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Shahjahani Chicken With Saffron Rice Recipe

Shahjahani Chicken With Saffron Rice Recipe

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Calories 500 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg Chicken whole
  • 2 tsp Tandoori masala
  • ½ cup Yogurt
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp Ginger garlic
  • 2 qty Tomatoes blended
  • ½ cup Brown onion grinded
  • 2 tsp Coriander leaves grinded
  • ¼ cup Oil
  • 2 cup Tomato paste
  • ½ tsp Allspice heaped
  • 1 tsp Crushed red pepper
  • 2 tsp Coriander leaves
  • 3 qty Green chilies
  • 1 qty Potato large cut into cubes and deep fried
  • 2 qty Boiled eggs

Ingredients for Saffron Rice:

  • ½ kg Boil rice
  • 3 tsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Chicken powder
  • ¼ tsp Yellow color
  • ½ tsp Saffron essence
  • 8-10 qty Cashew nuts fried
  • 2 tsp Raisins fried

Instructions
 

METHOD FOR RICE:

  • Heat oil in a pan, add in boiled rice, chicken powder with ¼ cup water, top with yellow color, saffron essence, leave it on dum.

METHOD FOR CHICKEN:

  • In a pan put 1 cup water with whole chicken, tandoori masala, yogurt, salt, chili powder, ginger garlic paste, cover and cook till chicken tender.
  • In a pan heat oil, add blended tomatoes, crushed red pepper, allspice powder, fry for 5 mins, add in the whole chicken, leave it on dum for 10 mins.
  • Then add in whole green chilies and coriander leaves.

TO ASSEMBLE:

  • Put rice on a serving platter surround with boiled and fried potatoes, boiled eggs, cooked chicken in the center, top with fried nuts, serve immediately.
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