MANDI CHICKEN WITH BHUKHARI RICE

MANDI CHICKEN WITH BHUKHARI RICE

 

When I first visited Saudi Arabia Mandi Chicken with Bhukhari Rice was the first thing I ate there and have been in love with it ever since.

Now that I am back in India I miss it terribly,and so my cravings led me to try cooking it in my kitchen and surprisingly  it turned out absolutely delicious. 




 








 

INGREDIENTS:

For the mandi chicken –

½  chicken

10 grams blackpepper corns

10 grams green cardamom pods

10 grams cumin powder

10 grams coriander powder

10 grams turmeric powder

10 grams turmeric powder

2 tsp garlic paste

2 tsp ginger paste

1 dried black lemon

4 tbsp oil

Salt

For the bhukhari rice –

2 cup basmati rice

1 capsicum

1 grated carrot

3 tbsp mandi spice mix

3 tbsp golden raisins

3 tbsp fried pinenuts

1 black lemon

2 ½ cups chicken stock

Oil

 METHOD-

The mandi chicken-

Dry roast all the dry spices ie cardamom,blackpepper,cumin seeds,coriander seeds and the turmeric till fragrant.

When cooled blend all the spices in a mixer to a fine powder.

Add 4 tbsp of the spice powder to the chicken along with ginger,garlic paste,oil and torn black lemon pieces.

Massage the chicken well.Cover and keep overnight.

In a pan,heat 5 tbsp oil.

Add the chicken piece and sear well on both the sides.

Cook till the chicken is thoroughly done.

You can also do this in an oven at 180 C for 25 mins or till the chicken is cooked.

The bhukhari rice-

Soak the rice in water for 30 mins.

In a pan,heat 3 tbsp oil (or you can use the oil left in the pan from cooking the chicken)

Add grated carrot and 2 tbsp mandi spice mix,Saute.

Then add the raisins,chopped capsicum and black lemon along with chicken stock and let it boil.

Add the pre soaked rice and make sure the broth covers the rice if not then add more water.

Cover with a lid and cook for 20 mins on medium heat and leave it on dum(lowest flame) till rice cooked.

 

When serving remove rice on a platter.Garnish with roasted pinenuts and keep the chicken piece on top.

Tip-

To get the charcoal flavor in the rice.Lite a coal piece and keep it on the rice,pour 1 tsp oil over the burning coal and cover immediately with a lid and keep aside for 5 mins.Remove the coal and serve.

MY DEVIL MAY CARE GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

MY DEVIL MAY CARE GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

 

I was really bored in the evening and tired as well of eating all the healthy stuff so I thought of treating myself to a sandwich.Now,this wasn’t any normal sandwich.It was a deadly cheese overload sandwich(errrr….ya there goes my new new year resolution!!).But it was worth every crumb I wiped clean off my plate.

INGREDIENTS:(makes 1)

2 slices of white bread

2 slices of cheddar cheese

1 tbsp finely grated parmesan cheese

2 slices of mozzarella cheese

1 tbsp mayonaisse

4 slices of tomato

4 slices of peppered chicken mortadella/salami

A big leaf of iceberg lettuce

Pinch of chilli flakes

1 tbsp butter

METHOD-

Take a pan and low heat it.

Meanwhile,butter the bread slices on one side of each bread.

In the pan,first place the buttered slice face down.

Then,quickly spread ½  tbsp of mayo along with a slice of cheddar cheese,mozzarella cheese slice and ½ tbsp of parmesan cheese.

Sprinkle chilli flakes also add the tomato slices,mortadella slices,torn iceberg lettuce leaves and again repeat with the cheeses i.e the rest of parmesan cheese,mozzarella slices and finally cheddar cheese slice along with the rest of mayo.

Put the second buttered slice on top of the cheeses.

Press the sandwich down and when the buttered side turns golden brown,flip the sandwich carefully and grill till all the cheese melted and bread is crisp and golden brown.

As a side i made some spicy homemade fries for an added spice kick.

HONEY GRILLED CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES

HONEY GRILLED CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES
 
I absolutely love this recipe of grilled chicken which I got from my mom and its so easy to make that I can eat this almost on any given day.

INGREDIENTS:-

For the marinade-

1 piece of boneless chicken

1 tsp fresh ginger garlic paste

1 tsp paprika powder or kashmiri red chilly powder

2tsp honey

1tsp olive oil

Salt and blackpepper to taste

VEGETABLES-
10 broccoli florets

2 capsicums

6 baby corns

1 onion

2 tomatoes

 Salt and pepper to taste

Olive oil for grilling

METHOD-

Marinate the chicken piece in the marinade for atleast 2 hours.

Meanwhile,cut the vegetables and sprinkle salt and pepper over them.

In a pan,add olive oil and grill the chicken along with the vegetables until chicken is fully done and vegetables are charred and partially cooked.