Zaffran Kitchen

🍗✨ Chicken Pulao Recipe by Zaffran Kitchen

Ingredients:
• 500g chicken (with bone)
• 2 cups basmati rice (washed & soaked 20 mins)
• 2 onions (sliced)
• 2 tomatoes (optional)
• 2 green chillies
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 cup curd
• 3 tbsp oil/ghee
• Whole spices: 1 bay leaf, 4 cloves, 4 peppercorns, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cardamom
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• Mint + coriander leaves
• ⁠Green chilli paste

👩‍🍳 Method:

Chicken Marinade:
1. Add chicken to a bowl
2. ⁠Add curd, ginger garlic paste, turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, green chilli paste to the bowl
3. ⁠Mix well and leave aside for 30 mins

Rice:
1. Soak the rice in warm water
2. ⁠Keep aside for 30 mins

Pulao:
1. Add oil to a large pot
2. ⁠Add in bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon and other whole spices along with green chilli and onion
3. ⁠Sauté until the onions are golden brown
4. ⁠Add tomatoes and mix
5. ⁠Add the marinated chicken and let it cook
6. ⁠Add water and let it simmer
7. ⁠Add rice and mix it well
8. ⁠Cover it and let it cook for around 30 mins
9. ⁠Occasionally, keep checking water level to know if it’s cooked well

Fluff & serve
Garnish with mint/coriander. Enjoy with raita! 😍

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