Tiers

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion finely sliced
• 6 tbsps oil
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 1 clove
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 whole green chillies
• 1 heaped tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 tin grounded tomato
• 2 tsps coriander powder
• 2 tsps cumin powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 heaped tsp red chili powder
• 2 1/2 tsps salt
• 1 cup mixed veg
• Handful of chopped coriander
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 heaped tbsp yoghurt
• 1 medium sized potato (peeled & finely cubed)
• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups water

Method

1. Recite Bismillah.
2. Wash & soak rice for at least 30 minutes.
3. Cook onions, clove, cinnamon sticks, cumin seeds & green chillies in oil till the onions are pinkish in colour.
4. Add ginger garlic paste & cook for a few seconds.
5. Then add the spices, cook for a few seconds & add the tinned tomato. Cook for a few minutes.
6. Add the chicken, mixed vegetables, coriander, yoghurt & lemon. Cook till oil releases.
7. Add the water, rice. salt & potatoes. Bring to a boil on high heat on medium flame.
8. Then lower the heat & cook till water reduces till you can see the rice. There should still be water in the pot. The more softer & mushier you want the akhni, the more water you will leave inside.
9. Place a flat skillet underneath the pot & cook till the water evaporates & rice is cooked. This should take about 25-30 mins. Enjoy!