Ingredients
Chicken - 700gms
Basmati rice - 2 cups
Garlic - 10 nos
Ginger - 2 small
pieces
Green Chilly - 10 nos
Onion -
5nos
Tomato - 2 nos
Coriander leaves
Garam Masala
Ghee - 2
tablespoon
Oil - 2
tablespoon
Red chilly powder - 3 tablespoon
Coriander powder - 2 tablespoon
Turmeric Powder - 1
tablespoon
Pepper powder - 1/2
tablespoon
Garam masala - 1/2
tablespoon
Biryani masala or majboos masala powder - 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste
Note: First we have to clean the chicken pieces into small
cuts and marinate the chicken pieces with one tablespoon of redchiily powder,
half tablespoon of turmeric and salt for one hour
Soak the basmati rice in water for one hour and later strain
well.
Make paste of ginger, garlic and green chilly.
Nicely slice onion and tomato into small pieces
Preparation
Step - 1
1) Add oil to fry pan
2) Fry the marinated chicken pieces. It should be half
cooked or fried and keep aside.
frying the marinated chicken
Step -2
1) Add ghee to big fry pan or kadai
2) Add paste of ginger, garlic paste and green chilly.
3) After one min, add onion, tomato and coriander leaves
chopped
4) Once it’s fully fried, add all the masala powder, i.e. red
chili, turmeric, pepper, coriander, biryani masala, garam masala and salt. Continuously
stir for 5 mins
5) Add half fried chicken pieces and basmati rice into the
kadai.
6) Add 4 cups of water for cooking rice and chicken
If we are taking 2 cups for rice, then 4 cups of water for
cooking. That’s the calculation of adding water whenever we are making biryani recipes
or ghee rice or pulavu.
7) Cook for 30 mins stirring every 10 mins and keeping the
lid closed.
If we still find
the rice sticky after 30 mins , cook for another 5-10 mins keeping the lid open…
8) Garnish with fried cashewnut and coriander leaves.
Hot Majboos is ready to serve with vegetable salad and
pappad……..
