One pot Anda Biryani / Cooker biryani

Recipe for one pot biryani

INGREDIENTS

•4 Boiled egg
•2 cups basmathi rice (or as req, wash and soak for 15 min before use)
Oil as required
•3 sliced onion
•1 tomato chopped
•3 slit chillies
•1/2 cup beaten curds
•Mint leaves
•Coriander leaves
•Ghee
•1/2 tsp Gingergarlic paste (optional)
•1/2 tsp cumin seeds
•1″ piece cinnamon
•4-5 cloves
•3 green cardomom
•1 black cardamom
•2 bay leaf
•1 tsp turmeric
•1 tsp chilly powder
•1/2 tsp pepper powder
•2 tsp biryani powder
•1/2 tsp garam masala
•little Kesar soaked in1/4 cup milk

Method

• Heat cooker add enough oil, add 2 sliced onions and brown them, remove and keep asaide

• In the same cooker pan with remaining oil add boiled eggs (give slit marks or poke with fork), 1/2tsp turmeric, a pinch salt, 1/4tsp chilly powder fry it for few min, remove this to a plate

• Now again in same pan, add oil if required, add whole garam masala like tej patta, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, both cardamom fry awhile add sliced onion and fry till translucent

• add in chillies, gingergarlic paste fry awhile add tomatoes toss well, add spice powders like chilly, turmeric, pepper, garam masala, biryani powder fry well add little water so that masala doesn’t burn

• add mint leaves, coriander leaves, fry awhile add curds (add curds with low heat or else curds will split), keep mixing add 3 cups water boil, salt as to taste, already soaked basmathi rice, when it starts boiling, add fried eggs,fried onion, mint, coriander, ghee saffron milk, please note not to mix, just close cooker lid and take 1 whistle on high flame, switchoff gas and serve after all pressure is released 😊

 

HOMEMADE CHICKEN MASALA POWDER

Homemade Chicken Masala powder….. Very aromatic and comes handy to many recipes 😊
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The measurements what I am sharing is for one time use for 1 kg _ 1.250gms of meat, You can double the quantity for storing the powder but I prefer making it fresh or a day before using it 😊, add extra chilles or chilly powder for spiciness while making curry or sukka or any other meat recipe as the spice level in this masala is medium spicy .

Recipe :
•10 Roasted dry red chilles (I used byadagi)

•1nd 1/2 tblsp roasted coriander seeds (Sabut Dhanya)
•1 tsp roasted cumin (Sabut Jeera)

•5 seeds fenugreek (methi)

•1 tsp fennel seeds(saunf)

•4 petals star anise (chakra phool)

•2″ long cinnamon (dalchini)

•6 cloves (lavang)

•2 cardamom (elachi)

•1 nd 1/2 tsp black pepper (kali Mirch)

•5 flakes garlic with peel

METHOD

Add all the above ingredients in a food processor and make fine or semi coarse powder and use in any chicken curries, sukka , ghee roast or any other meat preparations

 

PATRANI MACCHI

Patrani Macchi a Parsi speciality dish where fish is cooked in green chutney and wrapped in banana leaves tastes awesome ..There are two methods of making it one is by steaming the wrapped fish or by cooking it in a pan closed as I have adopted here in making patrani Macchi , tastes absolutely delicious😋..

This fish tastes wonderful with influence of spicy green coconut masala, which traditionally made with a paste of coconut, coriander leaves, garlic, ginger, greenchilles, turmeric, cumin and lime juice but today I have come up with a more tastier version of it 😊

I have used Mackerel fish here , the recipe recipes tastes heavenly with pomfret fish too.
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INGREDIENTS

•3 Mackerel fish(washed and cleaned)

•3 Banana leaves (as much required to wrap the fish)

•A tsp oil

•1 /2 tsp Turmeric

•Salt

•2-3 tblsp Lime juice

GREEN MASALA( to be Pan fried in a tsp oil then made into paste)

•1 cup coriander leaves

•2 tblsp coconut

•5 green chilles

•2 tblsp mint leaves

•5 pepper corns

•6-8 flakes garlic

•A small piece ginger

•1 small piece cinnamon

•2 cloves

•1 tsp cumin(or little more)

•1/2 onion

METHOD

•clean, wash fish and marinate with turmeric, little salt and 2 tsp lemon juice for 5 minutes

•Now again marinate it with the green masala,add salt(as req for masala) and remaining lime juice and refrigerate for an hour

•Cut banana leaf into required pieces, place the marinated fish in the middle and wrap it from both the ends and seal it with a toothpick

•Heat pan add a tsp oil and place the wrapped fish and cook closed for 5 minutes, flip and cook again for 5 more minutes and your patrani Macchi is ready to serve

•The other method is steaming, place them in a steamer or cooker and steam cook for 5-10 minutes

NOTE

*Give slit to fish so that fish gets well marinated.

