കോഴിക്കോടൻ ചിക്കൻ ദം ബിരിയാണി ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന വിധം | Kozhikodan Chicken Biryani Recipe | Malabar Biryani Recipe

 Ingredients:

 For masala:-

• Chicken 1 kg
• Salt 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
• Ginger 20g
• Garlic 30g
• Green chilli 15 (50g)
• Chilli powder  1tsp
• Fennel powder 1 tsp
• Pepper 2 tsp
• Biryani masala 1 1/2 tsp*
• Curd 1/2 cup
• Lemon juice 2 tsp
• Tomato 2 (200g)
• Curry leaves 1 sprig
• Onion 3 medium (300g)
• Mint leaves 30g
• Coriander leaves 50g

Rice:-

• Jeerakasala rice 3 cups (650g)
• Cardamom 4
• Cloves 3
• Cinnamon 1" piece
• Mace a small piece
• Star anise 1
• Bay leaf 1
• Onion 30g
• Carrot a small piece
• Ginger garlic green chilli crushed 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves 1 tbs
• Water 4 1/2 cups

For frying

• Onion 2 medium (200g)
• Cashews 30g
• Raisins 30g

Method:

• Marinate chicken with all the listed ingredients and keep aside for minimum 1 hour
• Soak the rice for 20 minutes and then drain and keep aside
• Fry 2 sliced onions, cashews and raisins until golden and keep aside
• To cook the rice, add 3 tbs of onion fried oil to a heavy bottomed vessel
• Add the whole spices and stir for a few seconds
• To this add onion and stir for 1 minute
• Add water and bring to boil
• Now add ginger-garlic-green chilli crushed, carrot, coriander leaves and salt
• Next add drained rice and cook on high flame without lid and let it boil
• When the rice appear on the surface, reduce the flame to low, cover the vessel and cook for 5 minutes
• Meanwhile add half portion of fried onion and 2 tbs of onion fried oil to the chicken and combine well
• When the rice is done layer half portion of the rice over the chicken ; Add some biryani masala, fried onion, cashews, raisins, mint leaves and coriander leaves over the rice
• Spread the remaining rice and add biryani masala, fried onion, cashews, raisins, mint leaves and coriander leaves over the rice
• Cover the pot and cook on high flame for 10 minutes, then on the lowest flame for 30 minutes. Open the pot after 1 hour
• Delicious Kozhikodan Dum Biryani is ready to serve
• Serve with raita, pappadam, pickle and pudina chutney

* Biryani masala:

• Fennel seeds 1 tbs 
• Sajeera 1 tsp
• Cardamom 2 tsp
• Cloves 2 tsp
• Cinnamon 1 tbs
• Mace 1
• Nutmeg a small piece
• Pepper 1 tsp
• Star anise 1
• Bay leaf 1

സ്പെഷ്യൽ വെജിറ്റബിൾ പുലാവ് റെസിപ്പി | Vegetable Pulao Recipe

 Ingredients:

• Basmati rice 2 cups (500g)
• Coconut milk (medium thickness) 3 1/2 cups
• Vegetable mix 300g
• Ginger 10g
• Garlic 15g
• Green chilli 6
• Pepper 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds 1 tsp
• Onion 1 medium
• Whole spices ( cinnamon 1", cloves 3, star anise 1, mace a small piece, sajeera 1/2 tsp, cardamom 4, bay leaf)

Method:

• Soak the rice for 30 minutes and then drain
• Crush ginger, garlic, green chilli, fennel seeds and pepper 
• Heat 2 tbs of ghee and 1 tbs oil
• Add whole spices and allow them to splutter
• To this oil add sliced onion and stir until slight golden
• Add crushed ginger garlic mix and stir for 1 minute
• Add vegetable and stir for 2 minutes
• Next add coconut milk and allow to boil
• Add salt followed by soaked rice
• Stir and cook on high flame until the rice appear on the surface 
• Now reduce flame and cook on low heat for 10 minutes
• Turn off the flame and allow it to sit for another 20 minutes
• Then fluff up the rice and serve the delicious pulao with favorite side dish

രുചിയും ആരോഗ്യവും ഒത്തുചേർന്ന ഒരു മാജിക്ക് കേക്ക് | റാഗി ചോക്ലേറ്റ് കേക്ക് ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന വിധം | Ragi Chocolate Cake Recipe

 Ingredients:

• Ragi flour 1 1/2 cups (170g)
• Cocoa powder 2 tbs (15g)
• Baking powder 1 tsp
• Baking soda 2 pinches
• Pinch of salt 
• Cinnamon powder 1/4 tsp
• Eggs 3
• vanilla essence 1/2 tsp
• Butter 5 tbs (70g)
• Jaggery powder 6 tbs (70g)
• Chocolate chips 50g

Method:

• Combine together ragi flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon powder and salt; Keep aside.
• Beat together eggs, vanilla essence and jaggery powder
• To this add butter and mix gently
• Next sift in the dry ingredients and combine well
• To this mix add 3/4 cup of hot water and mix well
• Add chocolate chips to the batter 
• Transfer this to a 7 inch cake tin and bake at 180 degree Celsius for 38 - 40 minutes
• Take out from the oven and slice when it is completely cool