You must be wondering what is this Chicken BP.No doubt,it is a mystery which will unfold in the next few sentences.My grand children are very fond non-vegetarian food.I have to device tasty.and mouth watering dishes for them.Last week,when Jyoti and family were expected for dinner,my grand daughter Ramita suddenly came out with a desire to eat Chicken Biriyani.Preparing chicken biriyani is a gigantic job.It entails shopping for a long list of spices, and grinding these spices,which takes lot of time.I can never disappoint my little angel, specially when her parents are abroad and she has high expectations from me . This request made me think "how to make biriyani, which will not take much time to cook,and make the servant run to the market." I Planned to cook something as tasty as biriyani and to use whatever was available at house.I decided to prepare an amalgamation of 'biriyani and pulao.'(chickenBP) A nice and captivating name!! So here is the recipe.
Ingredients
1.Rice 2 cups
2.Chicken (preferably boneless) 1/2 kg
3.Garam masala(bay leaf,big cardamoms,black pepper, cinnamon, jeera, coriander seeds) whatever is available at home.Tie all these in a small piece of cloth
4.Oil 4 Tb spoons
5Ginger
6.Garlic
7.Onions
8.Tomatoes
9.Salt to taste,.pinch of turmeric and red chili powder
10.curd 3 spoons
Method
In a wok pour 3 spoons oil. Add two onions finely chopped, Stir till it is golden brown.Now add ginger and garlic.Keep stirring till a fine flavour emanates from it.Add two chopped tomatoes and stir. Now add curd.Stir till it is roasted.Add salt turmeric and chili powder, After one minute add the chicken pieces and roast it well. Cover it and lower the heat till chicken is done.Take another wok.Add one spoon oil and one finely chopped onion and roast it till it turns brown,add ginger and garlic and stir. Also add the tied cloth containing spices, add salt and rice and stir for a few minutes.Pour 4 cups of water and boil till the rice is half done. A mild fragrance will spread in the whole house.Remove the cloth containing spices and discard it. Now the last stage. In a heavy bottom pan add 1/3rd rice, a layer of chicken, another layer of rice second layer of chicken and finally a layer of rice.Now close the pan tightly so that no steam can escape. Keep it on low heat for 10 to 12 minutes. Don't open the pan for another 15 minutes. When you open the pan an awesome and tempting flavour will invite you to taste it immediately. I was happy that my grand children,Rajita, Ramita, Unni and Appan loved it.
Ingredients
1.Rice 2 cups
2.Chicken (preferably boneless) 1/2 kg
3.Garam masala(bay leaf,big cardamoms,black pepper, cinnamon, jeera, coriander seeds) whatever is available at home.Tie all these in a small piece of cloth
4.Oil 4 Tb spoons
5Ginger
6.Garlic
7.Onions
8.Tomatoes
9.Salt to taste,.pinch of turmeric and red chili powder
10.curd 3 spoons
Method
In a wok pour 3 spoons oil. Add two onions finely chopped, Stir till it is golden brown.Now add ginger and garlic.Keep stirring till a fine flavour emanates from it.Add two chopped tomatoes and stir. Now add curd.Stir till it is roasted.Add salt turmeric and chili powder, After one minute add the chicken pieces and roast it well. Cover it and lower the heat till chicken is done.Take another wok.Add one spoon oil and one finely chopped onion and roast it till it turns brown,add ginger and garlic and stir. Also add the tied cloth containing spices, add salt and rice and stir for a few minutes.Pour 4 cups of water and boil till the rice is half done. A mild fragrance will spread in the whole house.Remove the cloth containing spices and discard it. Now the last stage. In a heavy bottom pan add 1/3rd rice, a layer of chicken, another layer of rice second layer of chicken and finally a layer of rice.Now close the pan tightly so that no steam can escape. Keep it on low heat for 10 to 12 minutes. Don't open the pan for another 15 minutes. When you open the pan an awesome and tempting flavour will invite you to taste it immediately. I was happy that my grand children,Rajita, Ramita, Unni and Appan loved it.
