Chicken & Mushroom Gratin

Serve 5-6
200 gms chicken (2 breasts and 2 thighs of medium size chicken) – cut into bite
Size pieces
200 gms mushrooms quartered (cut into 4 pieces each)
2 tbsp oil or butter
2 tbsp maida (flour)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp papper
1 tsp rum or sherry (optional)
100 gms (1 ½ cup) cream or malai
GARNISHING
Soma chopped celery or coriander leaves

1.In a plate micro high uncovered maida (dry) 2 minutes. Keep aside.
2.In the casserole mix oil and chicken pieces well sp that chicken is coated with oil.
3.Micro high covered 2 minutes.
4.Add mushrooms. Mix well. Mirco high covered 4 minutes.
5.Mix maida and 1 cup of water well, so that no limps remain.
6.Add to the chicken – mushrooms casserole.
7.Add salt, pepper, rum. Micro high uncovered 2 minutes.
8.Add cream or malai. Micro high uncovered 2 minutes.
9.Let stand 2 minutes.
10.Sprinkle chopped celery or coriander and serve hot.

Note :    1.This dish can be made with prawns and mushrooms.
2.it can also be made with only chicken. However, in that case use double the amount of chicken i.e. 400 gms.
3.If the dish gets thick on keeping, add some water. Mix well. Micro high uncovered 2 minutes and serve.