Chicken Curry with Rajamudi Rice

Updated: Nov 16, 2023

Indian chicken curry can vary from region to region, even the most basic recipe. What they do have in common, though, is a masala made with onions, ginger, garlic, tomato and the authentic spices of India, such as coriander, turmeric, and garam masala. Some recipes add a creamy thickening agent such as yogurt or coconut milk or cream. The thickness is created by hand grinding(Ammikkal) the main ingredients into a paste. The water added at the end helps balance the masala consistency.

RAJAMUDI RICE

Rice dilemma!!! Yes. I have encountered this many a time in my life.! Being a South Indian, rice has been the staple at home since childhood. But the dilemma is that it became monotonous after regular use. The only way to break this monotony was to try different genres of rice. Red rice, brown rice, and Basmati were quite common, but one of the lesser-known varieties was Rajamudi rice. It is nutritious red rice with several health benefits.

HISTORY OF RAJAMUDI RED RICE

Rajamudi, one of the rarest varieties of red rice available in the market, has a tradition that traces back to the era of the Wodeyars of Mysore. It is said that people who could not pay tax to the King of Mysore were asked to pay nutritious Rajamudi rice in lieu of that. Rajamudi rice is unpolished and comes in a mix of red and brown colour. At one point, this rice was much popular and later it was pushed into oblivion as white rice became popular. With the awareness of organic and healthy rice increased, the traditional Rajamudi rice also gained prominence.

Wash and soak the rice for minimum 1 hour, so that it can be cooked faster as the texture of the rice is bit thick. Some times sticky.

Using this rice we can cook any rice varieties, idly, dosa or simple kanji.

LETS SEE HOW TO PREPARE:

Chicken Curry with Rajamudi Rice

Course : Meal

Cuisine : Indian

Prep time :15 minutes

Process time : 1 hour

Total time : 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1 kg
Rajamudi rice - 4 glass
Onion - 3
Tomato - 5
Dried red chilli paste - 3 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
Fresh turmeric - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds paste - 3 tsp
Coriander seeds paste - 3 tsp
Cashew - 3 tsp
Cinnamon - 2 to 3
Cloves - 4
Fenugreek - 3 tsp
Green cardamom - 2
Black cardamom -1
Curd - 4 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Water - 5 to 6 glass
Groundnut oil - 4 tsp

Instructions:

TO COOK CHICKEN CURRRY:

In a bowl, add washed chicken, marinate them with curd, freshly grounded turmeric paste, red chilli paste and salt, Mix them well. Let them be in resting for 15 minutes.
With amikkal(hand grinder), grind peeled fresh turmeric, red chilli, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, ginger-garlic into paste.
Then make tomato, coriander and cashew into paste using amikkal.
keep a wok, add oil once it got heated, then add all spice into it, allow them to crack.
Then add thinly sliced onions into it and sauté them until golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste, cumin seeds paste, coriander paste and turmeric paste and sauté them well until their raw smell goes.
Next add tomato, coriander and cashew paste to it mix well, With salt as per taste, and allow them to cook.
Then add marinated chicken to it give a good mix.
Finally add required water, mix them well , cover them and cook for 15minutes.
Once chicken is cooked serve them with hot rice or chapathi.

TO COOK RAJAMUDI RICE:

Take 4 glass of rice in a bowl, wash them well, add water to soak the rice. Let them soak for 1 hour.
Take a pan then add 3 glass of water and allow them to boil.
Once water started to boil add 2 tsp of salt.
Then add the soaked rice along with water and give a gentle mix.
Let the rice cook , once rice is been cooked, strain the water.
Serve the rice with hot chicken curry.