Chicken Fried Rice

Ingredients

1. Rice-2 cups
2. Lemon juice of 1 lemon(seeds removed)
3. water-4 cups
4. salt
5. Oil-2 tablespoon.
6. Onion-1 finely chopped
7. Ginger garlic paste-1 tablespoon.
8. Carrot-1 finely chopped
9. Beans-finely chopped-1/4 cup
10. Spring onion-finely chopped-a small bunch
11. Boneless chicken pieces(squared)-1/2 cup
12. Cornflour-3-4 tablespoon
13. soysauce-1 tsp
14. pepper-2 tsp
15. salt
16. Oil-for frying chicken pieces
17. eggs-2
18. pepper- a pinch
19. salt

Method

1.Soak 2 cups of rice in water for 30 mts.

2.Coat the chicken pieces with cornflour,1/2 tsp soy sauce,salt and 1 tsp pepper and fry them.

3.Cool the fried chicken pieces and chop them further in to very small pieces and keep aside.

4.Now Boil about 4 cups of water and add rice in to it .Add lemon juice and salt and cook for about 10-12 mts or till the rice is 90% cooked.

5.Remove from heat and pour cold water in to the rice .Now drain off excess water and spread it on a flat plate.

6.Now partially cook the chopped carrots and beans.Drain off excess water and keep aside.

7.Heat about 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and add chopped onions.When the onions start changing colour add ginger garlic paste.

8.Now add partially cooked vegetables and saute them for a while.Add half of the chopped spring onions.

9.Now lower the heat and add fried and chopped chicken pieces and mix them.Add 1/2 tsp soysauce and a teaspoon of pepper and salt and mix them.

10.In another pan heat some oil and scramble the eggs with pepper and salt.Remove from heat.

11.Garnish with chopped spring onions and scrambled eggs and serve.

Paneer Rice

Ingredients

Paneer-200g

Basmati Rice-1and 1/2 cups

Onions-2 medium sized

Tomato-1

Green Chillies-2 or 3

Ginger garlic paste-2 tsp

Coriander leaves-a small bunch

Chilly powder-2 tsp

Turmeric-1/2 tsp

kashmiri chilly powder-1/2 tsp

coriander powder-1/4 tsp

Salt-to taste

Oil-1 or 2 tsp

Saffron-a 3 or 4 strands(optional)

Method

1.Crumble the paneer and keep aside.

2.Saute chopped onions in a pan using 1 or 2 tsp of oil.

3.When the onions start changing their colour ,add ginger garlic paste and green chillies .

4.You can add some coriander leaves at this stage.However this is optional.

5.After 2 minutes ,add chopped tomatoes and mix well.

6.Add chilly powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,kashmiri chilly powder ,salt etc and mix thoroughly.

7.After sometime ,say about 2 minutes,add crumbled paneer and mix well .

8.Cover and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes in medium flame.

9.After 5 minutes add the cooked rice into this and mix well.

10.Now this step is optional,just put a few strands of saffron in 1/2 tsp of milk and stir and pour it into the paneer rice.This gives a nice aroma and flavor to your rice

11.Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve

Some extra tips

Here ,I cooked 1 n half cups of rice with 3 cups of water and salt.You can also make biriyani type of rice,ie first saute the spices,then roast cashews and raisins and then roast rice and then add water and cook.This will give richness to your rice.

Another thing is that you can use basmati rice or sona masoori rice or pachari(malayalam).

Again,to add extra taste,you can use ghee or dalda or their mixture(Not a healthy option).

Again,you can even omit tomato while making paneer burji.Paneer rice which i have made is actually rice mixed with paneer burji.You can add garam masala or spices while making burji also. These variations will help you get a different taste each time you make it.

So try this one and as i always request ,please let me know after trying this.

Neychoru(Ghee Rice)

Now..this is also Ruxana's recipe,i tried the same recipe 3 times to get a better taste by replacing ghee with oil,then both together,then with dalda alone and then finally using dalda and ghee together.The fourth one in which i used dalda and ghee together gave me the taste i wanted .

I know that this is not a very healthy option,but i had to let go all the worries to get the taste of neychoru which i had ,while attending my friend's marriage.

Ingredients

Basmati Rice-1 cup

Onions -1

Dalda-1tbsp

ghee-2tbsp

water -2 cups

Spices like cinnamon,cloves,elaichi,japatri etc

Cashews,raisins,coriander leaves and 1/2 Onion cut in to thin strips -for garnishing

Method

Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.

Julienne(cut in to long thin strips) the onion .

In the cooker heat dalda and ghee .

Fry a half inch piece of cinnamon,2 cloves,2 elaichi and a li'l japatri in that.

Meanwhile once an aroma starts coming from the spices ,put cashews and fry them till golden ,then raisins and take them out.

Simulataneously boil 2 cups of water in another pan along with 1/2 inch piece of cinnamon,1 elaichi,1 clove and salt.

Add Onions and fry them till they are lightly golden and add drained rice into it and fry them for about 3 -4 mts ie till they crackle.

When the water in the other pan starts boiling add it to the rice and close the cooker and cook it for exactly 2 whistles .

In a small pan ,heat a li'l ghee and fry 1/2 onion till dark brown in colour and drain the oil and keep it aside.

Once the steam is completely gone,garnish it with fried cashews,raisins ,coriander leaves and fried onions.