Chicken Pulao adds life to every occasion or party. This traditional dish needs no introduction and is a delightful blend of spiced chicken, rice and aromat herbs. There are several ways of preparing this dish and we have the simplest recipe to prepare this dish. Here’s how you go about preparing it at home with some easily available ingredients. Wash and peel the veggies, take a mortar-pestle and add garlic and ginger. Crush them coarsely into a paste. Now, take chicken and cut it into pieces

Take a bowl and add garam masala, red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder and half of the prepared ginger-garlic paste. Mix it well and the marinade is ready. Marinate the chicken pieces in a prepared marinade paste and keep it aside to set for 20 minutes.

Now, heat oil in a non-stick pan on medium flame and add bay leaves, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, green chilies and star anise. Mix well and add sliced onions. Saute them over a medium flame until onions turn glossy and transparent.

Now, add the marinated chicken and cook them until the ingredients are incorporated in the marinated chicken. Then, add yogurt and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Add rice, 5 cups of water, turmeric powder and the remaining ginger-garlic paste. Season with salt and mix well. Let the rice be completely cooked. Stir occasionally.

When cooked, transfer the Pulao to a serving plate and. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it hot.