Chicken Palao

Chicken Palao

A traditional  and delicious Pakistani food

Ingredients:

Chicken                                        1/2 kg

Rice                                              2 cups

Onions                                          2 medium sized

Ginger garlic paste                         2 tsp

Whole spices(garam masala)          2 tbsp

Green Chillies                                3-4

Tomatoes                                      2

Red chillies                                    1 1/2 tbsp

Cardamom                                    1

Ground Nut meg ( jaifal javitri)       1/2 tsp

Star anise (badian khatai)               5 petals

Salt                                               As desired

Oil                                                1 cup 

Method:           

1.Heat oil in a pan.Brown onions.Add chicken,ginger garlic paste and tomatoes to it.

2.Add all the spices and cook till chicken gets tender.

3.Add 3 cups of water to chicken,when the water comes to a boil,add rice and cook.

4.Serve with corriander raita and fresh salad.

Degi Rice

Dagi Rice



Ingredients:

Chicken                          1/2 kg

Rice                                2 cups

Onions                            3 medium

Garlic paste                    1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds(Zeera)        2 tsp

Black pepper                  7

Cinnamon (Dar cheni)     1

Cardamom (Bari illaichi)  1

Cloves (Long)                 3

Milk                                3 sips

Oil                                  3 tbsp

Salt                                As per your taste

Cardamom green (Choti illaichi)           3

Corriander powder (Dhania powder)   1 tsp

Mace (Ground jaiful javitri)                  1/4 tsp

Star anise (Badiana khatai                    3 petals

Food colour (Yellow)                          As desired

Screw pine essence (Keura water)       2 drops

Method:

Make chicken stock:

Add 5 cups of water in half kg chicken,add cumin seeds,black pepper,cloves,cinnamon and dehydrate 1 cup of water.

For mixture preparation:

Pour 3 tbsp oil in pan,brown onions.Add half tsp garlic paste and fry.Then add corriander powder,mace,petals of badiana khatai,green cardamon and three sips of milk.After making masala mixture,add chicken to it and fry.

Pour chicken stock to it.When it comes to a boil,add rice

Spread yellow food colour and kewra water on the top of the rice.

Serve daghi rice with salad and mint yogurt.