*frying the ingredients and use of cinnamon,cloves, black pepper corns and onions can be omitted as the original recipe doesn’t say but adding this gives extra wow taste 😊

 

EGG KORMA

Korma is our family favourite recipe either made with eggs or chicken😋
Korma which is also known as kormaa, qorma, khorma, kurma in different regions ..Different recipes are followed for making this gravy some use yoghurt , coconut milk, cream etc ☺️.. I make using coconut and with goodness of many other spices in it..
A great accompaniment to Parotta or Ghee rice, or to any other Indian flat breads…. but for me it’s absolute delight with Ghee rice…😋😋😋
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Check recipe here for chicken korma

CHICKEN KORMA

INGREDIENTS

•5 to 6 boiled Eggs(give slits or prick it with fork)
•1 medium onion finely chopped
•1 tblsp ghee
•1 tblsp oil
•1 bay leaf
•1 tsp coriander leaves
• Salt as needed

▪For grinding masala
(You can fry this spices or use raw I usually fry)
•3/4 cup grated fresh coconut
•1 inch ginger
•7-8 garlic flakes peeled
•4-5 greenchilles (adjust more or less to your taste)
•1 inch cinnamon
•5 cloves
•2 cardamom pod
•1 tsp kus kus
•1/2 tsp fennel seeds
•1 tblsp roasted gram dal/putani/daliya dal(or 5 cashewnut)
•1/4 cup pudina leaves
•1/4 cup coriander leaves
•1/2 onion chopped
•1 tomato chopped
•1/4tsp turmeric

METHOD

▪ Grind all ingredients mentioned above to smooth paste using water
▪Now heat a wide wok add oil +ghee (you can reduce the qty of oil and ghee)
▪Add tej patta, onion fry them till pinkish
▪Add ground masala, water as needed(don’t add to much water,let the consistency be thick)
▪cook well till oil starts to float on top or till good aroma add boiled eggs
▪check salt , add if necessary
▪garnish with coriander leaves and turnoff the flame ur korma is ready to serve

NOTE
* keep gravy thick for wonderful results.
*Same recipe can be adopted for potatoes, soya chunks, chicken, mixed veggies, mushrooms, ..
*Ground Masala paste can be used to make vegetable or egg pulao tastes very delicious
*Check recipe here for chicken korma

CHICKEN KORMA

 

LEMON CHICKEN

Easy and quick Lemon Chicken 👌👌👌…. Enjoy making this on a holiday or any time as it can be made in jiffy, involves less work , less ingredients and easily made at home !

Simple yet delicious lip smacking restaurant style dish , proves to be a great starter or as a side dish to main course 😀..

Lemon chicken is mildly spiced with a thick sauce influenced with the aroma of lime, which makes the dish more yummy and fabulous ……There are many ways of making it. Some deep fry marinated chicken and add to seasoning and the other method is by using boiled marinated chicken then added to seasoning ,both tastes good in their own ways 😊 i here have opted for boiled chicken as it becomes tender, juicy and more tasty and kids will just love it as my elder son does😊😍….

