Re: Competition - The Best Pulao
hand written recipe main kuch “apus ki bateen bhi likheen hain” so cant scan it ![]()
Sorry for the delay. Here it is
Ingredients
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Chicken 0.5 kg (she has also made it with goat, so you can use whatever but I normally use chicken)
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Basmati Rice 0.5 kg or little more
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Ginger paste 1 tsp
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Garlic paste 1 tsp
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yogurt 1 cup
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Onion 1 (medium)
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Milk 1/4 to 1/2 cup
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Red Chili 1/2 tsp (as per your taste)
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Salt 1.5 tsp (or as per your taste)
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Coriander pwd 1 tsp
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Turmeric 1/2 tsp
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Cumin powder 1 tsp (better if you used roasted cumins)
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Black pepper 1/2 tsp
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Garam Masala including Cinnamon, Cardamom, Clove, Cardamom, Bay leaves (you can use whole or powder) - I used powder
Procedure
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In a pot cook chicken with all the red ingredients in almost 2 cup of water. Make sure that when chicken is tender, 1-1.25 cup of broth should remain
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Boil rice with 2-3 tsp of salt. Make sure not to over boil it. rinse when 1 kani is remaining and then pour milk in rice
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Now spread yogurt over the cooked chicken and then layer the rice on the top
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Spread some food color over rice
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Golden brown onion in almost 0.25 cup of oil and pour/spread onion with oil on top of rice
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cover and simmer for almost 15-20 min
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Mix and serve
I like this because its yummy and it takes only 30-40 min to cook with very little mess.
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