Last weekend we had a late breakfast and till 2 0’ clock I hadnt thought about what to cook for lunch. But then we were very hungry and I made this quick chicken pulav. It is a recipe from my father’s very close friend. Uncle S had once cooked this Chicken pulav and invited us for dinner when his wife was away. It gets ready in 20 minutes and is yummy.
Ingredients
- Cleaned chicken (cut into small pieces) - 10 to 12
- Rice - 2 cups
- Onion - 1 medium sized cut into thin long slices
- Ginger, garlic paste (fresh homemade for better taste)- 1 teaspoon
- Green chillies - 4 to 5
- Cinnamon - 1 stick
- Cloves - 5 to 6
- Pepper - 5 to 6
- Cardamom - 1
- Saunf/badishippi - half teaspoon
- Bay leaves - 1
- Yogurt - 2 teaspoons
- A pinch of turmeric powder
- Oil
- Salt to taste
Method
- Apply salt, turmeric, ginger-garlic paste and yogurt to the chicken pieces and set it aside.
- Wash the rice and set it aside.
- Heat a generous quantity of oil in cooker and add onions and green chillies. Fry for 5 mins.
- Crush all the other masalas into a coarse mixture and fry it along with onions.
- Now add the chicken pieces, salt and fry well till the raw smell goes away and you get a nice aroma. At this stage, add rice and fry gain for 5 mins.
- Add sufficient quantity of water and allow the pulav to cook according to your cooker specifications.
Enjoy with your favourite salad :-)