Mixed Pulav
Fresh chicken cooked the Kerala way — with coconut, curry leaves, and a tartness that comes from kudampuli or tamarind. Coastal Kerala cooking at its simplest and best.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 2 cup Basmati rice
- 6 tbsp Ghee/Oil
- Salt, to taste
- 3 cup Water
- 100 g Beans — chopped
- 100 g Carrot — chopped
- 100 g Green Peas
- 1/2 kg Chicken boneless
- 1/4 kg Prawns
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 3 nos Egg scrambled
- 2 nos Onion — sliced
- Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
- 3 tsp Garam masala
Preparation
Step 1
Wash and soak the rice in water for half an hour and drain it.
Step 2
Heat 3 tbsp ghee/oil in a pan.
Step 3
Add 1 tsp of garam masala along with drained rice and cook well for about 5 minutes.
Step 4
Boil 3 cups of water by adding salt and add this boiled water to the the sauted rice and mix it well.
Step 5
When it boils, cover it with a lid and keep it on a medium flame until the water is evaporated completely and the rice is cooked.
Step 6
Remove the cooked rice from fire.
Step 7
Cut chicken into very small pieces and cook chicken and prawns by adding salt, turmeric powder and garam masala.
Step 8
Heat 3 tbsp of ghee/oil in another pan.
Step 9
Cook the sliced onions.
Step 10
When the onion becomes light brown, add ginger- garlic paste and cook for a while.
Step 11
Add the chopped vegetables and green peas along with some salt and cook well.
Step 12
When the vegetables are cooked, add scrambled egg, cooked chicken and prawns, garam masala and cooked rice.
Step 13
Mix it well and cover it with a lid and keep it on a low flame for about 20 minutes.
Step 14
After that, remove it from fire and Stir everything together thoroughly. Serve hot.
Tip
Marinate for at least 30 minutes if you can — the spices penetrate deeper and the chicken stays juicier.
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