Chicken Muchboos Recipe - Chicken Recipes

Ingredients:

• 1 full 1kg - chicken
• 2 - large cut onions
• 1-inch - cinnamon stick
• 5 - cardamoms
• 3 to 4 - red dried chilies
• 5 - cloves
• 1/2 tsp - pepper corns
• 3 - bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp - garlic-ginger paste
• 2 tsp - salt
• cooking oil
• 1/2 tsp - red chili pwd
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric pwd
• 1/2 tsp - pepper
• 1/2 tsp - cumin pwd
• 1/4 cup - soy sauce
• 2 glasses - rice, washed & drained
• 4 glasses - water

Method

1. In a pressure cooker/vessel, fry chopped onions in 2 tbsp heated oil
2. Add whole spices (cinnamon, cardamoms, red dried chilies, cloves, tsp pepper corns, bay leaves) & fry well.
3. Add the garlic-ginger paste & salt & fry well.
4. Add the whole chicken & toss the spices over & around it and fry for 2 minutes tossing gently.
5. Add the water, cover & cook till the chicken is done (1 whistle on high & then simmer for 2 mins in a pressure cooker).
6. Take the chicken out from this vessel & add the rice to it.
7. Cook rice in this water & transfer onto a serving tray.
8. Smear the cooked chicken with the red-chilli, turmeric, cumin & pepper powders & the soy sauce and shallow fry on a frying pan in 2 tbsp heated oil.
9. Turn over & ensure both sides are well coloured to a dark red-brownish to golden-brown.
10. Place this cooked chicken on the rice tray & serve with a cold salad.

Note: This recipe can also be made with lamb.