Are you craving for chicken pulao but have very little time to cook it, then this is the recipe for you to make a delicious pulao quickly. But rest assured there will no compromise on the taste.
Recipe
Serves 4 · Prep 35m · Cook 25m
Ingredients
500 grams chicken, cut into 1 inch pieces on the bone
1½ cups pulav basmati rice
2 tablespoons ghee
2 green cardamoms
3 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 inch cinnamon
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2-3 green chillies, slit
2 medium onions, sliced
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
Salt to taste
2¼ cups chicken stock
Fresh mint leaves for garnish
Raita for serving
Method
Take pulav basmati rice in a bowl and wash thoroughly 2-3 times. Add sufficient water and soak for 30 minutes. Drain the water.
Heat ghee in a non-stick pan, add green cardamoms, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, cumin seeds and green chillies, mix and sauté for 30 seconds.
Add onions, mix and sauté till golden brown. Add ginger-garlic paste, mix and sauté for 30 seconds.
Add chicken and salt, mix and sauté on high heat for 3-4 minutes.
Add rice and mix well with light hands. Add chicken stock, mix and once the mixture comes to a boil, cover and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes. Set aside for 10 minutes.
Transfer onto a serving plate, garnish with mint leaves and serve hot with raita.