Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Neychorum & Varutharacha Kozhi Curry/Malabar Style Ghee Rice & Chicken In Roasted Coconut Gravy


Ghee Rice Recipe


Ingredients:-
Basmati rice - 1 cup
Thinly Sliced onion-11/2 cup
Cinnamon-2 pieces of 1 inch stick
Ghee -5 -7 tbsp
Cardamom-3 nos;
Cloves-4-6 nos;
Bay leaf-2 nos,
Water
Salt

Directions:-

·         Wash and drain the rice and keep it aside.
·          Heat a 3 tbsp. of ghee; add cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamom cloves sauté for 2-3 seconds
·         Add drained rice to the pan and stir fry for 5-7 minutes, until rice start to popping. Add water to the pan along with salt and mix well. Bring to boil.
·         Reduce heat to medium low and cover the pan with tight lid. Cook for around 10 minutes until the rice cooked and all water has been absorbed.
·         Switch off stove and keep the rice covered another 8-10 minutes.
·         Meanwhile heat 2 tbsp of ghee in another frying pan and add the cashews and raisin Sauté until cashews are lightly brown. Drain and keep aside.
·         In the same pan add 5-10 tbsp. oil/ghee and fry the thinly sliced onion until golden brown color and crispy.
·         Add half of the fried cashews, raisins and onion to the cooked rice and mix everything gently. Garnish rice with remaining cashews,raisins,onions.


Have with chicken curry

 Varutharacha Kozhi Curry


Ingredients:-

Chicken – 1 lb.
Sliced Onion-1 cup;
Tomato-1 nos;
Ginger grated-1 tsp
Garlic pods-3 nos;
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Chilli powder-1/2 tsp
Coriander powder-1 tbsp
Garam masala powder-1 tsp
Coconut grated-1/2 cup
Shallot-3 nos;
Fennel seed-a  pinch
Curry leaves-1 strand
Green chilli-2-4 nos,slitted
Salt
Water

Directions:-

·         Cut the chicken into medium size pieces and wash well. Keep it aside
·         Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan fry coconut with shallot, garlic pods, curry leaves, and fennel seed.
·         When it turns brown add all powders and fry few seconds. Remove from fire and keep aside. When it is cool grind using little water into smooth paste.
·         Mix the chicken, sliced onion, tomato, slitted green chilli,grated ginger and the ground paste and cook till done, by adding enough water.

Have with Ghee rice or rice,chapathi or naan



16 comments:

  1. Both looks prefect and super tempting..Makes me hungry..

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    1. Superb combo meal!! Delicious...non vegetarians are gonna die for this dish ;)

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  2. Yummy! I m drooling over my keyboard! :D

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  3. Wow that was perfect one.. Thanks fur sharing... N thanks for dropping at my place...

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  4. yummy!both would be sooooo tasty!

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  5. both looks so inviting..wonderful recipes dear!!
    Spicy-Aroma

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  6. Have I ever told you that I love indian food? You are making me hungry!

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  7. nei chorum kozhi curry um adipoli....

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  8. I adore this combination. Looks so tempting

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  9. Yummy combination,looks perfect.

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  10. A very flavorful and delicious Neychoru.

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  11. both looks delicious. my mouth is watering now

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  12. wow. Excellent dishes. Well done!

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Thanks all for ur wonderfull comments

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