South African Yellow Rice with Baked Chicken Breast and Awards

In South Africa, the yellow rice is an ultimate comfort food for all of them here. This is the one Salad gave it in that book gifted by my Hubby, it named as " RICE SALAD WITH BAKED CHICKEN" but i did mentioned here as normal rice can also taken as Rice Salad. Here local people like this Yellow Rice cooked in Par-boiled rice, they like to have hot steaming bowl of rice accompany with Grilled chicken. This rice is available here in many forms, but we use to buy sometimes the white rice or Brown rice. My Hubby like this Yellow rice recipe very much and if i cook the white par- boiled rice it will goes well with nice spicy curries.
For our daily usage, we buy the Basmati rice cos here we don't get our ponni rice. For Me n My Hubby we get use to having the Basmathi rice for daily, if some of our friends comes to our house that time only i will cook this rice cos they don't feel complete meal without it.
Par boiled rice is good for diabetics, because the starch in it helps the body uses less insulin and also which has low glycemic index value (GI). Here, in breads itself they give low GI varieties of bread and the brown bread comes with mixed seeds. I like brown par-boiled rice which we all know its rich in fibre and low in fat, i like brown bread with mixed seeds than the white bread.
Today am going to show you the Yellow Rice cooked in Par-boiled rice with Baked chicken, this one is comfort and versatile food here for all time. This rice takes bit extra time to cook than our Basmati rice, i cook the Basmati rice in 10 mts but this rice takes about 40 mts to cook soft.

Ingredients:

1.Chicken breast piece - 1

2.Par boiled rice - 1 cup

3.Chopped Green Bell Pepper - 1/2

4.Chopped Tomatoes - 1

5.Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp

6.Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp

7.Canola Oil - 4 tsp

8.Salt to taste

Preparation:

1.Marinate the chicken with salt and chilli powder and keep it aside.Wash the rice nicely and keep it aside.

2.Heat oil in the pot , saute the bell peppers and tomatoes just for 3 mts in medium flame ( don't need to cook fully just mild sauteeing is fine) becos the flavours of bell peppers and tomatoes should goes with rice while cooking. If it cooked fully you don't feel the flavour of those items. 

3.Now add the washed Par - boiled rice in the pot, stir it well till the oil coats to the rice. ( This par-boiled rice process lot of starch and the cooked rice turns starchy, to avoid that sauteeing the rice in oil).

4.Follow with hot water to the rice, red chilli powder and salt.( here i didn't cooked this rice in pressure cooker so we can check the water while cooking itself).

5.Close the pot with the lid leave it to cook in medium flame it will take bit longer to cook soft n tender.

6.After the rice cooked , if you feel little bit water in the rice means just microwave it till you get fluffy rice or leave it to cook till it turns perfect.

7.Now the yellow rice is ready, bake the chicken in 350 deg F for 10 -15 mts.

8.Now the hot steamed Par-boiled Yellow rice and baked chicken is ready for nice and light dinner.

The set of Awards from My Blogger Friends

I have received these Set of Wonderful Awards from Pavi of Binge on Veg and Rumana of Spice ur Senses. I am very happy to receiving the set awards from these sweet Persons, both of them got nice blog with nice recipes Pavithra got lot of traditional south Indian recipes with nice pictures I like "Kollu Rasam" from her blog cos my amma always makes that rasam if we had cold and in winter time now am missing that rasam.
Rumana got nice space with eye candy pictures of the recipes, i like the Korean chicken gravy from her blog and she got traditional North Indian food recipes.  Thanks to both Pavi n Rumana for reminding me and for your Sweet Set of Awards.


 


















I am Passing this South African Yellow Rice with Chicken Breast for Meetha's - Monthly Mingle - South African Cuisine.

Baked Chicken Kiev and my Awards from fellow bloggers

Baked Chicken Kiev is an Ukraine recipe, we like chicken kieve stuffed with minced chicken. There is lot of stuffings will vary with veggies,Garlic butter and Minced meats. Chicken kiev is good diet recipe and also complete meal for the dinner. My Hubby like the minced chicken stuffing and baked rather than deep frying. Yesterday, we had this Chicken Kiev for our dinner with baked potato. Baked foods are good for the health than the deep fried one and also it will take less time to cook. Chicken should taste juicy in kieve, here the time and cooking is the trick to maintain the juicyness of the chicken. I don't have patience to check and look around near the oven, but my Hubby done it perfectly the Baked Chicken Kiev juicy and soft. Here in our Super markets meat section we get chicken kieve with Garlic Butter pre-packed, but we always like minced chicken stuffing. If you find uncomfortable with minced chicken stuffings means can also substitute with Garlic butter, Garlic butter is an easy to stuff and there is no more cooking preparation need for that. Simply cut the Garlic butter and stuff inside the chicken breast piece. Here the Baked Chicken kiev recipe as follows below for you.

