Ingredients
broiler chkken, cut into medium sized pieces? – 1 kg.
jeera or basmati rice – 1/2 kg.
3/4 cup refined oil
Whole spices: 1 stick cinnamon,
? 2 cardamoms,
? 2 cloves.
medium sized onion. sliced – 2
garlic ginger paste – 1 tbs.
1 small bunch coriander leaves, chopped
10 mint leaves, chopped
chilli powder – 2 tsp.
turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
2 green chillies. slit
1/2 large lime
salt – to cook chicken – 2 1/2 tsp.
salt – to cook rice -1 tbs. -
3/4 cup water
Method:
1. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker. Add whole
spices, then the sliced onions, fry lightly for a minute.
2. Add garlic ginger paste, fry for 1 minute.
3. Add chopped coriander and mint leaves, fry for
a minute.
4. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, slit green
chillies and lime juice. Stir and fry for 1 minute.
5. Add chicken, 2 1/2 tsp. salt and 3/4 cup of water. Stir well, close the cooker and cook chicken fur;) minutes.
6. In the meanwhile, cook rice as ordinary rice, \vlth 1 tbs. salt. When 3/4 cooked, strain the rice.
To assemble the Pallav:
1. Put one layer of rice, then one layer of chicken and curry. Repeat this.
2. Keep on high flame for 3 minutes & on low
name for 15 to 20 minutes till rice IS done.
