Methi Rice

This is a very simple recipe that takes hardly half an hour to make. It has three different types of green leaves that makes this a healthy but scumplicious dish. Check the leaves out in the image below.

Ingredients:

Onion 1 Large (Chopped)

Ginger Small piece (Finely chopped)

Garlic 2 (Finely chopped)

Green Chilly 4(Split sideways)

Rice 2 Cups

Methi leaves 1 Cup

Coriander leaves 1 Cup

Mint Leaves (Pudina) 1 Cup

Method:

Take the pressure cooker and heat 2Tbsp of oil in it. Now, add the green chilly to it and cook for about five seconds. Add the onion, ginger and garlic and cook for about 20 seconds. Add the rice(washed and drained) along with the leaves(Coarsely chopped) and fry for about a minute. Now, pour four cups of water and close lid of the pressure cooker. Switch it off after the first whistle and wait for it to open. Methi rice is done! TADA!!!

Chicken Mushroom Fiesta

Ingredients:

Phase 1 (Chicken)

Chicken 1 whole chicken(cut into medium sized pieces)

Curd 200gms

Chilly powder 1 tsp

Pepper powder 2 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Jeera Powder ¼ tsp

Garam Masala 1 tsp

Soy Sauce 2 tsp

Coriander Leaves 4 prigs

Cashew nuts 8

Whole pepper 10

Phase 2 (Vegetables)

Onions 2 (Sliced into thin pieces)

Button Mushroom 200gms (Sliced horizontally)

Green Peas 50gms (boiled)

Green Chillies 4(Split horizontally)
Pepper powder 2 Tsp

Ginger A ½ inch piece (Finely chopped)

Garlic 4(Finely Chopped)

Method (Phase 1):

Initially mix the ingredients marked in red and marinate for 3-4 hours. Once done, take 2 prigs of coriander, the whole pepper, the cashew nuts and a little water and grind it to a paste. Heat a little oil in a pan and cook the paste for a minute. To this add the marinated chicken and cook it on a medium flame for around half an hour and then in max flame for another ten minutes to thicken the gravy. Add the last two prigs of coriander finely chopped into the gravy. This will result in a nice green color as shown in the image.

Method (Phase 2):

Heat some oil and add the ginger, garlic, chilly and cook for 30 seconds. Add the onions and cook until it turns a golden brown. To this, add the mushroom pieces, cooked peas and cook on high flame WITHOUT closing it with a lid until the mushroom is cooked and is dry. Keep this aside. This will look as shown in the image.

NOTE: The cooking part after the marinated chicken is ready, should proceed in parallel for both phases.

Once the chicken gravy has thickened, add the mushroom and pea mixture from phase2 into phase1 to complete the experience.

The chicken mushroom fiesta is served!!!

The following are images post completion: