Chicken Pulao

Chicken Pulao is an Indian lunch dish made with basmati rice, chicken, onions, tomatoes and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.

Total time (approx.)
50 mins
Calories (estimate)
~450 kcal
Course
Lunch
Cuisine
Indian
gluten-free

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Chicken Pulao — Indian lunch dish served ready to eat

Ingredients

What goes into Chicken Pulao. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.

  • Basmati rice
  • Chicken
  • Onions
  • Tomatoes
  • Whole spices
  • Ginger-garlic
  • Ghee

Method

  1. 1Sauté whole spices in ghee
  2. 2Add chicken pieces and cook until brown
  3. 3Add onions, tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste
  4. 4Add rice and water, cook until done
  5. 5Garnish with fried onions and coriander

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