Friday, April 8, 2016

Yaknee Pulao

This is a one-pot dish, which is extremely simple to make, tastes awesome, and is always a hit! This dish used to be originally prepared at my home by my dad, but I will still feature it in my mom's recipe list, as it is one of the parents after all!

So let's get started!


All you need
  • Rice of your choice, uncooked: 1. 5 cups
 
  • Chicken (boneless or with bone): 300g, chopped into 2 inch pieces
 
  • Water: 2.5 cups
 
  • Oil: 4-5 tbsp
  • Salt: 2 tsp
 
  • Cinnamon: 2 sticks
  • Cardamom: 5-6
  • Cloves: 4-5
  • Black peppercorn: 3-4
  • Bay leaf: 1
 
 Getting it done
  • Soak the rice for 1 hour
  • Add the water in a pressure cooker, and place it on a gas stove
 
  • Add the washed cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, black peppercorn, and bay leaf 
 
  • Add the raw chicken pieces thoroughly washed
 
  • Add a pinch of salt
  • Cover the cooker, and turn on the stove
  • After the first whistle, simmer the cooker for 5 minutes 
  • Once the cooker has cooled down, separate the chicken and the spiced water
 
 
 
  • Wash and dry the pressure cooker
  • Heat the oil in the cooker
 
  • Drain the water from the soaked rice
 
  • Add the chicken, and shallow fry for 3-4 minutes 
 
  • Remove the chicken
 
  • Add the rice to the same cooker, and shallow fry it for 2-3 minutes in the same oil 
 
  • Add the fried chicken back to the cooker
 
  • Add the remaining salt
  • Add the previously cooked spiced water 
 
  • Cover the cooker
  • After the first whistle, simmer for 4 minutes
  • Once the cooker has cooled down, remove the lid, and mix the final dish with a serving spoon
  • Serve hot with any kind of gravy