Malabar erachi choru

    ERACHI CHORU / MEAT RICE


      Erachi choru is an exceptionally well known malabar dish. This is yet another mouth watering recipe. Taste is like biriyani.  But the preparation is more simpler than biriyani. I'm utilizing chicken to make this dish. You can use mutton or beef to prepare this erachi choru. It is a spicy dish so that cool raita is the best blend for this erachi choru.


Erachi choru / meat rice


INGREDIENTS :-

* Chicken - 1 kg

* Basmati rice - 1 kg

* Onion - 4 large

* Ginger paste - 2 Tbsn

* Garlic paste - 3 Tbsp

* Green chilly - 5 - 6

* Tomato - 3 large

* Curd - 1/2 cup

* Oil - 4 Tbsp

* Ghee - 4 Tbsp

* Chilly powder - 1 Tbsp

* Pepper powder - 3/4 Tbsp

* Coriander powder - 1 1/2 Tbsn

* Garam masala - 2 Tsp

* Fennel seeds powder - 1 Tsp

* Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp

* Salt - to taste

* Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

* Mint leaves - 1/4 cup


METHOD :-

* Put a pressure cooker on the stove. Add 3 Tbsp of oil and 3 Tbsp of ghee.

* Add Sliced onions and saute  till it becomes transperant. Then add ginger and garlic paste saute it until the raw taste is completely gone.

* Add  chopped green chilly and chopped tomatoes , saute it for 2 minutes. 

* When the tomatoes becomes soft, add coriander powder, chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, pepper powder and curd. Mix it well.

* To this add chicken pieces and saute it for 10 minutes.

* Add hot water to the chicken. Allow to boil for 2-3 minutes (for 3 cup rice add 4 1/2 cup water) , 

* After that  take the chicken pieces from the water. Then add coriander leaves and mint leaves to the water. when the water starts bubbling add rice, allow to boil  for 3 minutes in high.

Erachi choru


* Then sim the flame for 12 minutes. (No need to put the whistle).

* After 12 minutes, Switch off the flame.

* At the same time put a pan on the stove add the remaining ghee and oil. Put the chicken pieces in to it and fry it.

Erachi choru / meat rice


* Open the lid of the cooker add the fried chicken pieces to the rice. Mix it well.

Erachi choru / meat rice


* Again close the lid for 5 minutes.

* Open the lid, tasty erachi choru is ready to serve.

                 Enjoy!!!!




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