Channa Biryani | Chole Biryani | Chickpeas Biryani in Cooker | Kabuli Chana Biryani in Pressure Cooker | Simple and Yummy Recipe

Chole Biryani | Chana Biryani | Chickpeas Biryani | is a healthy protein-packed biriyani recipe made using a pressure cooker. It's a one-pot meal recipe that made under 30 mins. A perfect recipe for lunch box too.

Those who looking for an easy, simple, quick healthy, and protein-rich recipe for lunch, then this is the recipe. It's very easy and also quick to make. Bored of the same vegetable biryani, then try this chole biryani recipe.

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Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Serves: 2-3 person

Ingredients:

• ½ cup dried Chickpeas / Kabuli Chana
• 1 ⅓ cup Basmati Rice
• 1 Cinnamon
• 3 Cloves
• 2 Cardamon pods
• 1 Star anise
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 large Onion, thinly sliced
• 1 large Tomato, chopped
• 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
• 6-7 nos Green Chilies
• ¼ cup Mint leaves
• ¼ cup Coriander leaves
• 4 tbsp Curd
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 tbsp Ghee

To Grind:

• 1 Cinnamon
• 4 Cloves
• 3 Cardamon pods
• 1 Star anise
• 1 tsp Fennel seeds
• little stone flower

Preparation:

• Soak the chickpeas in water overnight. Pressure cook the chickpeas for 5 whistles. Keep aside.

• Grind the whole spices mentioned above to a fine powder and keep aside.

Method:

• Heat oil and ghee together in a pressure cooker, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise, and bay leaf.  Fry the whole spices for few seconds.

• Next, add the onions and saute till it turns a light golden color.

• Add ginger-garlic paste and green chilies. Saute for 2 mins in medium heat.

• Then add tomatoes, mint leaves, coriander leaves, ground spice powder, and salt. Mix well and saute for 2 mins.

• Add curd, mix well and cook for 5 mins on low heat.

• Next, add the boiled chickpeas and give a good mix.

• Then add the soaked basmati rice and water. Add salt as required and mix well.

• Bring this to a boil. Cover the pressure cooker with the lid.

• When the steam releases place the weight and cook for 2 whistles on medium heat.

• After the pressure goes down, open the lid and gently mix the rice.

• Serve hot with onion raita.

Chicken Kurma Recipe | Chicken Korma | Chicken Curry | Chicken gravy| Simple and Yummy Recipes

Chicken Kurma | Chicken Korma - a South Indian style chicken gravy recipe that goes very well with most of the Indian main course dishes. This recipe is simple yet delicious. It pairs very well with the rice, idiyappam, dosa, ghee rice, chapati, roti, naan. This recipe pairs very well both with south Indian and north Indian main course dishes.

This gravy is a kid-friendly recipe since its not very hot and spicy like the typical south Indian gravies. This gravy is thick, creamy with mild spices. I like to have this kurma with ghee rice.

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Serves: 3

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Ingredients:

• 500 gms Chicken
• 2 Onions, finely chopped
• 2 Tomatoes, pureed
• 1-2 Cinnamon sticks
• 4 Cloves
• 3 Cardamon pods
• few Curry leaves
• few Coriander Leaves
• 3 tbsp Oil

To grind:

• 1 tsp Fennel seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 4-5 green chilies
• 6 Garlic cloves
• Small piece Ginger
• 1 tbsp Fried Bengal gram
• 1 tsp Khus Khus
• 5-6 Cashew nuts
• 1/3 cup grated Coconut
• 2 tsp Coriander powder

Preparation:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wide pan. When hot add fennel seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, ginger, green chilies, and saute for 2 mins on low heat.

• Next add fried Bengal gram, khus-khus, cashew nuts, coconut and saute for 2 mins on low heat.

• Next, add coriander powder, mix well, and saute for a minute. Remove from heat to let it cool.

• Once cooled, grind the mixture to a fine paste by adding little water. Set aside.

Method:

• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok / kadai, when hot add the whole spices, and fry for a few seconds.

• Next add onion, curry leaves, and saute till the onion turns golden brown in color on medium heat.

• Next add the pureed tomato, ground paste, chicken pieces, and salt. Mix well.

• Add 2 cups of water and again mix well. Bring this mixture to a boil. Cover and cook the chicken for 20 mins on low heat.

• Stir the chicken occasionally while it's cooking.

• When cooked, add the chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with phulkas, rotis, rice, idli, dosa, etc.

Watch the making here ( Video Recipe )

Egg Drop Curry without coconut | Poached Egg Curry | Udaitha Muttai Kulambu | Simple and Yummy Recipes

If you are looking for egg drop curry without coconut, then this recipe is for you. usually, most of them prepare boiled egg curry, but this recipe is totally different where the eggs are broken and dropped in the curry. This recipe is tastier than the usually boiled egg curries.

This recipe is a super simple and quick recipe too. There is no boiling of eggs here, making it hassle-free. This recipe is so flavourful and tastier as the raw eggs are simmered in the curry. All the spices are absorbed by eggs, resulting in a very yummy gravy recipe. It goes excellently well with rotis, naan and parotta.

