Peri Peri Chicken Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• Basmati rice – 1 kg
• Chicken -1 kg
• Carrot -1
• Chopped onion – 3nos
• Tomato -2 nos
• Lemon juice -1/2 lemon
• Potato – 1 nos
• Capsicum – 1 nos
• coriander leaves – one hand full
• mint leaf – 1 hand full
• Fennel powder- 1 tbsp
• Dry red chilli-3 or 4 nos
• Coriander seed -1 tbsp
• Black pepper – 1 tbsp
• Cumin seed – 1/21 tbsp
• Fennel seed – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
• Green chilli – 2 nos
• Ginger – 1 medium
• Garlic- 5 or 6 nos
• Cashew nut – 250 grm
• Raisins – 250 grm
• Cinnamon -1
• Cloves- 3 or 4
• ghee – 2 tbsp
• oil- for cooking

Method

• Heat oil in pan add dry red chilli ,black pepper, coriander seed, cumin seed, fennel seed and heat
  well and keep aside.
• Then we have to crush the heated ingredients like dry red chilli ,coriander seed ,black pepper and
  fennel seed into powder and set aside .
• Again we have to grind green chilli, ginger and garlic into fine paste and set aside
• Now we have to clean and cut the chicken into pieces and set a side
• Then we take a large bowl add cleaned chicken pieces, salt, turmeric powder, crushed powder ( dried
  red chilli, black pepper ,coriander seed etc ..)ginger ,garlic and green chilli paste then mix well.
• Then we add 1 tbsp of coconut oil and mix well and marinated for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan add marinated chicken pieces and fry well ,drain and set asided.
• Then we wash and clean the basmati rice and drain and set a side.
• Heat ghee in a large pan add cashew nut and raisins fry well and set a side.
• Then we add chopped carrot in to the pan and fry well , drain and set a side.
• Again we add oil in the same pan add chopped onion and saute well .
• Then we add masalas like cinnamon, cloves,etc.. and saute well.
• Add chopped tomatoes saute till they become soft.
• Then we add green chilli, fennel seed powder, water and salt mix well
• Again we have to squeeze half lemon in to the pan
• Add chopped potato and capsicum mix ,cover and cook for 5 to 6 minutes.
• Then we have to add 2 tbsp of ghee and basmati rice ,cover and cook well.
• After the rice is ready we have to add fried chicken pieces, fried carrot ,fried cashew and raisins .
• Finally we sprinkle some chopped coriander leaf and mint leaves
• Remove from heat and keep aside.
• Serve and enjoy the taste of peri peri chicken rice recipe..