Ingredients:

1.Chicken Breast fillets - 8 pieces
2.Minced Chicken - 1 cup
3.Finely chopped Coriander leaves - 1 bunch
4.Red Chilli powder - 3 tsp
5.Lemon juice - 4 tbsp
6.Salt - to taste
7.finely crushed Green chilly - 1
8.Coriander powder - 1 tsp
9.Garam Masala - 1 tsp
10.Tomato Puree - 2 tbsp
11.Roughly chopped Onion - 1/2 medium size

Preparation:

1.Slice the chicken breast to 8 cm length, 4 cm wide , this thickness of fillets is an easy to roll down. I bought whole chicken breast and asked the butcherer to slice it to my convenient sizes, so it came out perfect machine cut slices.
2.In one small cup mix 2 tbsp of lemon juice,red chilli powder, few chopped coriander leaves and salt. Keep it aside.
3.Now grind the onions, green chillies and minced chicken to 2 rounds in the mixer, then put it in one bowl add the remaining chopped coriander leaves, tomato puree, coriander powder, garam masala, lemon juice and salt.
4.Mix it nicely till the masalas stick to the minced chicken and refrigerate for 1 hrs. Becos after mixing with your hands the mixture will be in bit watery stage for stuffing it should be like roti dough.
5.After 1 hrs, take out the chicken mince mixture bowl.
6.Place the thickly sliced chicken breast on the chopping board stuff the 2 tbsp of minced chicken mixture and try to fold the fillet, do the same for all the fillet pieces after rolling the fillet if you see any excess stuffing coming outside means cut it. Now apply the chilli powder mix on the top of all the fillets.
7.Now put all these chicken fillet rolls in one box arrange it very closely to other fillets then only while refrigeration it will tightly packed. Keep it inside the freezer for another 1 hrs time.
8.After 1 hrs time preheat the oven to 350 F and grease the baking tray with oil.
9.Place all the fillets in the tray, apply oil on top of all the fillets. Bake it for 5 mts and then turn the fillets to other side, check it in between while baking. The chicken breast should taste soft and juicy, stuffing will cook quickly and it should also taste juicy.
10.There is no exact time for baking the kieve, cos have to check it continuosly or else the fillets turn hard.
11.After it cooked completely squeeze the lemon juice on the top of all fillets and serve hot hot the kieve with baked potato.
12.We enjoyed this Juicy and Soft Baked Chicken Kieve for our yesterday's dinner.

Awards from my Blogger frenz

I have received an another set of awards from Sashi, Suhaina,Anu and Pavitra, thanks to Anu,Sashi, Suhaina and Pavi for reminding me. Actually, my first award is from Anu of Mriganayani, that time i don't know whether should i post that award in my blog or not. Now am posting my first awards from Anu. Thanks a lot Anu for your encouraging words. I am very happy and proud to receiving all these awards from my fellow bloggers, makes me an energetic.


My first Awards from Anu :














A set of Awards from Sashi:








An Awards from Suhaina:






A Sunshine award from Pavi:

Thanks to all my frenz giving me your valuable suggestions and Comments to me. Thanks a lot for you all and am looking forward your presence in my blog all the time.

Schezwan Fried Rice

Schezwan Fried Rice:

Ingredients:

1.Cooked Basmathi Rice - 2 cups
2.Sliced Baby Corn - 1/2 punnet
3.Frozen Green Peas - 1/2 cupi
4.Sliced Green n Red Bell Peppers - 1/2 of each
5.Sliced Mushroom - 1/2 punnet
6.Bokchoy ( chinese cabbage) -2 small size
7.Chopped Red Onions - 1/2 cup
8.Finely Chopped Green chillies - 1
9.Chopped carrots - 1 big
10.Eggs - 2 large
11.Ginger n Garlic Paste - 3 tsp
12.Finely Chopped Spring Onions - 1/2 bunch
13.Schezwan Sauce - 2 tbsp ( store bought)
14.Light Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp
15.Black pepper powder - 2 tsp
16.Salt - to taste
17.Canola Oil - 2 - 3 tbsp

Preparation:

1.Cook the Basmathi rice with fluffy and the rice should separate.
2.Heat oil in the pot, Saute the red onions , Ginger n Garlic Paste n Green Chillies till the raw smell of ginger garlic paste goes off saute in the medium flame.
3.Then add the Sliced n Chopped veggies first with baby corn, carrots, mushroom, Green peas, Bell Peppers and Bokchoy ( the leaves should be just wilted).
4.All the vegetables should be in crisp , Just saute all the veggies just for 2 to 5 mts.
5.Now make room for eggs in the pot and add the eggs , black pepper powder. Scramble the eggs nicely and mix it with the veggies.
6.Now add the salt ( if we add the salt while sauteeing the veggies means it leaves water),Schezwan sauce and Soy Sauce.
7.Now mix it gently to incorporate the sauces with veggies and then add the cooked Basmathi rice to this mixture.
8.Mix it well and sprinkle the chopped spring onions and again mix it nicely.
9.Now Schezwan fried rice is ready, Serve hot the Schezwan Fried rice with Manchow Soup and Veggie Spring Roll.
10.My Hubby enjoyed this Schezwan fried rice, he liked it very much very mild and good in taste.

