CHICKEN PULAO

500 gm chicken, cut into pieces and mix with

salt and keep a side.

2 cup basmathi rice. I use the parboiled basmathi rice

so I soaked the rice for 1 hour. if you are using ordinary

basmathi rice you don’t have to soaked.

5 tbsp ghee

1 onion, sliced finely

1 tomato, sliced finely

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To grind into a coarsely paste;

5 green chilies,or to your taste

2” ginger

6 garlic

1 tsp garam masala

1 cube chicken stock, if you like

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1 cup coconut milk or milk

½ cup chopped coriander leaves

½ cup mints leaves

3 cup water and the coconut milk, water depends on the kind of rice you

 use.

2 cardamoms

2 cloves

1”cinnamon stick

1 star aniseed

15 cashewnuts

some raisins

1.   Heat a pan and add in the ghee. when the ghee is hot add in the whole spices except the cashew nut and raisin. add in the sliced onions and saute for 2-3 mins.

2.   Add in the grind paste mix well and add I the tomatoes and chicken pieces. fry well till the raw smell disappear. add in the garam masala powder.

3.   add in the rice and combine well. Remove from the pan and pour into a rice cooker. pour in the water and coconut milk. stir well and in the mints and coriander leaves mix well and on the cooker.

4.   fry the cashewnut and raisin and garnish the rice. serve with any curry you like.