Quick Chicken Pulao

Ingredients

• 500 grams chicken, cut into 1 inch pieces on the bone
• 1½ cups pulav basmati rice
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 2 green cardamoms
• 3 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 inch cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2-3 green chillies, slit
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• Salt to taste
• 2¼ cups chicken stock
• Fresh mint leaves for garnish
• Raita for serving

Method

1. Take pulav basmati rice in a bowl and wash thoroughly 2-3 times. Add sufficient water and soak for 30 minutes. Drain the water.
2. Heat ghee in a non-stick pan, add green cardamoms, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon, cumin seeds and green chillies, mix and sauté for 30 seconds.
3. Add onions, mix and sauté till golden brown. Add ginger-garlic paste, mix and sauté for 30 seconds.
4. Add chicken and salt, mix and sauté on high heat for 3-4 minutes.
5. Add rice and mix well with light hands. Add chicken stock, mix and once the mixture comes to a boil, cover and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes. Set aside for 10 minutes.
6. Transfer onto a serving plate, garnish with mint leaves and serve hot with raita.