Chicken Pot Rice ( Indo Chinese )

CHICKEN POT RICE is a delectable main course in which an Indo Chinese gravy is prepared and is served with flavored rice or Fried rice over it .

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

I am not aware as to how restaurant's chef make it , but here this 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 recipe of Chicken Pot Rice .

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 vingear
• 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 MARINATIONS : 

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

METHOD : 

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 coloured 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 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 .

PREPARATION TIME : 10 -15 minutes . ( excluding marination time )
TOTAL TIME : 55 Minutes .

SERVES : 3 Persons .

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 flavoured 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 .