Chicken Pilaf

Chicken Pilaf is a simple rice dish cooked with chicken ,broth and spices. It makes a simple,comforting lunch or dinner meal as it does not require any accompaniment . Nevertheless , you may have it with raita or pickle.

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Chicken Pilaf :-

Ingredients:

1. Basmati Rice – 2 cups
2. Chicken – 500gms
3. onion – 1 large
4. green chilly – 2
5. Yoghurt – 1/2 cup
6. lemon juice – 1 tbsp
7. ginger-garlic paste – 2 tsp
8. red chilli powder – 1 tsp
9. turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
10. pepper powder – 1 tsp
11. cinnamon – 1/2 inch stick
12. clove – 4
13. cardamom – 4
14. milk – 2 tbsp
15. chicken stock cube – 1
16. ghee – 1/3 cup
17. mint leaves – 1/2 cup
18. coriander leaves – 1/2 cup

Method :

1. wash and soak Basmati Rice for 45 minutes
2. Clean and wash the chicken pieces. Marinate it with yoghurt , ginger-garlic paste, red chilly powder, lemon juice and salt for an hour.
3. Now heat ghee in a pan. Add cinnamon, clove and cardamom . Add onion and green chilly, and saute on medium heat.
4. Separate as much marinade as possible from the chicken pieces . Now transfer these chicken pieces into the pan and toss well. Close the lid and cook for 5 minutes.Add pepper and turmeric powders.Add the leftover marinade and milk now.
5. Add drained basmati rice and stir for 3-4 minutes. Also add mint and coriander leaves.
6. Meanwhile, in another pan,  boil 3 cups of water and mix a chicken stock cube into it. Pour this to the rice-chicken mixture.
7. Keep it on high flame until water starts to boil. Now close the pan and cook in low flame for 10 -12 minutes.

Chicken Pilaf is ready ! Enjoy the meal with your loved ones !

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