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