CHICKEN PULAO

Ingredients:- 

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• 500gms chicken
• 350gms basmati rice
• Bay leaf
• cloves
• Garam masala
• Cumin seeds
• Green chillies
• 2 Onions
• 1 Tomatoes
• Mint leaves
• Coriander
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Ghee (clarified butter)
• Lemon
• Red chilli powder
• Turmeric powder
• Salt

Process:-

• Clean the chicken and marinate it in a tablespoon of ginger-garlic paste, a pinch of chilli powder and salt and generous squeeze of lemon. Let it rest for an hour.
• Heat ghee in a pot. Add some of the thinly sliced onions to it. Sauté until dark brown and crispy. Remove from ghee and set them aside.
• Add the cumin seeds, a couple of bay leaves and around 4 cloves to the hot ghee. Add a tablespoon of ginger garlic paste.
• Add the rest of the onions and cook till they change colour. Add sliced tomato and cook it well.
• Add the marinated chicken and the green chillies to the pot and stir well for about a minute.
• Add the rice, turmeric powder, garam masala, a couple of crushed mint leaves and finely chopped coriander to the mix.
• Add water until it covers the rice completely. Add salt and cook on a low flame for about half an hour or until the rice is completely cooked.
• Garnish with the browned, crispy onions and finely cut coriander and a couple of mint leaves. Serve hot.

Note: - Although pulao is generally part of vast menu and is served with various curries and roti in a traditional thali, it is kind of a meal in itself. I like to eat tiny bites of raw onion with it just for the extra crunch!!