Chicken Pulao - Chicken Pulav
A fragrant and flavuorful Pakistani chicken pulao recipe, where tender chicken and rice come together in a subtly spiced one-pot wonder.
Ingredients
For Pulao Masala
- 1 tsp Black Peppercorn
- 2 Cinnamon stick
- 4 Cloves
- 4 Green Cardamom
- 2 Black cardamom
- 1/2 piece Nutmeg
- 2 piece Mace
Rest Ingredients
- 500 Grams Chicken breast pieces
- 2 cup Basmati Rice
- 1 Onion large size, sliced
- 1 tbsp Cashews halved/chopped
- 1 tbsp Raisin
- 2-3 Dried Red Chillies
- 2 Bayleaves
- 3-4 Cloves
- 2 Cinnamon stick
- 2-3 Green Cardamom
- 2 Black Cardamom
- 4-5 Black peppercorn
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp Asafoetida
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 2 tbsp Pulao masala
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 2 tbsp Clarified Butter/Desi ghee
- 1 tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves
Instructions
- First of all, wash and soak basmati rice for 20 minutes.
- Dry roast the spices for pulao masala for 2-3 minutes and once cooled, grind them to a powder.
- Heat Oil in a pan/kadhai and add asafoetida and cumin seeds to it. Add dried red chillies, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, black peppercorn, cloves, green and black cardamom and saute.
- Add sliced onion and cashews and saute till they are pink golden. Add raisin and saute again for 1 minute.
- Add chicken breast pieces and saute them till they are slightly roasted and change colour.
- Add salt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, and pulao masala to it and saute again.
- Add soaked rice and mix them gently so that they don't break. Add 2 cups of water and cover the pan with lid and let the pulao cook on low medium heat for 10 -15 minutes.
- Open the lid and spread Desi ghee on top. Switch off the heat and fluff the rice gently with the help of fork and cover the lid again. Let it sit for 5-7 minutes.
- Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and serve the pulao hot. Enjoy it with yogurt/Raita.
Notes
- You can use brown rice instead of basmati rice.
- Cashews and raisin are optional, you can skip them.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Pulao - Chicken Pulav
Amount Per Serving (250 g)
Calories 726
Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 11g
Cholesterol 99mg33%
Sodium 1332mg58%
Potassium 799mg23%
Carbohydrates 91g30%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 36g72%
Vitamin A 73IU1%
Vitamin C 7mg8%
Calcium 120mg12%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.