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Kukhura ko Masu Tareko

Kukhura ko Masu Tareko (Nepalese Fried Chicken with Spices )

Ingredients:

1 Kg chicken cut in to 1 inch pieces (with bone or boneless)

3 Medium onion thinly sliced

1 Tbsp garam masala powder (cinnamon, cardamom, clove, pepper corns, dried bay leaf, asafoetida, cumin seeds powdered together).

1 Tsp red chilli powder

½ Tsp turmeric powder

1 Tsp cumin powder

1 Tsp coriander powder

1 Cup oil (if desired oil can be taken out when the chicken is cooked)

Coriander leaves to garnish

Salt to taste

Method:

1) Heat the oil in a wok (Karahi ).

2) Add onion and fry till transparent.

3) Add chicken fry for about 10 minutes on medium heat stirring occasionally.

4)  Add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, Garam Masala powder, cumin powder and coriander powder.

5) Fry till the chicken is cooked and crisp.

6) Garnish with coriander leaves, serve hot with rice or Pulao.

Kukhura ko Pulao

Chara (Kukhura) ko Pulao (Nepalese Chicken in Rice)

Ingredients: 1

Chicken-1kg boneless, boiled and shredded into ½ inch pieces, Ginger-20gms sliced, Garlic-1 pod, Coriander seeds dry-1 tsp, Cumin seeds dry-1 tsp, Red chillies dry-3 full, Bay leaf- 1 full, Onion sliced- 1 large, Water-4 cups.

Ingredients: 2

Rice-1 kg, Oil ½  cup tbsp, Ghee ½ cup, Garam masala powder( cinnamon, cardamom, black peppercorn, clove, black cardamom grinded to powder), Ginger 20gms-cut into ½ inch strips, Garlic-1 pod peeled, Onion-1 large sliced, Salt to taste, Coriander leaves for garnishing.

Method:

Boil all ingredients of no: 1 along with the chicken, once ready take out the chicken pieces from the water, shred and keep aside. Strain the boiled water through a strainer and keep the spiced water aside.

In a medium sized wok(karahi) put oil and fry the sliced onions until reddish brown, take out and keep aside. Also fry the ginger and garlic separately and keep aside. Lastly fry the shredded chicken and keep aside.

Now take a deep saucepan and put ghee in it, once hot put the rice and fry for 2 minutes, then out the chicken juice from ingredient 1 into the rice and boil until rice is half-cooked. Put garam masala powder, salt and all the fried ingredients kept aside from no: 2 into the rice except the fried onions. Once the rice is fully cooked garnish by sprinkling fried brown onions and coriander leaves. Serve hot.


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