Happy cooking and Happy eating 🍋🍗

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Recipe follows like this

INGREDIENTS 

▪250 gm chicken (cleaned and washed)

▪1 tsp ginger garlic paste

▪1/2 lime (4 tsp approx)

▪1 1/2 tblsp thick yogurt /thick curds

▪5-6 cloves garlic chopped finely

▪1 medium onion finely chopped

▪ 5 chilles cut into slant or chopped

▪1 small capsicum cut into thick strips 

▪1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

▪few springs of finely chopped coriander leaves 

▪salt as per taste

▪1 tsp cornflour (or little more if thick sauce is desired)

▪ 1 tblsp oil

▪1 tsp butter

METHOD

▪Marinate chicken with 2 tsp lime juice, gingergarlic paste, curds, 2 green chilles chopped, turmeric, white pepper powder (optional, i have not used) and salt for 30 minutes. Later pressure cook this till done for 1 or 2 whistles

▪Heat pan add butter + oil, once heated turn the flame high add garlic chopped, onion finely chopped , toss till good aroma , add in remaining green chilles chopped, capsicum strips ,salt as required for seasoning toss well on high flame add boiled chicken (don’t add stock preserve it for mixing cornflour) mix well check seasoning add if necessary add

▪Add cornflour slurry (1 tsp cornflour mixed with 1/4 cup chicken stock), cook till sauce thickens (adding slurry can be avoided, but if u love restaurant style then u need to add )

▪finally add coriander leaves and 2 tsp lime juice and its done….

▪yummy Lemon Chicken is ready to serve

NOTE

* add chilles as per ur taste, lime juice as per liking, this recipe is mild spicy and lime flavour dominates the dish 

*dont add water while pressure cooking chicken (just sprinkle water if needed)

*dont over cook onion seasoning till soft let it be crunchy 

*i had spicy chilles so used 5 altogether, you can add more if one likes

* pepper powder can be added but i have not used

 

CHICKEN GREEN GHEEROAST

Ghee roast is a famous mangalorean delicacy, its fiery red in colour with a perfect balance of tanginess ,spicyness and mild flavours of spices. Here ghee is used in large amount to cook the meat or veggies along the masalas till semi dry so the name “ghee roast” ❤
Usually we all have seen and tasted ghee roast in red masala which tastes heavenly and loved by almost all 😍…. But few months back i came across this amazing green ghee roast in one of the famous mangalorian resturant and i fell in love with it,it was so yum that the taste still lingers in my mouth . I just couldn’t stop eating it😋…. i just wanted to make it and enjoy at home ,so what i did is i started guessing ingredients with each bite, …and a recipe just followed in my mind ,then i gooled for this green masala ghee roast but couldnt find it anywhere, then after months i just decided to make using my knowledge on ghee roast as the taste was still fresh in my mind 😃 and i succeeded successfully in my experiment 💃…,i wont say it exactly matches the one I tasted in resturant but nothing less to it 😃 ,i learnt something new ,my family loved and enjoyed it and i was very happy😊.. now this recipe is a hit among my friends and family members too😃

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Recipe is as follows

INGREDIENTS

• 1 kg Chicken(boiler chicken)

• 1 tblsp gingergarlic paste 

• 3tblsp yoghurt (thick beaten curds)

• 2 tsp chilly Powder

• 1tsp turmeric

• 3 onions(2 for paste and 1 chopped finely for tempering)

• 1 bunch coriander leaves

• 2 tblsp Mint leaves(pudina)

• 8 -10 green chilles +2 chopped for tempering 

• 6 leaves spinch(palak)

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1 tsp Black pepper corns

• 1″cinnomon(chake)

• 5 cloves (lavang)

• 1 star anise (flower)

• 8-10 cashews soaked in warm water or milk

• Salt as to taste

• 3/4-1/2  cup ghee (can reduce to 1/4 cup or use ghee +oil)

METHOD

▪Marinate chicken with salt, gingergarlic paste, chilly powder, curds, turmeric for nearly 30 minutes .

▪After marination time boil chicken without adding any water for few minutes or till chicken is 3/4 cooked.

▪Make paste of 2 onions and set aside

▪Now make another fine paste(green masala) of spinach, mint, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, staranise, pepper, green chilles, curryleaves & soaked cashews .

▪Now heat a thick bottom kadai add ghee and finely chopped onions,green chilles and fry traslucent,add onion paste and fry till it changes colour to brown .

▪Add the green masala,and cook till ghee starts seperating(cook in medium flame for a better taste) and raw smell disappears 

▪Add cooked chicken,salt if required and mix well and cook till everything conbines and chicken gets cooked

▪when chicken is cooked turn the flame to high and fry it till it brcomes semi dry 

▪Enjoy this as a starter or a sidedish .

