Pulao

    Lunch & Dinner · Chicken · Rice · Vegetable · Main Meal · Hindu Festivals

    Pulao is of Persian origin, it is a dish made of rice with vegetables or chicken, embellished with a tasty mix of many spices. This dish is a classic of Indian cuisine, with many regional or family variants.

    Ingredients

    • 300 g of chicken breasts
    • 300 g sausages cut into bevels
    • 1 tbsp of garlic and ginger paste
    • 1 minced onion
    • 4 cloves
    • 4 seeds of cardamom
    • 1 cinnamon stick
    • 1 tbsp of ground cumin
    • 1 tbsp of turmeric
    • Salt pepper
    • Some chopped mint leaves
    • Fresh chilled coriander
    • Basmati rice half cooked
    • 1 tbsp of ghee (or butter)

    Method

    1. Cut the chicken into small pieces, salt and pepper.
    2. Marinate with cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, cloves, turmeric, garlic and ginger paste, mint and a handful of coriander.
    3. Let sit a few minutes.
    4. Saute the sausages.
    5. Then saute the onion in a little oil until golden brown.
    6. Fry the chicken in a little oil and a little butter and once it is cooked, set aside.
    7. Add a layer of rice to the remaining chicken, then put a layer of chicken, then rice, then chicken again, end with onions and sausages and sprinkle with fresh coriander.
    8. Add a little water in the preparation, cover and cook for 10 to 15 minutes over low heat, so that all the perfumes are well diffused.
    9. Once cooked, serve the Pulao with tomato chutney.

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