Chicken Pulao

Ingredients used in Chicken Pulao:

•  Fried cashew nuts – 10 number.
•  Coriander leaves – 1 bunch.
•  Poppy seeds – 2 teaspoons.
•  Coriander powder – 1 tablespoon.
•  Salt – to taste.
•  Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon.
•  Chili powder – 1 tablespoon.
•  Green chillies slit – 6 numbers.
•  Ginger garlic paste – 1 tablespoon.
•  Cinnamon stick (1 inch) – 4 pieces.
•  Cloves – 6 numbers.
•  Cardamom – 4 numbers.
•  Curry leaves – 2 springs.
•  Mint leaves – 1 bunch.
•  Curd – 1 cup.
•  Oil – 2 tablespoons.
•  Onion sliced – 1 cup.
•  Fresh coconut – 1/2 cup.
•  Chicken – 500 grams.
•  Basmati rice soaked – 1 cup.
•  Water – as required.
•  Black cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon.
•  Lime juice – 1 tablespoons.

Method:

• Marinate the chicken add salt, red chili powder, curd, mint leaves, curry leaves and mix it once and keep aside.
• In a pan add poppy seeds, whole garam masala, after dry roasting let it cool down then transfer into a blender and make it into a fine powder. Then add fresh coconut pieces and make into a fine paste and keep aside.
• Take another pan and add oil, whole garam masala, onion, salt and saute it well.
• Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, slit green chilies, curry leaves and saute it for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add coconut and poppy seeds paste, coriander powder and cook it for 5 minutes.
• Add marinated chicken to the pan and mix with masala put on the lid and cook it for 10 minutes.
• Then add one cup of soaked basmati rice and spread it and put on the lid and cook it.
• Now add one glass of water and mix it once.
• In the top add fried cashew nuts, coriander leaves and put on a lid and cook in a slow flame for 20 minutes.