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CHICKEN PULAO | INDIAN CHICKEN PILAF | INDIAN CHICKEN RECIPE | ONE POT RICE RECIPE

Delicious, easy to make one pot rice recipe. Chicken pilaf cooked with mild Indian spices. Pulao is a tasty recipe made of basmati rice, chicken, veggies, meat, spices and herbs. 

This chicken pulao is super easy to make in the weekends or in the night. It is mildly spiced and not heavy like the chicken biryani. 

Chicken pulao can be made in a regular pot, pressure cooker or instant pot. I made chicken pulao using the pressure cooker. I used saffron, which gives more flavor to the pulao, its optional only. Finally, garnish the chicken pulao with fried onions and cashews for the richness to the pulao. 

Chicken pulao goes well with onion raitha, boiled egg or any chicken curry. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare chicken pulao. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR CHICKEN PULAO

Course        : Main

Cuisine       : Indian

Author        : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time   : 15 min

Cook Time  : 40 min

Total Time  : 55 min

INGREDIENTS

For Marination:

• 750 g chicken

• 1/4 cup yogurt

• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

For Pulao :

• 1 cup basmati rice

• 2 tbsp ghee + 1 tbsp oil

• 3 cloves

• 1 inch cinnamon stick

• 2 bay leaf

• 2 green cardamom

• 1 star anise

• 1 mace

• 1 onion - thinly sliced

• 2 tsp ginger garlic paste

• 2 green chilli - slitted

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

• 1 tsp red chilli powder

• 11/2 tsp coriander powder

• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder

• 2 tbsp coriander leaves - chopped

• salt as needed

• 2 cup water

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 1/8 tsp saffron strands - for flavor

For Garnish :

• 1 tbsp oil

• 1/4 cup onion - thinly sliced

• 1 tbsp cashews

• 1/4 cup coriander leaves - chopped

PROCEDURE

• clean chicken with turmeric powder and  keep it aside

• soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes

• in a mixing bowl, marinate chicken pieces with yogurt, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt, keep it aside

• heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker pan

• add whole spices, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, star anise, mace and green cardamom

• allow all whole spices to splutter

• add thinly sliced onions and saute till they are lightly brown

• add ginger garlic paste and slitted green chilli

• saute well until the raw smell goes off

• add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder

• mix well

• add salt, marinated chicken pieces and chopped coriander leaves

• combine well with all the spice powders

• cover and cook in medium flame for 10 minutes (chicken and yogurt will let out water)

• once chicken cooked almost, open the lid check the chicken pieces, if its not cooked, cook for another 5-10 minutes

• then, add soaked basmati rice and drain the water

• stir to coat in the gravy and fry for few seconds

• add water, lemon juice and saffron strands

• mix well

• cover with lid, put the weight on and cook in low flame for 25 minutes or until the rice is done

• in the meanwhile, heat oil in a pan, fry thinly sliced onion and cashews separately

• allow pressure to release naturally and check the rice with a fork

• garnish with fried onions, cashews and chopped coriander leaves

• serve chicken pulao with slice of lemon or boiled egg or any chicken gravy

• tastes delicious and try let me know your feedback

Indian Chicken Pulao with Step-by-Step Photo Recipe

soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes

clean chicken with turmeric powder

marinate with red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masla powder and salt

mix well and keep it aside

heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker pan

add cloves, cinnamon stick, green cardamom, bay leaf, mace and star anise, saute well

add thinly sliced onion

saute well until they are lightly brown

add ginger garlic paste and slitted green chilli

saute well until the raw smell goes off

add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder

mix well

add salt and marinated chicken pieces

add chopped coriander leaves

combine well with all the masala

cover and cook in low flame for 10-15 minutes

chicken and yogurt will let out water

once 3/4th chicken cooked, add soaked basmati rice

combine well with all the masala

add 2 cup water

add lemon juice and mix well

sprinkle saffron strands

cover with lid and put weight on, cook on low flame for 25 minutes or until the rice is cooked

chicken pulao ready

heat oil in a frying pan, fry thinly sliced onions

fry cashews

garnish with fried onions, cashews, chopped coriander leaves and lemon slices