Chicken / Fish Masala Rice

 

Ingredients :

• Boiled Rice - 2 cup
• Chicken or Fish - 1/2 kg
• Onion - 2 (finely sliced)
• Ginger - 2 inch (minced)
• Garlic - 4 pods (minced)
• Green chilli - 4 to 5
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon
• Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
• Cinnamon - 5 to 6
• Mint leaves - 10
• Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
• Oil - 1/2 cup for frying and 1 tablespoon to add in rice
• Grounded Pepper - 2  teaspoon

Marination - 

• Ginger paste - 1.5 teaspoon
• Garlic paste - 1.5 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
• Grounded Pepper - 2  teaspoonSalt - as needed
• Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon

Method :

Rice -

1. Soak the Rice in water for 10 min and pressure cook for 2 whistles with 4 cups of water
2. After the pressure releases by itself, spread the rice in a wide bowl and add 1 tablespoon oil

Chicken / Fish fry -

1. Cut the Chicken into Medium size pieces and Marinate it with the ingredients mentioned about under Marination for half an hour
2. Add 1/2 cup of oil in a pan and deep fry the chicken
3. If Fish is used - Marinate as mentioned in step 1 and shallow fry in a kadai
4. Do not remove the oil from chicken / fish using tissue
5. Cut the Chicken / Fish into small pieces

Masala Rice -

1. In the oil used for frying the chicken / fish - add cinnamon - fry for 30 seconds and then add onions and fry till transparent. Same oil is used to enrich the flavor

2. Fry for atleast 10 min, till the Onions turn golden brown. Tip - Add salt to onions while frying 
3. Add the Green chilli, minced Ginger, Garlic and Mint leaves and fry for 5 min. Add oil if needed
4. Add Turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and fry for 3 min
5. Add the Chicken / Fish pieces and fry for 2 min
6. Add the boiled rice and mix gently
7. Add the grounded Pepper and coriander leaves and mix well
8. Cook for 5 min in low flame

Yummy Chicken / Fish Masala rice is ready!!!!!!!!!!!