Boil the chicken with about 3.5 Cups of water, a little ginger garlic paste, salt. Then deep fry (optional).

In a cooking pot, heat up the oil and fry the whole spices as mentioned above

Then add in your onions and fry till translucent. Add in your cumin powder mix it in (NB: if you have potatoes you add it in here before the cumin powder)

Add in the chicken stock and some salt and bring it to boil.

Add in your soaked rice (without the water) and stir it in. Let it boil for a few mins.

Then add in your chicken and mix it in. Let it simmer till water drains. Cover the pot with charcoal or put in the oven for 5mins.

Pilau is ready to serve!