Showing posts with label Rice Items. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rice Items. Show all posts

18 May 2014

Paramannam/Kheer Receipe

Paramannam, whenever I see the paramnnam I can't stop myself to eat. I frequently make paramannam because it is easier, simpler and takes less time to make. We, the Andhra people offers paramannam as prasadam to god in every festival.  cow milk and jaggery makes the paramannam appetizing, the flavours of cardamom and ghee makes much tastier. 


Cooking time:   28 mts
 Serve:               10

Main Ingrdients

Basmati Rice 125 gms

Other Ingredients

Milk                                 750 gms
Jaggery (crushed) 250 gms 
Salt                                  a pinch 
Kaju                               8 no.s

Cardamom (powdered)     3 nos.
Ghee                               2 tsps

Method

* Soak rice in 2 cups of water for 20 mts.
* Drain the water and apply 1 tsp of ghee to the soaked rice.
* In a deep vessel pour the rice and 650 gms of water, put on the stove in the medium flame, stir            occasionally boil untill the rice cooked.
* Add raw milk to the rice cook the paramannam till gets thicken.
* Turn off the flame add jaggery mix well cover it for 5 mts.
* After 5 mts boil it for another 5 to 7 mts in lower flame.
* Add kaju, cardamom powder, salt and ghee . Your paramannam  is ready.

10 May 2014

Chicken Fried Biryani

Main Ingrdients:-

Cooked rice       500gms
Chicken            250gms (Fried masala chicken / left over chicken)

Other Ingredients:-

Eggs                                  2 no.s
Onion                                1 small size (cut into lengthwise)
Green chillies                    5 slit
Ginger (paste)                   1 tbsp
Tomatoes                          3 medium size
garam masala powder      1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder       1/2 tsp
Curry leaves                     10 to 12 leaves
Oil                                    2 tbsp
Bay leaves                       4 to 5
Cumin seeds                    1/2 tsp
Ajwain                             1/2 tsp
Salt                                  As per the taste
Ghee                               1 tbsp


Method:-

Beat the eggs set aside.

Heat deep vessel add oil after heating oil add bay leaves,jeera,ajwain let them splutter, add onions and green chillies fry for a few minutes until they get light golden brown, add ginger and garlic paste stir fry, let the raw smell disappers.

Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chillie powder and salt when the tomatoes gets soften, pour beaten eggs stir fry for a moments nearly 5 to 7 minutes then add fried chicken and curry leaves to the gravy saute on low flame till nice aroma spreads up then add cooked rice combine well, cover a lid let it cook for 10 to 12 minutes in simmer. Pour ghee at last. Chicken fried biryani is ready.Enjoy with dahi raita.

Dahi raita:-

Curd                     1 cup
Onions (small)     1/2 cup 
Salt                       as required
Green chillies       2 no.s (small pieces)
Coconut grated    1 tbsp
Black salt             1/4th tsp
Black pepper       1/4th tsp

Combine all ingredients and serve with Fried Chicken Biryani.