Preparation Time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Serves: 2

Click here for the Video Recipe 👉  Egg Drop Curry without Coconut

Ingredients:

• 4 Eggs
• 1-2 Cinnamon Stick
• 3 Cloves
• 3 Cardamon pods
• 1 tsp Fennel seeds
• 2 Onion, finely chopped
• 2 Tomatoes, large-sized, finely chopped
• ½ tsp Red chilly powder
• ½ tbsp Coriander powder
• ½ tsp Turmeric powder
• ½ tsp Garam masala
• few Curry leaves
• few Coriander leaves
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Salt as required

To Coarse paste

• 6 - 8 Garlic cloves
• small piece of Ginger
• 2 Green Chilies

Preparation :

• Take two eggs. Separate the egg white from the yolk and keep aside.
• Pound garlic, ginger and green chilies to a coarse paste and keep aside.

Method:

• Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed wide pan, when hot add the whole spices- cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, fennel seeds and fry for a few seconds.

• Then add the onions and saute. Next, curry leaves and green chilies. Saute the onions till they turn light golden brown in color on medium heat.

• Next, add the tomatoes, pound paste, chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, Kashmiri chili powder, and salt. Mix well and saute on low heat for 2 mins.

• Add 1/2 cup water and mix well so that the masala doesn't bur,

• Cover and cook for 5 mins on low heat. Stir in between.

• After 5 mins open the lid add 2 cups of water, mix well and bring it to a boil.

• Add the egg whites and immediately mix it.

• Then drop the eggs one at a time without breaking the yolk, do not stir at this stage.

• Cover and cook for 2 mins on low heat.

• After 2 mins open the lid and flip the eggs, cover, and cook on the other side for 2 more mins on low heat.

• When it's done, open the lid and add the finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rotis.

Watch the making here ( Video Recipe )

Easy Snack using Bread | Quick Breakfast Recipe | Bread Masala Omelette | Simple and Yummy Recipes

The Bread omelette can be made in several ways. Here I'm sharing a very simple version yet tasty recipe. It is a delicious and quick breakfast or snack recipe.

I am sure kids would love this and it requires only fewer ingredients and also it can be made in a couple of minutes. I have used brown bread for this recipe which could be a healthier option if you are looking for some healthy bread recipes.


Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 5 mins
Serves: 3
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Ingredients:

• 8 Brown Bread Slices
• 5 Eggs
• 1 Green Chilly
• ¼ tsp RedChilly powder
• ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
• ½ tsp Ginger Garlic paste
• 1 tsp Pepper powder
• ¼ tsp Garam masala
• ½ cup Milk
• 1 tbsp finely chopped Coriander leaves
• Salt to taste
• Oil as required

Method:

• Cut the bread diagonally and keep aside.

• In a wide bowl mix together green chilly, coriander leaves, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, pepper powder, garam masala, and salt.

• Break the eggs and add them to the prepared mixture above. After adding the eggs, beat the mixture for a minute.

• Then add the milk and beat them for 3 mins.

• Heat a dosa tawa, when hot dip the bread slices in the egg mixture and place it on the tawa

• Drizzle some oil around the bread slices and cook for a min on low heat.

• Flip the bread slices and smear some oil again and cook for a min on the other side.

• Serve hot with some tomato ketchup and fresh orange juice.

How to make Tomato Rice Paste for Tomato Rice | Simple and Yummy Recipes

Today I'm going to share Tomato Rice paste to make tomato rice  It is also called Tomato Baath or Tomato thokku. There are many different ways to make tomato rice. In this method, I'm making the Tomato rice using the tomato paste or tomato thokku. 

This tomato paste can be store in the refrigerator for 15-20 days and can be used to make tomato rice whenever required. So this is a perfect recipe during this lockdown period. Whenever you run of time, just make the rice in the pressure cooker and allow it to cool and add the required amount of paste to the rice and mix. Serve the rice with some potato chips. You can even grind this paste if you don't like the chunks of onion and tomato. 

The quantity of garlic can be reduced or it can be completely omitted if you don't like it. This makes a perfect lunch box recipe. We can make this tomato rice paste during weekends and during weekdays make some freshly cooked rice and add the tomato rice paste to the rice and the lunch is ready in minutes. Hence it is a perfect lockdown recipe. This can be served as side dish for rotis, dosa, chappathi also.

Preparation Time: 5 mins

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Serves: 4

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Ingredients:

• 2 Onions, medium-sized, chopped
• 6 Tomatoes, chopped
• 1 Garlic bulb, peeled and chopped
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp Roasted Bengal gram / Channa Dal
• ½ tbsp Mustard seeds
• ½ tsp Asafoetida
• 6 Dry Red Chilies
• 1½ tsp Red Chilli powder
• ½ tsp Turmeric powder
• 3 tbsp Oil
• Salt as required

Method:

• Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed kadai or wok. When hot add cumin seeds, channa dal, and mustard seeds. Allow it to splutter.

• Add dry red chilies and fry for a minute.

• Next, add the chopped onions and saute till onion turn light brown in color on medium heat.

• Then add the tomatoes, chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt. Mix well and saute for 3 mins noon medium heat.

• Then cover and cook for 15 mins or till done on low heat. Open the lid and stir the mixture in between.

• After 15 mins open the lid and give a good mix. Switch off the stove and allow it to cool.

• Take 4 cups of cooked rice in a large bowl. Make sure the rice is cooled down. Add 3-4 tbsp of tomato paste to the rice and mix well.

• Serve with some fried papad or fryums or potato chips.

• Store the remaining paste in an airtight container in the fridge. It can be kept in the fridge for 15 days. Whenever you want to make tomato rice, just reheat the required amt of paste and add it to the rice.