Chicken Vuna Khichuri

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Heat oil in a pot and add bay leaf, cinnamon, and cardamom.
  2. 2Add chopped onions and sauté until soft.
  3. 3Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes away.
  4. 4Add red chili powder, salt, turmeric powder and jeera powder.
  5. 5Add some water and sauté well.
  6. 6Add chicken and mix well.
  7. 7Cover and cook for 7-8 minutes until the chicken is well cooked, then set aside.
  8. 8Heat oil in another pot.
  9. 9Add rice, salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder and jeera powder and fry well.
  10. 10Add moog dal and masoor dal and mix well.
  11. 11Add water and bring to a boil.
  12. 12Add the cooked chicken
  13. 13Add green chilies, fried onions, ghee, and garam masala.
  14. 14Cover and cook in low heat for 7-8 minutes.
  15. 15Garnish with fried onion before serving.

Ingredients

  • 0.33 cup cooking oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 piece cinnamon stick
  • 3 cardamom
  • 1 cup onion
  • 0.25 cup ginger garlic paste
  • 2 teaspoons red chili powder
  • to taste salt
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin paste
  • some water
  • 1 kg chicken
  • 0.25 cup oil
  • 3 cup kalijira polao rice
  • to taste salt
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 0.5 cup moog dal
  • 0.5 cup musuri dal
  • 9 cup water
  • few green chilies
  • 0.33 cup fried onions
  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala powder

Equipment

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Tips

  • Fry the whole spices lightly in the oil.
  • Fry rice with spice powders on medium heat and cook for a minute.
  • Roast moog dal before adding
  • The quantity of the water to be used depends on the texture of the rice
  • Serve hot with fried onions on top