Chicken Pulao

Chicken Pulao Recipe

Ingredients :

1. Chicken - 400 gms - cut into medium pieces
2. Onion - 2 medium size, cut it lengthwise
3. Green chilly - 4, cut it lengthwise
4. Basmati Rice - 4 cups, (1 cup = 100gms)
5. Bay leaves - 3
6. Wheel Cloves - 4
7. Cardamom - 2
8. Cinnamon stick - small size - 1
9. Mint leaves - few - chopped
10. Cilantro - few - chopped
11. Curry Leaves - few
12. Curd - 1 1/2 cup (150 gms)
13. Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
14. Ginger - Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
15. lemon Juice 
16. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
17. Salt  as per taste
18. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
19. Fresh Coconut - 1/2 cup, cut it small pieces 
20. Oil - 4 to 5 tbsp

Before going to preparation :

• Clean chicken with fresh water ( In water, add turmeric powder, some salt and full drops of lemon ). Clean it well and keep aside.
• In chicken, add 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tbsp ginger - garlic paste, 1 tsp red chilly powder, 1 1/2 cup of curd, curry leaves - few, 4 drops of lemon juice, 1tsp of oil, mix them well, leave it for at least 1 hour
• Clean basmati rice with water and soak it in water for 1/2 an hour

Method to make Masala Paste :

 Ingredients :

• Poppy seeds - 2 tsp
• Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
• Wheel Cloves - 2
• Cardamom - 2
• Nutmeg seed - 1/8 piece 
• Mace Flower - small piece - 1
• Cinnamon stick - small size - 1
• Cashew nuts - 8 pieces

1. Heat a non - stick pan over low flame
2. Add above ingredients one by one
3. Fry it for 1 minute and keep aside
4. Cool them for sometime
5. Now,grind it well  like a powder
6. Add fresh Coconut pieces - 1/2 cup into it
7. Add water and grind it to smooth paste and keep it aside

Method to make chicken pulao :

• Heat oil in a non - stick pan over medium flame
• Add bay leaves, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 2 cardamom, 4 wheel cloves, 1 small size cinnamon stick, fry it for 20 seconds
• Add onion and green chilly, saute it for 1 minute or until onions turn light golden brown
• Add 1/2 tbsp of ginger - garlic paste and masala paste saute it for 2 minutes or until raw smell disappears
• Add chopped mint leaves, fry it
• Add marinated chicken, mix it and cover for 15 minutes
• Now, add rice and salt as required, mix it thoroughly and cover the lid for 2 minutes 
• Add 4 cups of water into it ( Note : 1 cup of rice = 2 cups of water, but here we added curd. so, need to take 4 cups of rice = 4 cups of water )
• Finally, add chopped cilantro and cover with a fine lid without any leak
• cook it in the low flame until it is completely done