When I Cook! Comfort Food!

Mixed Veg. Rice in Tomato Gravy & Fried Chicken

...so everybody's got a pick for their comfort food, I've got an assortment!

 I don't have just one combo-meal. I've a few options to pick from, let alone the cuisine!

Be it desi, continental or fusion; I know how to soothe my cravings!

Cooking is my true comfort!

And here I go again, with another recipe: Mixed Veg. Rice in Tomato Gravy & Fried Chicken

Ingredients (For 1 Person):

• 1 Cup Basmati Rice
• 1/2 Cup of Peas
• 1 Small Capsicum
• 1 Carrot
• 50g Green Beans/French Beans
• 1/2 Cup Of Corn
• 2 Large Tomatoes
• 1 Onion
• 7 Cloves Of Garlic
• 1 Inch Of Ginger
• Ginger-Garlic Paste
• Red Chili Powder
• Black Pepper Powder
• Red Chili Flakes
• 1 Green Chili
• 1 Piece Chicken (Leg/Breast) [*Beef/Lamb/Goat can be alternates to Chicken*]
• Refined Cooking Oil/Butter
• Salt (as desired)

Preparation:

• Soak the rice for an hour. Then boil until half-cooked. Drain excess water and allow to cool.
• Grate the tomatoes into puree.
• Cut the carrot and capsicum into small squares or thin slivers.
• Finely chop the onions, ginger, garlic and green chili
• Marinade the chicken with a mixture of 2 teaspoons of red-chili powder, 2 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste, black-pepper powder and salt; set aside for at least 45 minutes.

Cooking Method:

• Mixed Veg. Rice in Tomato Gravy:
• In a sauce pan, heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil/butter. Saute the chopped onion, garlic, ginger, with the red-chili flakes and green-chili and 2 teaspoons of black-pepper powder; not more than 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce the heat/flame, add the tomato puree and salt, mix well.
• Place a lid on the sauce pan and reduce the heat/flame to the lowest possible degree. Allow to cook for 5-10 minutes, make sure you check it every couple of minutes so it doesn't dry out completely.
• Remove the lid, add the half-cooked rice, the peas, corn, carrot, capsicum, green-beans and mix well.
• Add just enough water so that all the content within the pan is submerged, should not be more than 2-3 cups.
• Maintain the reduced heat/flame to the lowest possible degree, put the lid on again and allow to cook for 10-15 minutes. Check at intervals to ensure that it doesn't get over-cooked.

• Fried Chicken:
• In a shallow pan, heat 3 tablespoons of oil.
• Fry the chicken on either side for a minute.
• Add 1/2 cup of water and place lid. Continue to cook for 3-5 minutes

Plate Up!

... xo ...

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