all ingredients proportionately
• Pour water into cooker. Bring to boil on high heat. Add salt and rice. Stir.
• Close cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat. Reduce heat and cook for 3 minutes.
• Remove cooker from heat. Allow to cool naturally for 5 minutes. Press finger-tip control lightly to release pressure.
• Open cooker. Fluff up rice gently with a fork to separate grains.

*Bread Rolls

The favourite tea time snack in its crunchy and yet oil free version. Simply yummy..!!
Serves: 4
Calories: 135.
Cooking time: 8 mins(micro)
15 mins (grill)
Ingredients:

• 4 Bread slices.
• For fillings:
• 2oo gms boiled Potatoes.
• 2 green Chillies(chopped)
• 2 tbsp Coriander(chopped)
• ½ tsp Chat Masala powder.
• ¼ tsp Garam masala powder.
• ½ tsp Red chilli powder.
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 tsp Oil

Method:

• Wash and prick the potatoes with a fork. Place them in a microwave safe bowl in 1 cup of water and boil covered at 100% power for 8 mins. Allow to stand 5 min. Peel and mash them.
• Mix all the ingredients(except oil) for the filling and keep aside.
• Take the bread slices one by one and soak them in water. Squeeze and drain extra water. Fill in the prepared potato mixture and shape into cylindrical rolls.
• Brush with oil and grill on the greased non stick tawa or microwave safe flat dish at high rack for 15-20 mins. Turn in between for uniform browning from all the sides.
• Serve hot with green chutney or sonth.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

* Coconut Burfi

The south Indian version of the popular burfi: Relish the unique taste of sweet squares made from fresh coconut in milk.

Serves:- 15-20 Pieces.
Calories: 200 cal/piece.
Cooking Time: 21 mins.

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Fresh grated coconut.
• 1 Cup Dried whole milk(Grated Khoya)
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 2 Cups Milk
• 1sp Cardamom powder.
• 1 Silver leaf to garnish.

Method:

• In a microwave safe bowl, combine grated coconut, sugar, cardamom powder and milk and microwave at 60% power for 10 mins. Or till the mixture is thick
• Add grated dried whole milkto it and microwave at 60% power for 5 mins. Stir it occasionally.
• Add 1 tbsp ghee to the mixture and mix it.
• Grease a thali with little ghee and spread the mixture on it. Garnish with a silver leaf.
• Cool it and cut into desired shapes.

* Full of calcium

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