Creamy Chicken Rice


Creamy Chicken Rice -This is a delicious creamy rice dish, with the perfect balance of spices. Everyone at home loved it so much, that little E wanted it for dinner as well. It is a big hit for all, young and old.
First you need to make the white creamy chicken qorma, then add boiled rice and give dum (like in biryani.)
It is not spicy, so the kids love it too!
Give it a try! and let me know what you think.

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Creamy  Chicken Rice

Serves - 5-6
Duration - 60 mins                                                                                                                                                                                               

Ingredients
  1. Chicken - 1 kg
  2. Rice - 5 cups
  3. ​Oil - 1 Cup
  4. Onion - 3 big (sliced)
  5. Cream - 250 ml
  6. Yoghurt- 1 1/2 cup
  7. Milk - 150 ml (1/2 cup)
  8.  Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  9. Cloves, Cardamom - 3 each 
  10. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
  11. Kasuri Methi - 2 tbsp (crushed)
  12. Ginger-garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
  13. ​Black pepper - 1tsp
  14. Green Chillies - 6-7
  15. Zeera - 1 tsp
  16. Black pepper corns - 1/2 tsp
  17. Salt -  1 1/2 tsp
  18. Coriander leaves (handful) - for garnish
  19. ​Mint leaves - 5-6 leaves
  20. Cashew- handful (grind it with 2 tbsp milk, and make a paste)





​Method -
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  • Wash chicken , strain and marinate it using salt, lemon juice, pepper and ginger garlic paste. keep aside.
  • ​Wash and Soak rice in water
  • Take a smal pan and add one sliced onion, the green chillies, coriander leaves, mint leaves, and saute till the onions turns golden brown. Let it cool down for a while. 
  • Once cooled, grind it into a paste​.
  • Heat Oil in a wok, add the cinnamon, cloves and cardamom, saute,
  • ​Then add the green paste. saute. add whipped yogurt, salt and mix well.
  • Add some milk, and add the marinated chicken in it.
  • Cover the pot and let it cook.
  • After 10 - 15 mins , open the lid
  • Add the  crushed kasuri methi. saute for 2 mins.
  • Now pour the cream, mix well. Add the cashew paste as well. and let it simmer
  • Meanwhile, Fry the rest of the onions till golden brown. add it to the wok and mix well.
  • Taking a large cooking pot, and boil water, add the soaked rice and salt, once the rice is almost done (80 % cooked) strain it. 
  • Add the rice on top of the chicken gravy, and add 2 tbsp of ghee. 
  • Cover it using Aluminium Foil, cover the lid. and keep it on dum . (that is place the cooking pot on an iron tawa, and keep on low flame.
  • let it be on dum for 10 - 15 mins. 
  • Delicious Creamy Chicken Rice is ready to be served!
  • Garnish with fried onions and chopped coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot 
  • Enjoy!