Pilau Recipe

Hey Everyone,

Here is a recipe for Pilau which I made last weekend.

This pilau serves about 6 plates. So you can make a smaller portion!

Let me know when you try the recipe, and share your photos if you can!

Ingredients:
1 whole chicken (8-10 pieces)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp black pepper
Salt

1/3 cup of olive oil (or cooking oil of your choice)
3 cups of basmati rice
2 1/4 cups of hot water
6 cardamon seeds
2 large onions
1 tbsp garlic paste
1 tbsp ginger paste
3-4 potatoes
4 tbsp Pilau masala

Prior Preparations:

Soak 3 cups of basmati rice in cold water

 Clean Chicken pieces. Add salt, 1 tsp of black pepper, 1 tsp paprika, 1tbsp lemon juice. Mix in a bowl.

Peel potatoes and cut them in halves.

Peel and chop 2 large onions.

Cooking:

Heat oil and add cardamon seeds. Leave for 1 minute

Add onion to oil and cook until translucent.

Add 1 tbsp of garlic and 1 tbsp ginger. Cook garlic and ginger paste for 3 minutes.

Add seasoned chicken in pot. Stir and cover. Cook for 10 minutes.

Add potatoes to the cooking pot. Cook for an additional 20 minutes.

Add 1 tbsp of Pilau masala. Stir and cook for 3 minutes.

Remove chicken pieces and the potatoes from the pot and place on a plate, leaving the onions and any sauce in the pan.

Add 2 1/4 cups of hot water and 3 tbsp of pilau masala into the pan. Add salt to taste. Boil for 2 minutes.

Drain water from the rice and clean it once. Add drained rice onto the pilau sauce.

Reduce heat to low-medium, cover the pot and cook rice for 20 minutes.

Add chicken and potatoes to the rice. Stir. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes.

Serve with kachumbari! Enjoy!