Easy Chicken Pulao
Chicken Pulao is a quick one pot meal prepared with marinated chicken, basmati rice and mild Indian spices.
Yield: 2 servings
Materials
- 1½ cup Basmati Rice
- 500 gms Chicken Pieces, Medium Size
- ½ cup Yogurt
- 2 tablespoon Ginger Paste
- 2 tablespoon Garlic Paste
- 2 nos Green Chilli
- 1 no Tomato, medium chopped
- 2 nos Onion, medium sliced
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
- 1 no Bay Leaf
- 2 inch Cinnamon
- 3-4 nos Clove
- 2 nos Green Cardamom
- ½ teaspoon Sugar
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
- 2 teaspoon Ghee
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes.
- Clean the chicken pieces and marinate them with yogurt, salt, ginger and garlic paste for 1 hour.
- Heat the oil along with ghee in a pressure cooker. Add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon and cardamoms. Sauté again for about few minutes.
- Now add sliced onions and sauté until they are translucent. Next add tomato and cook until the raw smell is gone.
- Add sugar, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, green chilli and mix well.
- Next add marinated chicken and cook it for 5 to 8 minutes.
- Add little water and finally add soaked rice after draining the water from it. Mix them well.
- Now add required water to cook the rice. Check the salt and add if required.
- Cover the pan with a lid and allow it to cook. When the rice is cooked and water is absorbed completely. Switch off the gas and allow it to rest for 5 minutes.
- Fluff up the rice using a fork and allow to rest it for some more time.
- Serve it hot with raita or salad.