NOTES

▪I have not used any artificial colour here if one likes can use green colour to make more attractive 

▪Lime juice can be added if one likes but i haven’t used but served with lemon wedges

▪Use same masala with mutton, prawns ,eggs, mushroos ,babycorn ,potatoes ,soya chunksor any veggies

▪ 2 tsp of cream can be added for making it even more rich 

▪Suggestions on this recipe are welcome as its my own recipe 😊

 

EASY SEER FISH MASALA

Easy Seer fish Masala…A spicy version of fish Masala without using coconut  , tastes very hot, lipsmacking and delicious … Easy to make recipe gets cooked within 15 min  😊 (other fish like prawns/sardine/mackerel/ butterfish/croakers/pomfrets can be used)

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INGREDIENTS

• 1 large sized seer Fish slice

• 2  tsp chilly powder (i use spicy everest tikkalal)

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp coriander powder 

• a generous amount of asafoetida

• 1/2 tsp thick tamrind paste or use as needed

• 2 – 3 tsp coconut oil

• 1 small onion chopped

• few curryleaves

• water as requied to make a paste

•salt as per taste

METHOD

▪Marinate clean and washed fish with little salt and little turmeric for 5 min

▪Take a small mixing bowl add chilly powder, remaining turmeric,hing and dhania powder mix add water and make a paste 

▪Heat a pan add oil ,add onions curry leaves and fry till onions are translucent add paste along with little more water ,and allow to boil till raw smell goes and oil starts to float on top add fish, salt (if needed) boil closed till fish is cooked, flip fish and cook the other side too..

▪serve with rasam rice /dal rice/milk rice or with curd rice anything of ur choice

NOTE 

*Make masala paste accordingly to the availability of fish,here i have used a large palm sized fish slice..

 

EGG WITH POTATO CURRY

An Aromatic Egg curry recipe with no oil or no garam masala ,yet a fingerlicking curry ❤.. Its a bunt style preparation ,i simply loved it with my plate of hot steamed rice 😍

Its filled with lots of Flavour and taste ,i really wonder how🤔…. Using of pototo is something which adds plus point to the dish, How? ..Both an egg lover and egg hater can enjoy this dish to the fullest at the same time 😍 as my family do,my elder son likes eggs ,no potatoes and younger loves potato ,no eggs …i will always be in delima what to make 😓 so here is an end to it now 😍….

This curry is perfect with Parota ,neer dosa, chapati or even with steamed rice or matta rice (red rice) 😊….

Learnt this simple recipe from a very dear bunt friend Raksha Shetty .. 

INGREDIENTS 

•4 Eggs

•1 large /Medium pototo (washed and cubed with peel or without)

•1 medium Onion chopped/sliced

•1 cup grated coconut 

•12 fried badgi chilles(as per need)

•4 seeds Fenugreek 

•11/2 tsp coriander seeds 

•1/2 tsp cumin seeds 

•8-10 peppercorns 

•Small piece cinnamon (opt)

•2 cloves(opt)

•6 flakes garlic 

•A small gooseberry size tamrind 

•Turmeric

•coriander leaves chopped finely for garnish 

METHOD 

▪Heat a pan add 2 drops oil ,and fry coriander seeds, cumin, Methi, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, garlic till a good aroma … remove this to grinding jar
▪Add tamrind ,fried chilles, turmeric , coconut to grinding jar along with enough water and grind masala to very fine paste. 

▪In a pan add potatoes,water and boil till done add onion salt and boil awhile add ground masala and simmer the gas and allow to boil well with closed lid ,when it starts to bubble check salt ,drop eggs(break eggs directly) one by one and turn flame to medium ,close lid and cook till eggs get cooked

▪Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves and relish with hot rice or anything of your choice..

NOTES

*Curry consistency is medium thick not runny ,you check below picture for reference 

*i have used cinnamon and cloves here but as per my friends suggestion there is no need of it 😊

*Its always better to break egg  in a bowl first then drop in the curry one by one ,sometimes spoilt egg can’t be detected by outside and by doing this the risk is reduced 😀 a tip to be noted dear friends 🖒Happy cooking !…

 

DESI MURGH

Are you searching for some spicy desi style chicken then here is an end to it,here is my version of  Desi Murgh ,which I make when I fall short of time or when I like to taste something chat Patankar,its semi dry in texture and tastes extraordinary, a fingerlicking recipe!

