Chicken Pot Rice recipe

Chicken Pot Rice

It is called Chicken Pot Rice because of its different serving technique , like the chicken gravy is first placed in the pot and then the layer of flavored rice placed on it and served hot .

I am not aware as to how restaurant’s chef make it but here this chicken pot rice recipe is basically my created lip smacking recipe . As I was too tired of making same old fried rice and serve with any kind of gravy. So thought to make rice flavorful and serve with my chicken gravy layered in pot . I am sure you will like it . Here is my Chicken Pot Rice recipe.

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INGREDIENTS: 

• 250 gms boneless chicken 
• 8-10 cloves of finely chopped garlic 
• 1 tbsp ginger finely chopped 
• 1 nos green chilly
• 2 tbsp schezwan
• 2-3 tbsp soya
• 1 vinegar
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp cornflour in 1 cup of water
• 1 tsp chilly sauce
• 1 tsp green chilly sauce 
• 1/2 cup Spring onions ( greens ) 
•  1/2 cup red bell pepper chopped into cube shape 
• 1/2 cup green Capsicum chopped into cube shape 
• 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper chopped into cube shape 
• few florets of broccoli 
• 1/8 tsp pepper powder 
• spring onions ( bulbs ) chopped into two pieces 
• oil / butter

INGREDIENTS FOR MARINATION: 

• 2-3 soya sauce 
• 1 tsp green chilly sauce 
• 1/4 tsp pepper powder 
• salt 

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN POT RICE

1. Clean , wash and chop chicken into thick pieces and marinate with the ingredients mentioned under ” INGREDIENTS FOR MARINATION ‘ section for 1-2 hour .
2. In a non stick pan or wok , drizzle little oil or 2 tbsp butter and saute chicken on high flame until the juice has dried up .
3. Drain and transfer into a dish and keep aside .
4. Now in the same wok or nonstick deep pan , add little oil if needed and add chopped ginger , green chilly and garlic .
5. Fry for a minute or two , add onions ( bulbs ) and fry for a minute again .
6. Now add schezwan chutney , salt , pepper , vinegar , soya sauce , red chilly sauce , green chilly sauce , and sugar .
7. In a small bowl , dilute cornflour in water and add to the gravy .
8. Once the gravy thickens , add chicken , broccoli and all 3 colored bell peppers . Adjust the seasonings like salt and pepper and adjust the sauces too if needed.
9. Transfer the gravy to a large pot and add the flavored rice as a second layer and chicken pot rice serve hot immediately.

NOTE: 

• Adjust soya sauce , chilly sauce , vinegar as per your preferences .
• Add more schezwan if you like too spicy .
• If you do not have spring onion bulbs then add thickly chopped onions .

COURSE : Main Course 
COOKING TIME : 30 -40 minutes .

FLAVOURED RICE:

INGREDIENTS : 

• 2 cups basmati rice 
• 2 -4 tbsp butter 
• 2-3 tbs soya sauce
• some pepper powder 
• 1/2 or 1 cup finely chopped spring onions  ( green ) 
• 1 coal 
• salt  

METHOD: 

1. Wash basmati rice in running water for 2 -3 times and soak it in adequate water for about 30 minutes .
2. In a large vessel or pan , boil 4-5 cups of water with salt .
3. Once the water boils , drain the rice and add to the boiling water .
4. Cook the rice until the rice is almost done .
5. Drain and keep aside .
6. In a wok , heat butter and add rice .
7. Add soya sauce and freshly crushed pepper , mix everything well . 
8. Add spring onion greens and mix roughly .
9. Sprinkle few drops of water and rose water (kewra water ) on rice . Close the lid and cook for 5-7 minutes until the smoke starts coming out . Turn off the gas .
10. On the other hand , make the coal red hot on gas .
11. Once the coal is red , place in a small bowl or small piece of foil paper , place this in the middle of the rice and add 1-2 tbsp oil on the coal . 
12. Cover the lid immediately and keep some heavy weight on it so that the fumes do not run out easily and remain in the rice giving it a smoky flavour to it.
13. Place the flavored rice over the bowl of chicken gravy .
14. Serve hot immediately.

NOTE : 

If you want you can serve with fried rice instead of flavorful rice .

COURSE : Main Course 
COOKING TIME : 15 Minutes .
PREPARATION TIME :30 Minutes . ( Rice soaking time )
TOTAL TIME: 45 Minutes .
SERVES : 3 Persons .