Chicken Pulao is a comforting one-pot dish that is surprising easy to make and is really satisfying to eat. Serve it with raita and boiled eggs and have a truly tasty meal.
If you love chicken biryani, you will enjoy chicken pulao. It is definitely a poor man's version of chicken biryani but that does not mean that it is less flavourful.
It just is way easier to cook. Surprise your family with it for a weeknight dinner. Here's my recipe of chicken pulao:
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Easy Chicken Pulao Recipe
Chicken pulao is a delicious one-pot meal made with chicken and rice which is so easy to cook, you can easily make it on a weekday.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. chicken pieces with bone or 500 gm.
- 2 cups basmati rice washed and soaked for half an hour in water
- 2 onions sliced thin
- 2 tbsp. ghee or clarified butter
- 4 cloves
- 10 peppercorns
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cinnamon
- 2 mace
- 2 green cardamom
Marinade for chicken
- 2 tbsp. ginger garlic paste
- 1 tbsp. paprika for colour
- 1 tbsp. cayenne or chilli powder optional
- 1 tbsp. tandoori chicken powder or garam masala
- 3 tbsp. Greek yogurt or thick Indian curd
- 1 tbsp. mint chopped
- 1 tbsp. cilantro leaves chopped
- 2 tsp. ghee or oil
- 1 tablespoon dry fenugreek or kasuri methi optional
- salt to taste
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Instructions
- Mix together all the marinade ingredients and make a paste. Marinate chicken pieces in it for an hour.
- Heat ghee in a kadhai/thick bottom pan. Put in all the whole spices and cook for a minute. .
- Add the sliced onions and fry them till they are dark golden in colour
- Add the marinated chicken and fry for about 4-5 minutes stirring continuously.
- Add the soaked and drained basmati rice and gently mix.
- Add water to cover chicken and rice. Add more salt for the rice.
- Now cover and cook for about 30 minutes till the chicken and rice are well cooked.
- Garnish with some chopped cilantro and mint and serve hot.
- Your delicious chicken pulao is ready to eat.
Notes
Don't mix the basmati rice vigourously or it will break.
I add slightly less quantity of water and add more if it seems insufficient.
Adjust spices like chilli powder and green chillies as per taste. This recipe is moderately spicy.
Nutrition
Calories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 21gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 67mgPotassium: 426mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 2623IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 2mg
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Parul Thakur says
Your blog is my one stop place for recipes. I don’t cook but I know when I have to, here is where I come ? this one is doable, Rachna! I so want to pick up a house near you ?
Vinitha says
This recipe looks easy to prepare. I make chicken biryani and the steps are a little more elaborate. Next time when I crave for chicken dish I will try this one. Thanks Rachna.
Prakash says
Light and tasty
Rachna says
Thank you