Meat rice/Erachi choru

Erachi choru is a popular Malabar cuisine. This is similar to Biriyani but made with less spices and made with plain rice instead of Basmati rice. 


What you need to make Meat rice:

• Boiled rice - 2 cup
• Chicken - 1/2 kg
• Onion - 3 chopped
• Tomato - 2 chopped
• Green chilli - 4 chopped
• Ginger garlic paste- 2 tbsp
• Pineapple - 4 piece
• Curd - 1 cup
• Coriander leaves - few
• Garam masala powder - 1 tbsp
• Mint leaves - few
• Coconut oil - 4 tbsp
• Whole garam masala - each 1 piece
• Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
• Lemon - 4 tbsp
• Salt to taste

The preparation method:

• Mix chicken pieces, onion,tomato,ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder,green chilli,pine apple, curd ,lemon,coconut oil coriander leaves and salt in a bowl.Mix well and keep it aside for half hour.
• Cook the above marination in a pan for about 20 minutes and make sure the meat is not broken.
• In an another pan , cook the rice with  whole garam masala ,salt, turmeric powder,coriander leaves ,mint leaves and coconut oil till the rice is 75 % cooked.
• Add the cooked rice to the chicken mixture and cook in slow flame till the rice is fully cooked.Finally sprinkle garam masala powder and coconut oil on the top. Put a tight lid on the pan and switch off the gas.
• Very tasty Erachi chor / Meat rice is ready to be served with raita