Note:

I didn't added not much sauce cos my Hubby don't like to much of spicy.You can add according to your taste. My Hubby like egg in all fried rice dishes, so i added eggs if you don't like can avoid adding in fried rice.

Awards from blogger Frenz

Awards from Nithu , Prani and Ammu

I received Loving blogger award and Honest Scrap award from Nithu and Prani . The Sun shine award from Ammu. Nithu sent those awards before, am posting delayed. Sorry, dear for the delayed posting.Thanks Nithu, Prani and Ammu for reminding me and for your's lovely awards.

This Loving blog and Honest scrap award comes with a set of rules:

a) I must brag about it.

b) I have to display the badge on my blog and link to the one who tagged me to prove that I didn't tag myself (how pathetic that would be!)

c) Share 10 things about myself.

d) Pass the award to other fellow bloggers by visiting their site.

Few Words about me:

1.My Hubby is my best friend,guide and Great Gift from god to me.

2.I like sweets very much esp motichoor laddus, i cant control myself for laddus the same to biryani and chaats.

3.I am sincere devotee of Lord Muruga, sometimes do silly fight with him.

4.Mouna Raagam is my all time faav movie,,always watch that movie like first time watching.

5.I like cooking new recipes and Gardening.

6.I won't easily stick with others, if i like one person means i will be very close and friendly to them.

7.I like my mom's cooking very much and now am fan of my Hubby's cooking.
8.I like to travel and try new recipes from restaurants.

I would like to pass the Loving blogger and Honest scrap awards with few of my blogger Friends :

1.Uma

2.Sushma

3.Ammu

4.Siddhi

5.Valar

6.Sara

7.B

8.Madhuri

Thank you very much for all my friends encouraged me with your valuable comments on my recipes and for your lovely awards for my blog. I am looking forward your valuable comments and your visiting to my blog always.

Chicken Fried Rice

Chicken fried rice is my Hubby's fav one, he cooks nicely the Chinese foods Chow mein , Chow faan and rolls. I tried to cook fried rice lot of times like him, but the taste won't comes out nicely like his cooking. He got some magic in his hands, he will put the ingredients just by eye measuring but it comes out very perfect and tasty.This weekend was our long weekend, both of us enjoyed a lot by visiting lot of places and long drives.Yesterday was our resting day, then my Hubby planned to cook Chicken fried rice for me. Immediately nodded my head and just craving for fried rice by my Hubby's cooking. Here is the recipe for you.

Ingredients:

1.Cooked Basmathi Rice - 2 cups
2.Finely Chopped Green bell peppers - 1 medium size
3.Green peas - 3 tbsp
4.Eggs - 2
5.Fried onions - 1 tbsp
6.Shredded chicken - 1/2 cup
7.Grated carrots - 4 tbsp
8.Finely Chopped Spring onions - 3 tbsp
9.Soy Sauce - 2 tsp
10.Canola Oil - 2 tbsp
11.Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1.Slice and Cook the 100 gms of chicken breast with ginger garlic paste, salt and chilli powder for 10 mts. Drain out the stock with collander ( don't pour the chicken stock away can use it for chicken soup) and shred the chicken pieces in blender just for 1 round ( use juice mode). Keep it aside.
2.Heat oil in the wok in medium flame and add the chopped bell peppers ,green peas, grated carrot and chopped spring onions. Fry for a while ( veggies should be in crispy not to be fully cooked).
3.In a separate pan scramble the eggs with little bit of  oil and salt, if you try to scramble the eggs with veggies means we can't make it nicely.( the veggies will get mash)
4.Then add the finely scrambled egg with the veggies, now add the shredded chicken, soy sauce and mix it well. ( I like the fried rice in white colour , so my Hubby didn't added much of soy sauce or else he will add bit more).
5.Before adding the rice to the mixture add the fried onions, Salt for rice and then add the cooked Basmathi rice.
6.Mix it gently in medium flame for 5 mts and close the wok with the lid.
7.After 5 mts open the lid you can smell the nice fresh Fried rice with chicken. My hubby made the soup out of the chicken stock.
8.Now the Hot chicken fried rice is ready to serve with Soup. We enjoyed this Simple and Easy Chicken fried rice with chicken soup for our yesterday's dinner.


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