Ghee rice with Chicken chukka masala

GHEE RICE & Chicken Chukka Masala

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Lunch/Dinner
Prep Time: 30 mins   | Cook time: 40 mins | Serves: 3 | Author: Rasmi Menon

It’s a very simple and delicious recipe. This dish can be made quickly. I prepared Chicken chukka masala as a combination for Ghee rice. Chicken chukka masala is a spicy dish goes perfectly with all varieties of rice types and chapathi. I tried these recipes many times. Now Let’s see how to prepare Ghee rice and Chicken Chukka Masala.

Ghee Rice

Ingredients needed

Basmati rice – 1 glass

Onion – 1 finely sliced

Salt as required

Seasoning

Ghee/Butter-3 tsp.

Onion-1

Cinnamon – 2pcs

Cloves-2

Cardamom- 2

Bay leaf-1

Saffron-6 to 7 strands(optional)

Garnishing

Mint leaves

Coriander leaves

Raisins

Cashews

Preparation

• fry the onion in ghee till it becomes golden brown,fry raisins and cashews too and keep all these aside.

• Soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes, after that drain the water and keep it aside.

• Heat ghee/butter in a pan (with tight lid) and add all the spices cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf.
• Saute it for some time and then add sliced onion (mentioned in ingredients), fry it till they get golden shade.
• Now add the rice and mix it with the spices. Add 1 ¾ cups of water and needed salt.
• Then mix the saffron in 2 tsp. of hot water and add to the rice. (This gives special colour and taste to the rice).
• Add some coriander leaves, mint leaves to the rice and cook until rice is done. It may take almost 20 minutes.
• When the rice is done garnish it with the mint and coriander leaves, roasted cashews, raisins and fried onion.

Note: The preparation time and amount of water for the rice will vary according to the type of rice.

Ghee Rice

Chicken Chukka Masala

Ingredients

Chicken-250g

Small Onion-10-12 pcs

Crushed ginger and garlic-2tsp

Chili powder-2tsp

Coriander powder-2tsp

 Masala powder-1/2tsp (homemade)

Roasted Gram powder-1tspn(homemade)

Salt as required

Seasoning

Coconut oil/sunflower oil-5tsp + butter-1tsp

Cinnamon-1pc

Cloves-1

Cardamom-1

Garnishing

 Coriander leaves

chicken chukka Masala

Preparation

Masala powder: Heat 5 to 6 dry red chilies, 1 tsp dry coriander seeds,1 tsp fennel seeds in a pan without using oil for 1 minute in medium flame. Then after some time make it a fine powder. You can use this masala for making Rasam (a famous south Indian recipe)

Roasted Gram powder: Heat 3 tsp roasted gram in a pan only for some seconds. Then make it a fine powder. This powder makes the gravy thick and adds more taste.

Cut the chicken in to small pieces, wash well and keep it aside.

Step 1

• Heat 1 tsp butter and 2 tsp oil, add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves in a pressure cooker.
• When it splutters add 2 tsp chilli powder and 1 tsp coriander powder.
• Saute it for some seconds in a medium flame till the raw taste goes. Add 1tsp ginger garlic paste, saute it for few seconds.
• Then add Chicken pieces and half tsp Masala powder (mentioned above). Saute it again for few seconds and add little bit of water. Don’t add too much of water.
• Add a pinch of salt in to it.
• Close the lid and put the weight of the cooker, turn off the flame before the 1^st whistle. Keep this aside.

Step 2: the masala part.:

Heat the rest of the oil in a pan , add the remaining ginger garlic paste and some curry leaves. Saute it well for some time.

• Then add finely chopped small onions, saute it till it becomes golden brown.
• Then add 1tsp chilli powder and 1tsp coriander powder, mix it well in a medium flame.
• Add the chicken to the pan. Mix it well with the gravy. Cook it for some time in high flame until we get a thick gravy (don’t close the pan).

• After that add 1tsp roasted gram powder.
• Mix it well with the chicken and cook it for 5 minutes.

Now switch off the flame and add some curry leaves and coriander leaves. Tasty chicken chukka masala is ready.

Note: The amount of chilli powder and coriander powder can vary according to the taste.
This dish you can cook in a normal pan also.

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