Today I am sharing a delicious recipe with you. We are making Chicken Qorma with Saffron Rice. I also made some fries to serve with it. We really love having fries with dishes like this. So you can say that today we had our own little feast at home.
Chicken Qorma
First wash the chicken very well. Add some vinegar and salt to the chicken. Add a little water and leave it for about 30 minutes. After that drain the water well.
Now heat some oil in a cooking pot and add the chicken.
For the masala I took three medium size onions and one whole garlic bulb. Peel the garlic and add some green chilies. Blend everything together until you get a smooth paste.
Add this onion garlic and green chili paste to the chicken. Fry everything well together until the chicken is nicely fried and the oil starts coming out.
Now add the spices. I used salt chicken masala and mixed spices. Fry everything well so that the spices mix nicely with the chicken.
Now take about five to six tomatoes and blend them well. If you like more gravy you can add more tomatoes.
If you already have some fried onions you can add them to the tomatoes while blending. If not then lightly brown two or three onions and blend them with the tomatoes.
Now add this tomato paste to the fried chicken. Cover the pot and let it cook on medium heat.
The water from the tomatoes will help the chicken become soft. If the chicken is not cooked properly you can add a little extra water and cook it until it becomes tender.
Now let’s prepare the saffron rice.
For the rice I used basmati rice. Wash the rice well and add enough water so that the water is above the rice.
Add salt according to your taste. I used desi ghee because it gives the rice a very nice smell and taste. You can also use normal cooking oil if you want.
Now add saffron and let the rice boil.
When the rice is almost cooked and the water has dried up cover it and let it cook on low heat.
Before turning off the stove I added some barberries. They give the rice a slightly sour taste which makes it even more delicious.
Now let’s check our chicken qorma. It is nicely cooked and the gravy is ready.
Take some saffron rice on a plate and add the delicious chicken qorma on top.
And yes I almost forgot to tell you about the fries. I also made some crispy fries because we really enjoy fries with this kind of food.
I wanted to make a salad as well but I did not have enough time today. So I skipped it.
And this is how our little homemade feast was ready. Chicken qorma with fragrant saffron rice and crispy fries.
This is my recipe for today. If you love chicken qorma and rice then do try this recipe. I hope you will enjoy it as much as we did.
