One Pot Meal-Chicken Rice

 On days, when you feel tired and drained with no energy to slog in the kitchen nor do you feel like going out, yet you want a healthy meal without much effort - One Pot meal, no fuss easy to make.

 Chicken and Rice makes a great combo. You can make this dish by substituting rice with any other grain and water with any stock. As this dish is made in single pot and rice simmers with chicken and other spices this produce a flavorful dish. Healthy and tasty all together, with less effort in no time.

Ingredients:

boneless chicken, cut into bite size
1 cup rice and dal ( dal is optional)
1/2 cup onion chopped
1/4 cup tomato chopped
1-2 garlic chopped
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
pinch of asafoetida
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp chicken masala
1/4 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
oil/ ghee
water

Method:

• Wash the rice and dal, keep it aside.
• Cut the chicken into bite size and wash them nicely. Keep it aside.
• In a pan or pressure cooker, add some oil/ ghee and cumin seeds and asafoetida, after cumin seeds sizzles add the finely chopped onion and garlic and saute for few minutes. Add salt to speed up the process. You can even add chopped vegetables.
• Next add chopped tomatoes and saute for few seconds and then add in the dry spices like turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, chicken masala and garam masala.
• After 1-2 minutes add the chicken pieces and mix everything.
• Next add the washed rice and dal and give everything a last mix and add the water 1:2 of rice and water. 
• If using pressure cooker, cook for 3 whistle or if using pan, cook until the rice and chicken are both cooked. Allow the pressure to settle down on its own of the cooker.
• Lastly, garnish it with some finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Pictorial:

 Cut the chicken into bite size and wash them nicely. Keep it aside.

In a pan or pressure cooker, add some oil/ ghee and cumin seeds, after cumin seeds sizzles add the finely chopped onion and garlic and saute for few minutes. Add salt to speed up the process

Next add chopped tomatoes and saute for few seconds and then add in the dry spices like turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, chicken masala and garam masala.

                      After 1-2 minutes add the chicken pieces and mix everything.

Since I was preparing it for my toddler, I have added moong dal, you can add or skip this dal.
I have washed the dal and rice in water.

Next add the washed rice and dal and give everything a last mix and add the water 1:2 of rice and water.
If using pressure cooker, cook for 3 whistle or if using pan, cook until the rice and chicken are both cooked. Allow the pressure to settle down on its own of the cooker.

Lastly, garnish it with some finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Notes:

1. Vegetables can also be used in this dish.
2. Dal used is optional, taste better with dal.