Chicken Pulao

 "Chicken pulao or a rice dish cooked in seasoned broth with chicken.it is a one pot meal , easy to cook especially when you have guests to come over and lots other things to do .....you can make this without a need make Curry plus rice plus roti etc.you just need a cucumber raita with it and your flavorful, delicious is chicken pulao is ready to eat"

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Ingredients

2 cups rice

For marination

500g Chicken

2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp hara masala

1 tsp gram masala powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric

1 tsp red chilli powder

4 tbsp yoghurt

Salt to taste

For pulao

1tbsp ghee

1 tbsp oil

4-5 black peppercorns

4-5 cloves

3-4 green cardamom

1-2 bay leaves

1 staranise

1 inch cinnamon stick

1-2 large potatoes

4 medium onions

2 large tomatoes

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp hara masala 

4-5 tsp gram masala powder

1 lemon juice

Salt to taste 

1/2 Coriander leaves

Method 

• Wash the rice well and leave to soak for 20-30 min
• Then marinate the chicken with  ginger-garlic paste,hara masala, chilli powder, yoghurt, salt for about 30-40 min.
• Meanwhile, heat  oil in large saucepan and fry the potatoes till golden brown , keep it aside.
• Now in same pan , Add ghee with the remaining oil and add black peppercorns, cloves, green cardamom, bay leaves, staranise, cinnamon and mix.
• Now add onions and fry until golden brown.
• Then add ginger-garlic paste, hara masala, gram masala powder, salt and fry well(sprinkle water if the ingredients is sticking to pan while sauteing)
• After the masala is cooked, add tomatoes and cooked till they become soft, tender and leaves oil
• Then add the fried potatoes and cook it with some little water with lid closed.
• When the potatoes are cooked, add marinated  chicken and saute for a minute and cooked well with closed lid while stirring occasionally.
• Aftet chicken has been cooked , add 4 cups of water and give it a boil.
• Then add soaked rice , coriander leaves and lemon juice and mix well.
• Adjust the salt if needed.
• Place the lid and cook on medium to low heat till all the water has dried and rice has been perfectly cooked.
• After the rice is cooked , give a gentle stir so that the steam trapped inside can escape making the rice fluffy and separated.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with cucumber raita.

Also check out: hara masala ,Gram masala powder