Chicken biryani with leftover chicken curry

Today my daughter asked me to prepare some thing special for lunch,I opened my fridge and was thinking about the possibilities I could make easily with less ingredients, with less effort and that should be her favourite so got an idea and took out Sundays left over chicken curry and started making , it was so easy and turned out so tasty 

Ingredients I used 

Left over chicken curry (May be 250gms)

Curd - 1cup

Red chilli powder - 2tbs 

Turmeric powder - 1tbs

Biryani Masala powder - 1tbs

Pudina leaves 

Fried onion

Rice - 3 cups

Ghee and oil

Method

Firstly I chopped 3 onions and fried till golden brown mean while  I soaked rice(I used regular rice u can use basmati rice also) and cook on high flame till half boiled and strained and kept a side . 

Take curd in a bowl , to it add turmeric,  red chilli powder, salt, biryani Masala, fried onion and chopped Coriander leaves and now mix everything nicely

To this add chicken curry

Now take a thick bottomed pan and now keep flame on medium and add ghee into the pan

Now transfer marinated chicken curry in to heated pan and let curry cook for 5mins

After 5mins marinated chicken will turn to rich thick gravy now it's time to add half boiled rice

Now keep flame on simmer and Mix curry and rice together nicely and top up with fresh mint leaves , fried onion and ghee

Cover the pot and place on a tawa now keep flame on simmer and cook for 30mins

After 30mins open lid it's done 

Note

U can add basmati rice instead of normal rice

Be careful while addind salt because curry has already salt

U can squeeze a lemon while marination

Carrot rice

Carrot rice is my family favourite rice item , I make it on and off. As today is our 70th Republic day remembered our flag colors and wanted to make this color ful nutrition rich , tasty recipie

 Ingredients I used

 Cooked rice - 3 cup
Green peas - 1/2 cup
 Carrots (big) - 3
Green chilli - 4
Onion - 2
 Chopped coriander leaves - fist full
 Ginger garlic paste - 1tbs
 FRIED cashew
Whole biryani Masala
Salt
Turmeric powder
Red chilli powder
Oil and ghee for tampering

 Method

 Firstly I cooked rice along with 1 tbs of salt , green peas and whole garam Masala tied in a cotton cloth 

Keep flame on medium low and Heat a thick bottomed pan and add ghee and oil when heated add onions and chilli

Fry till onions turn brown 

Now add grated carrots

Mix every thing well and cover and cook till carrots are cooked and reduce its size stirring in between 

Now add cooked rice to fried carrots and mix every thing nicely 

To this add chopped Coriander leaves and mix well

 
 Now cover and cook till nice aroma and steam is released

Done top up with fried cashew 

HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY 

Carrot rice

Carrot rice is my family favourite rice item , I make it on and off. As today is our 70th Republic day remembered our flag colors and wanted to make this color ful nutrition rich , tasty recipie

Ingredients I used
Cooked rice - 3 cup
Green peas - 1/2 cup
Carrots (big) - 3
Green chilli - 4
Onion - 2
Chopped coriander leaves - fist full
Ginger garlic paste - 1tbs
FRIED cashew
Whole biryani Masala
Salt
Turmeric powder
Red chilli powder
Oil and ghee for tampering

Method

Firstly I cooked rice along with 1 tbs of salt , green peas and whole garam Masala tied in a cotton cloth

Take a thickbottomed pan , keep flame on medium low and add ghee and oil to it when pan gets heated add chopped onions and slit green chilli to heated oil.

Let onions turn brown

After onions turn brown it's time to add grated carrots and salt. 

Mix everything nicely and cover with lid and cook till carrots are cooked and reduce its size ,stirring in between 

Grated carrots are nicely cooked 

Now add cooked rice , salt , turmeric and red chilli powder and mix everything well 

Now add chopped Coriander and mix everything nicely

Cover and cook in simmer till nice aroma and steam is released

Cooked top up with fried cashew and serve hot with raita

HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY 

Methi palak paneer with mixed veg

This is my new try for the first time .I had home made paneer so wanted to make some thing different , healthy , tasty and easy to digest . Tried this and turned out so tasty that kids loved too. One thing I should say palak taste is not dominating and i can feel cream and methi combined taste along with paneer carrots and aloo makes this dish flavoursome and mouth watering 

Ingredients I used 

Palak - 2bunches

Methi leaves - 1 bunch

Carrots - 3 medium

Potatoes - 2 medium

Paneer - 250gms

Onion - 1large

Tomatoes - 3

Coriander leaves

Green chilli - 4 to 6

Jeera - 1tbs 

Kasoori methi - 1.2 tbs

Dhaniya jeera powder - 1tbs 

Garam Masala - 1 to 1.5 tbs 

Ginger garlic paste - 1tbs

Oil  - 3tbs

Turmeric 

Firstly rince greens to remove dirt  , now take a glass of water in a wide bowl and let boil now add palak to boiling water and when u notice that palak is reduced remove and let palak cool and transfer in to a blender aling with green chilli and coriander leaves now make in to a fine paste and keep a side. Remove leaves from stems of methi rince chop and keep this also a side

Take a heavy bottomed pan keep flame on medium low and let oil gets heated

 Now add jeera

 When jeera turns color add chopped onion

 Let onion turns brown

 After onion turning brown add ginger garlic paste

 When ginger garlic paste leaves Oil out time to add chopped veggies and green chilli and salt

Cover and cook till veggies are half cooked stirring between

 Veggies are half cooked

 Now add chopped tomatoes

 Mix well cover and cook till tomatoes become mushy

 Tomatoes became soft and mushy

 At this time add chopped methi leaves

 Cook till methi is completely cooked

 Now add Dhaniya jeera powder, turmeric, kasoorimethi  mix well and cover and cook for 1 or 2mins

 Now add pal paste

 A water to make gravy to this add salt ( be careful we added salt bfore)

 Now goes in  chopped palak

 Mix everything well and add cream to gravy

 Cover and cook for 2 mins

 Done , serve with chapathi

 Note : u can add green peas also
             Instead of garam Masala u can add kitchen king Masala also for added
             Taste
              If u feel like curry is burning reduce flame to Simmer

Give this a try and let me know how u liked it