Chicken Yakni Pulao

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Chicken Yakni Pulao

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :20 Min

Cook Time : 20 Min

Total Time : 40 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 2 cups fine basmati rice


  • 300 gms chicken


  • 4 nos green cardamom


  • 2 inch cinnamon stick


  • 1 nos bay leaf


  • 400 nos onion, finely sliced


  • 2 tsp ginger garlic paste


  • 1 pinch nutmeg powder


  • 1 pinch mace powder


  • 2 tbsp ghee


  • 3 nos slitted green chili


  • 1/2 cups yoghurt


  • 1 tsp salt


  • 3 tbsp pomegranate for garnishing


  • 3 tbsp coriander leaf for garnishing

Directions

  • Wash and soak the rice for at least 15 minutes.
  • Wash and pat dry the chicken.
  • Marinade with yogurt, salt, nutmeg powder, mace powder, ginger garlic paste, salt.
  • Heat ghee in a pan and fry onions until golden brown and crisp.
  • Add marinated chicken in it.
  • Now add the whole spices, bay leaf and slitted green chilli in the hot ghee.
  • Cook until the chicken is half done.
  • Now drain the soaked rice and add in the chicken.
  • Add 4 cups of water and cook covered until the rice is fully done.
  • Check seasoning.
  • Decorate with Pomegranate and coriander chopped.
  • Serve with raita and salad.