Chicken Mandi

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Chicken Mandi is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It's easy, it's fast, it tastes delicious. It's enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Chicken Mandi is something which I have loved my entire life.

Many things affect the quality of taste from Chicken Mandi, starting from the type of ingredients, then the selection of fresh ingredients, the ability to cut dishes to how to make and serve them. Don't worry if you want to prepare Chicken Mandi delicious at home, because if you already know the trick then this dish can be used as an extraordinary special treat.

As for the number of servings that can be served to make Chicken Mandi is 2-3 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Chicken Mandi estimated approx 25-30 minutes.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have Chicken Mandi using 35 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

#Chicken21 - This is a traditional Yemeni style Biryani prepared with a special Mandi spice powder, that gives this classic dish a nice aroma. It is very popular in all the Middle Eastern countries and is considered as a great party recipe. It is almost similar to Kabsa, another variety of Arabic Biryani. It is very yummy and light on the tummy.

Chicken Mandi is suprisingly a very easy recipe, inspite of having a large medley of ingredients to prepare. It also resembles Kashmiri yakhni pulao to some extent, except for the fact that there is the use of dried lime, saffron and dry fruits, apart from the most important - freshly ground Mandi spice powder.

There are various methods of cooking this delicacy. Traditionally, it is cooked in an underground pit. It can also be cooked in a pot, on a stove top or in an oven. However, I went in for a quick pressure cooking method.

The uniqueness of this dish is in the way it is served. The fragrant rice is first spread on a big platter. The cooked chicken is then arranged over it and then garnished with dry fruits, parsley, dry rose petals, boiled egg, sliced onion / cucumber and lemon wedges.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Chicken Mandi:

1. For Chicken Mandi -
2. 6 chicken drumstick
3. 2 dried lemon
4. 1 tsp. lemon zest
5. 1 cup Basmati rice, soaked for an hour
6. pinch saffron
7. 2 tbsp . water
8. 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
9. 1 tsp. red chili powder
10. as per taste salt
11. 1 onion, chopped
12. 1-2 green chilies, chopped
13. 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
14. 3 tbsp. olive oil
15. 1 tsp. lemon juice
16. 1 small charcoal
17. 1 tsp. melted butter
18. For Garnishing
19. 1/4 cup dry fruits
20. 1 tsp. parsley, chopped
21. 1/2 tsp. dry rose petals
22. 1 boiled egg
23. As needed onion rings
24. as required lemon wedges
25. As needed Mandi Masala
26. 1& 1/2 tbsp. coriander seeds
27. 1 tsp. cumin seeds
28. 1 tsp. fennel seeds
29. 1/2 tsp. peppercorns
30. 2 bay leaves
31. 2-3 dry red chilies
32. 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
33. 4-5 cardamoms
34. 1 " cinnamon stick
35. 6 cloves

Instructions to make to make Chicken Mandi

1. Chicken - Dry roast all the mandi spices and set aside to cool down. Then grind into a fine powder. Add the turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt to taste.
2. Marinate the chicken drumstick with half of the spice powder, 1 tbsp. olive oil and lime juice overnight.
3. In a deep pan add some water for the stock. Place a stand and over it a greased colander. Arrange the marinated chicken on it.
4. Cover and steam for 25-30 minutes. Halfway through, flip the chicken drumsticks. When done, keep aside. Save the stock too.
5. Heat 1 tbsp. oil and sauté the steamed drumstick till light golden in colour. Drain and keep aside.
6. Rice - Heat remaining oil in a cooker and sauté the onion till light brown. Add the green chilies and ginger-garlic paste. Stir fry for a few seconds more.
7. Now add the remaining Mandi spice powder, 1/2 cup stock, dried lemon, rice, saffron water and salt to taste. Pressure cook for 2 whistles. Later fluff it up with a fork.
8. Transfer the cooked rice onto a serving plate. Arrange the sautéed chicken drumsticks over the rice.
9. Now place a small bowl with the melted butter in it. Heat the charcoal on a direct flame till red hot and then place it over the butter. Cover it immediately for 5-10 minutes for a nice Smokey flavour.
10. To serve, remove the foil and discard the charcoal. Garnish with all the mentioned ingredients and enjoy.

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