Chicken Pulao

Chicken pulao, a quick chicken dish comes to my rescue whenever I feel lazy to cook or fall short  of time ;) This dish along with a colorful platter of salad is really filling n satisfying. I label it under bachelors cooking cos its quite easy n time saving. 
I call this recipe as chicken pulao n not chicken biryani because Pulao is made by cooking the ingredients together where as in Biryani, rice is first cooked separately , then layered n cooked on low flame with other ingredients. Just like vegetable pulao every thing goes into the pressure cooker. 

Ingredients:
Chicken      : 500 gm
curds          : 1 cup
onion          : 2 big, cut in length
oil              : 4- tbspn
ghee           : 2 tbspn
Basmati rice: 1 glass

for green masala paste
coriander leaves  : 1 small bunch
pudina leaves      : 1 small bunch
garlic                  : 7-8 cloves
ginger                 : 2 inch piece
green chilly         : 5
turmeric powder  : 1 tspn
salt                     : 2 tspn












Whole garam masala
Shahi jeera          : 1 tspn
cinnemon sticks   : 2
Javetri                 : 2 piece
black cardamom  : 2
cloves                  : 7-8
Bay leaf               : 2


Method:
  • Wash the rice and drain water . Set aside for -20 mins
  • Take the cleaned chicken pieces in a bowl
  • Prepare the green masala paste by blending all the ingredients written below ingredients for green masala 
  • Apply the paste along with curds thoroughly to the chicken pieces. Set aside for atleast 20 mins

  • Take 4 tbspn oil in a pressure cooker vessel. when hot add all the whole garam masalas
  • wait till they are fragrant. 
  • Then goes in the sliced onions. fry until slightly brown
  • Then add in the rice grains and fry on medium for 2-3 mins

  • Add the marinated chicken into the rice. Give a nice mix. Add 1 1/4 glass water.
  • Add salt if required ( also garam masala powder if required. I did not add)

  • Put the lid on and cook till just 1 whistle. Sim for 5 mins before turning off
  • wait until the pressure is released.
  • gently pfluff the rice with a fork and add 2 tbspn ghee all over
  • Serve hot with salad/ yoghurt raita

4 comments:

  1. Super flavourful pulao,just inviting.

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  2. this looks yummy, we love pulao, might try out your recipe next time he craving calls..

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  3. Pulao looks absolutely lovely... Bookmarked this one..
    Glad to have visited your blog and happy to follow u..:))
    Happy blogging dear..
    Reva

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