Chicken Pulao with Nuts
Medium⏱ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 35 min⏰ 60 min total👥 Serves 4
Fragrant chicken pulao garnished with fried nuts for a festive, nutty richness.
Instructions
- 1
Soak rice 20 minutes; drain.
- 2
Fry onions and nuts until golden; remove nuts for garnish.
- 3
Add whole spices and ginger-garlic paste; sauté.
- 4
Add chicken; cook 10 minutes.
- 5
Add rice, water, and salt; simmer covered 20 minutes.
- 6
Top with fried nuts and serve hot.
Ingredients
- Basmati rice – 2 cups
- Chicken – 500 g
- Onion – 2, sliced
- Almonds and cashews – 2 tbsp each
- Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Whole spices (cloves, cardamom, cinnamon) – 1 tsp mixed
- Cooking oil or ghee – 4 tbsp
- Salt – to taste
- Water – 3 cups
Quick Info
Prep Time25 min
Cook Time35 min
Total Time60 min
Servings4
DifficultyMedium