By now most of you would have guessed that I am still trying to get my family to embrace Broccoli ( and they keep running away this superfood which they regard as some green headed Hydra). But not one to give up so easily, I tried incorporating it in salads, pasta, stir fry and then finally the crowd favorite 'Biryani'.
This one is a simple low-calorie and high fiber version that I cooked in that magical appliance called the rice cooker. I have a Panasonic one and it is a life saver when BESCOM is not playing truant. Have to pick up the kid or run down to the nearest kirana for something (yes, I still do that in the age of apps like BigBasket, Grofers and Zopnow coz I am a human and very much susceptible to short term memory outages when compiling those mile long grocery lists) ? No probs. It switches off automatically when the rice /curry is done. Only catch is that, since it does not employ artificial intelligence, the 'done' thing is determined by the water content. So, if you put less water, it switches off rather than burning down the contents of the cooking pan.
Ok. Getting back to my recipe, it is just comprises of throwing in everything (except rice) into one big marinating bowl and then cooking it in the rice cooker. Saves time and effort. And it save Calories too. (I know I am being lazy but I have a stack of books that I badly want to complete)
Read on -
Preparation Time - 25 mins (plus 1 hr for marination)
Ingredients -
Preparation - Wash and cut the broccoli into medium sized florets. Put them under running water to wash away any insects and eggs. Then soak in warm water to which some turmeric has been added.
Wash the chicken pieces. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the broccoli and all the remaining ingredients except rice, ghee and oil. Keep aside for 1 hour.
Cooking - Switch on the rice cooker. Add the oil and wait for it to heat up. Add the whole spices.
Once they release their fragrance, add the marinated chicken and broccoli. Cook uncovered till the chicken is half done.
Wash the rice and add to the rice cooker. Add 2 cups water. Adjust salt and ghee.
Close the lid. The rice cooker will automatically switch off when it is done.
This one is a simple low-calorie and high fiber version that I cooked in that magical appliance called the rice cooker. I have a Panasonic one and it is a life saver when BESCOM is not playing truant. Have to pick up the kid or run down to the nearest kirana for something (yes, I still do that in the age of apps like BigBasket, Grofers and Zopnow coz I am a human and very much susceptible to short term memory outages when compiling those mile long grocery lists) ? No probs. It switches off automatically when the rice /curry is done. Only catch is that, since it does not employ artificial intelligence, the 'done' thing is determined by the water content. So, if you put less water, it switches off rather than burning down the contents of the cooking pan.
Ok. Getting back to my recipe, it is just comprises of throwing in everything (except rice) into one big marinating bowl and then cooking it in the rice cooker. Saves time and effort. And it save Calories too. (I know I am being lazy but I have a stack of books that I badly want to complete)
Read on -
Preparation Time - 25 mins (plus 1 hr for marination)
Ingredients -
- 1 cup chicken pieces (medium sized)
- 1 1/2 cup Broccoli pieces
- 1 1/2 cup Basmati rice
- 1 medium sized onion (chopped into thin long pieces)
- 1 1/2 tsp GG paste
- 1/2 tsp Garlic paste
- 1/4 cup thick yogurt
- 1 medium tomato (finely chopped)
- 4 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 1/4 coriander powder
- 2 pinch turmeric
- whole spices ( 1 inch cinnamon, 1 green cardamom, 2 cloves, 1 bay leaves, a small piece of mace )
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 tsp ghee
- salt to taste
Preparation - Wash and cut the broccoli into medium sized florets. Put them under running water to wash away any insects and eggs. Then soak in warm water to which some turmeric has been added.
Wash the chicken pieces. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the broccoli and all the remaining ingredients except rice, ghee and oil. Keep aside for 1 hour.
Cooking - Switch on the rice cooker. Add the oil and wait for it to heat up. Add the whole spices.
Once they release their fragrance, add the marinated chicken and broccoli. Cook uncovered till the chicken is half done.
Wash the rice and add to the rice cooker. Add 2 cups water. Adjust salt and ghee.
Close the lid. The rice cooker will automatically switch off when it is done.
