3 course meal - Nimona Canapes, Shahi Chicken Pulao, Shahi Tukda under 30 mins

Name: 3 course meal - Nimona Canapes, Shahi Chicken Pulao, Shahi Tukda under 30 mins
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup peas; 3 green chillies; 1 medium size onion chopped; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp hing or asafoetida; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 Tbsp oil; 1 cup basmati rice; 200 gms boneless chicken; 1 cup yogurt; 1 Tbsp ginger & garlic paste; 1 tsp yellow chilli powder; 1 tsp mace & cardamom powder; 2 green chillies; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 Tbsp oil; 1 tsp shahjeera seeds; 1 bay leaf; 1 black cardamom; 1 ” cinnamon stick; 2-3 green cardamoms; 2-4 cloves; 1 star anise; 1 tsp salt; 1 Tbsp kewra water; 1 tsp cardamom powder; 1 sprig mint leaves; 1 sprig coriander leaves; 500 ml full fat milk; 1 strand saffron

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CAS
A three course meal under 30 mins is what is best on a busy day - no compromising on taste and flavour and time is saved. Starter of Nimona Canapes, Main course of Shahi Chicken Pulao, Dessert of Shahi Tukda

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

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Ingredients

Prep -10 mins, Cooking -25 mins

2-3 servings

Starter - Nimona Canapes
1 cuppeas
3green chillies
1medium size onion chopped
1 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tsphing or asafoetida
1/8 tspsalt
1 Tbspoil
Main course - Shahi Chicken Pulao
1 cupbasmati rice
200 gmsboneless chicken
1 cupyogurt
1 Tbspginger & garlic paste
1 tspyellow chilli powder
1 tspmace & cardamom powder
2green chillies
1/2 tspsalt
2 Tbspoil
1 tspshahjeera seeds
1bay leaf
1black cardamom
1” cinnamon stick
2-3green cardamoms
2-4cloves
1star anise
1 tspsalt
1 Tbspkewra water
1 tspcardamom powder
1 sprigmint leaves
1 sprigcoriander leaves
Dessert - Shahi Tukda
500 mlfull fat milk
1 strandsaffron
1/4 cupsugar
1 tspfennel seeds
2 Tbspkhoya
8Toasties
1silver warq

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Steps

Prep -10 mins, Cooking -25 mins

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Starter - Nimona canapés - in a pan heat oil, add hing or asafoetida, chopped onions and cumin seeds and stir to soften the onions, add peas and stir well, add salt and mix, set aside. Add to blender with green chillies and coriander leaves and mint leaves and blend smooth
2

On Papdi, pipe in the Nimona and garmish with Bhujia.
3

Main course - Shahi Chicken Pulao - in a bowl add yogurt, ginger & garlic paste, slit green chillies, salt, yellow chilli powder, mace Cardamon powder and add chicken, mix to marinate for 10 mins
4

Soak basmati rice after washing for 5 mins
5

In a wok heat oil, add shahjeera, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, star anise, black cardamom, green cardamom, cloves and stir once, add marinated chicken and on high flame stir to dry the yogurt water
6

Add basmati rice and stir well, add salt and add 1 cup water and cover to cook for 5 mins.
7

Add kewra water, cardamom powder and mint and coriander leaves, pulao is done
8

Dessert - Shahi Tukda - in a wok boil full fat milk, retain 1/2 cup and add saffron and set aside, keep boiling, add fennel seeds, khoya and sugar and stir
9

Add Toasties and cook for 5 mins
10

Sprinkle the saffron infused milk and set aside garnishing with mint and coriander leaves
11

Plate starter, main course and dessert and a less than 30 mins three course meal is ready to be enjoyed

Tips

Shahi Tukda - no bread to be used instead Toasties
Boneless chicken cooks fast

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on February 16, 2026 12:44

Kolkata

I’m a Home Chef and love cooking different recipes from all across the world. I enjoy sharing and learning from foodies like me. Follow me on my blog madhubish27.com and IG @madhubishskitchen, @madhubish. Thank you