Chicken Pulao

Name: Chicken Pulao
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1/2 kg chicken; 1/2 kg rice; 3-4 potatoes; 1 onion; 2 tbsp garlic paste; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 cup oil; 1 cup yogurt; 7-8 black peppercorns; 3-4 cloves; 5-6 green cardamom; 2-3 black cardamom; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1-2 star anise; 1-2 bay leaves; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp red chilli powder; 1 tbsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 4-5 green chillies; 1/4 tsp food colour; 1 tbsp kewra water/essence

Anousha Qureshi @anousha_qureshi98

Italy

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Friday is the standard pulao day at my place! And this recipe has been passed down from my late aunt, to my mother, and now to me; making it a flavorful family heirloom.

Happy Cooking, Happy Sharing!

#joy

Friday is the standard pulao day at my place! And this recipe has been passed down from my late aunt, to my mother, and now to me; making it a flavorful family heirloom.

Happy Cooking, Happy Sharing!

Anousha Qureshi @anousha_qureshi98

Italy

#joy

Friday is the standard pulao day at my place! And this recipe has been passed down from my late aunt, to my mother, and now to me; making it a flavorful family heirloom.

Happy Cooking, Happy Sharing!

#joy

Friday is the standard pulao day at my place! And this recipe has been passed down from my late aunt, to my mother, and now to me; making it a flavorful family heirloom.

Happy Cooking, Happy Sharing!

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Ingredients

1 hr

2-3 servings

1/2 kgchicken
1/2 kgrice
3-4potatoes
1onion
2 tbspgarlic paste
1 tbspginger paste
1 cupoil
1 cupyogurt
7-8black peppercorns
3-4cloves
5-6green cardamom
2-3black cardamom
2cinnamon sticks
1-2star anise
1-2bay leaves
1 tbspsalt
1 tbspred chilli powder
1 tbspcoriander powder
1/2 tspturmeric
1/2 tspcumin powder
4-5green chillies
1/4 tspfood colour
1 tbspkewra water/essence

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Steps

1 hr

1

Heat oil in a pan. Fry onions until light brown. Add all whole garam masala and let it crackle.
2

Add ginger and garlic paste. Add chicken and fry well until colour changes.
3

Mix all spices in yogurt and add to chicken. Mix well. Add quartered potatoes and let them cook until tender. If needed add a little water.
4

Wash and soak rice according to rice type. When chicken is tender, add rice to pot. Add 3-4 cups of water. Let cook at medium flame.
5

When water is absorbed, add chopped green chillies. Mix food colour into kewra water and spread all over the rice.
6

Turn flame to low and cover pot, let cook on dum for 10 minutes.
7

Pulao is ready. Dish out, and serve with salad, and raita. Enjoy!