Here chicken is cooked with desi masalas which blends perfectly and gives an excellent taste to the dish.. No grinding ,no marination and can be made in jiffy 😊

Enjoy this as a side dish or even as a starter😍❤

Let’s see the recipe

INGREDIENTS 

•1 kg chicken  (clean and washed)

•3 large onions sliced

•1 tblsp  ginger garlic paste 

•6 slit greenchilles 

•2 tsp chilly powder 

•1tsp turmeric 

•1tsp tsp dhania powder 

•1/2 tsp cumin powder 

•1tsp tsp garam masala 

•Salt to taste

•2 tsp pepper powder (add as per likings)

•1/2 cup coriander leaves chopped 

•1/2 -1 cup water

•2 tblsp Oil 

METHOD 

▪Heat a kadai add oil,when heated add onions and chilles fry golden 

▪Add gingergarlic paste toss for 30 sec and then all spice powder toss well till raw smell disappears 

▪Add chicken toss everything well till mixed ,add 1/2 cup water and cook closed till 3/4 done

▪Add salt ,coriander leaves ,pepper powder and cook further till semi dry or dry as you like .

▪Serve as a side dish to dal or rasam rice

NOTE

*Can add extra water if necessary 

*add chilles/chilly powder as per likings

*lime juice can be added

 

CHICKEN KHOLAPURI MASALA

Chicken Kholapuri Masala/ Curry…. All Maharashtrian recipe are very famous for their verity of non veg dishes.. 😊 Among several dishes Chicken kolhapuri is one such dish which tastes awesome 👌👌👌 ..It’s rich, thick spicy gravy which goes perfectly well with all types of rotis or naan or plain rice or flavoured rice  ( like ghee or jeera rice)…..

The uniqueness of this dish is roasting of all spices and then used in grinding masala which gives more flavour to the dish ,the main role here plays the kopra and poppy seeds which adds extraordinary taste to the dish 😋…

Kholapuri Masala consists of various spices in it but here i have kept it simple but taste wise just perfect do give it a try and enjoy with your loved ones 😍😍😍

Ingredients for marination

•1 kg chicken cleaned and washed

•1 tblsp ginger garlic paste 

•1 tsp turmeric powder 

•3 tsp chilly powder (or more as per taste)

•1/2 cup yogurt 

•Salt 

Ingredients for grinding masala

•12 byadgi chilles

•1/2 kopra /dry coconut 

•1 tsp black pepper corns

•1 tblsp  coriander seeds

•1 tsp poppy seeds/ kus kus

•5 cashewnuts 

•Few curry leaves

•1 onion chopped

•1 tomato chopped 

For making Gravy

•2 tblsp Oil

•1 onion chopped 

•1 tomato chopped 

•2 Greenchilles chopped

•Coriander leaves chopped 

•1 tsp Limejuice (opt)

METHOD 

▪Marinate chicken with above ingredients for 30 minutes 

▪Heat a pan add a tsp oil and roast chilles along with coriander seeds ,pepper till raw smell disappears,remove this to a plate

▪Now to the same pan add kopra and fry till red,add kus kus and fry till pops (see that kus kus won’t burn) add this to already fried chilly plate,allow to cool

▪Add onion fry them till translucent and switch off flame and add cashews and let them get fried with the heat present in the pan

▪Now add fried chilles ,coriander seeds,pepper, kus kus,coconut curry leaves and make powder to this add cashews,onion fried and tomatoesand grind fine using water

▪Heat a thick kadai or pan add oil,heat well add in onions chopped fry translucent then add in tomatoes,salt fry well add chicken and toss well and allow it to cook well ..

▪when chicken is almost cooked add the ground masala,green chilles chopped and cook till oil seperates (check salt,as salt is added during marination)add coriander leaves,lime juice mix and switch off flame and enjoy..

NOTES

•Here i used Everest tikka lal chilly powder which is spicy and gives beautiful colour to the ,you can use any other chilly powder as per your taste

•you can even roast cinnamon,cloves ,nutmeg,star anise,cardamom and grind along with other ingredients but I like this version of mine..

•You can even use readymade Kholapuri masala/garam masala to the dish

•If you grind above masala coarse instead of fine it becomes Kholapuri sukka

•Instead of chicken you can even use eggs, potatoes or mixed vegetables of your choice..