Name: Hyderabadi Chicken Khichda... recipe by Zeenath Fathima at BetterButter
Prep time: 480 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 540 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Chicken boneless cubes 700 gm; Raw rice 1 cup; Broken Wheat 1 cup; Bengal gram 1/4th cup (chana dal); Pigeon pea lentils 1/4th cup (Toor dal); Red lentils 1/4th cup (masoor dal); Blackgram 1/4th cup (urad dal); Yellow lentils 1/4th cup (moong dal); Ghee 3 tbsp; Oil 1/4th cup; Salt 1 tbsp; Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp; Cumin powder 1 tbsp; coriander powder 1 tbsp; Turmeric 1/2 tsp; Garam masala 1 tsp; Red chilli powder 2 tbsp; Onions sliced 2 cups; Curd 1 cup; Green chillies chopped 3; Coriander leaves chopped 1/2 cup; Mint leaves chopped 1/2 cup; Ginger juliennes 2 tbsp; Lemon juice 2 tbsp

ABOUT Hyderabadi Chicken Khichda... RECIPE

A super healthy one pot meal with rice, broken wheat and lentils. This is a pure bliss when served hot on any given day. This is relished on weekends and get togethers and mostly made on a day to day basis in the month of Ramadan all over the city. Infact this does not need any special reason to make and hence an all time affair in many a homes including mine. A lovely blend of protiens, vitamins and essential carbs, this is for sure a keepsake recipe for every mom. Kids will just love it's melt in mouth texture and will never say no to it. This can be made with both chicken and mutton.

Ingredients Serving: 5

Chicken boneless cubes 700 gm
Raw rice 1 cup
Broken Wheat 1 cup
Bengal gram 1/4th cup (chana dal)
Pigeon pea lentils 1/4th cup (Toor dal)
Red lentils 1/4th cup (masoor dal)
Blackgram 1/4th cup (urad dal)
Yellow lentils 1/4th cup (moong dal)
Ghee 3 tbsp
Oil 1/4th cup
Salt 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Cumin powder 1 tbsp
coriander powder 1 tbsp
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Red chilli powder 2 tbsp
Onions sliced 2 cups
Curd 1 cup
Green chillies chopped 3
Coriander leaves chopped 1/2 cup
Mint leaves chopped 1/2 cup
Ginger juliennes 2 tbsp
Lemon juice 2 tbsp

Instructions

First of all deep fry the onions and set aside.
Soak the rice, broken wheat and lentils overnight.
In a pressure cooker, add soaked rice, broken wheat and lentils along with half a litre of water.
Add salt according to taste.
Pressure cook for 7 whistles.
In a separate cooking pot, heat oil and add ginger garlic paste.
Add chicken cubes to it along with all the spices including the garam masala.
Also add the beaten curd to it.
Saute them all on a low flame and simmer until tender.
It will be done in 25 minutes.
Add this cooked chicken to the pressure cooker with rice and lentil mix.
Add fried onions too. Reserve some for garnishing.
Mix everything well.
Simmer on low flame for a further 10 to 15 minutes.
Add ghee and garnish with coriander and mint leaves.
Also squeeze some lemon juice. Garnish with ginger juliennes and fried onions before serving.

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