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Today's Recipe - Chicken Pilaf
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Recipe: Serves: 4
Cooking time (approx.): 30 minutes
Style: North Indian (Mughlai) Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients:
16 boneless pieces (about 800 grams) of chicken
4 tablespoons yoghurt
1 tablespoon(s) each of finely chopped ginger and garlic
1" cinnamon stick broken
4 each of cloves and green cardamoms
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon(s) cumin seed
1 tablespoon(s) cashewnuts and raisins
DIRECTIONS:
Soak the rice for an hour. Drain and keep aside. Make cuts on the chicken pieces. In a bowl combine the yoghurt, half of the chopped ginger and garlic with some salt. Rub this marinade onto the chicken pieces. Keep aside for an hour at least.
1. Heat the clarified butter(ghee)/ butter in a heavy-bottomed pan till hot and splutter the cumin seeds. Add the cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, cardamoms, cashewnuts, raisins and fry for a few seconds. Now add the remaining chopped ginger, garlic, red chilli and garam masala powders. Stir fry. Add chopped onions and saute till they are medium brown.
2. Add the chopped tomatoes and saute on high level whilst stirring continuously for about 2 minute(s).
3. Add the chicken with the marinade and fry on high for a few seconds. Lower the heat and saute the chicken on a medium level for about 8 minutes or till it is half cooked.
4. Add the chicken stock / water, rice, salt and bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low level for about 20 minutes or till the rice is fully cooked and all the water has evaporated. Separate the rice grains lightly with a fork.