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Indian Chicken Pilaf Rice.

You can cook Indian Chicken Pilaf Rice using 26 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Indian Chicken Pilaf Rice

1. You need 1 cup of Basmathi Rice.
2. You need 300 g of Chicken Meat (cut into pieces).
3. You need 150 g of Tomatoes.
4. It's 50 g of Raisins.
5. It's 15 g of Fresh Coriander Leaves.
6. Prepare 2 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.
7. Prepare 2-4 Tbsp of Butter or Ghee.
8. Prepare of [Aromatic].
9. It's 1 pc of Cinnamon Stick.
10. Prepare 2 pc of Star Anise.
11. You need 3 pc of Cardamom Pods.
12. It's 4 pc of Cloves.
13. Prepare of [Curry Paste Marinade] processed in a blender.
14. Prepare 20 g of Garlic.
15. It's 20 g of Ginger.
16. It's 50 g of Onions.
17. Prepare 1 tsp of Garam Masala.
18. Prepare 1 tsp of Coriander Powder.
19. Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin Powder.
20. You need 1 tsp of Chilli Powder.
21. Prepare 1 tsp of Turmeric Powder.
22. You need 1/2 tsp of Black Pepper Powder.
23. It's 1/2 tsp of White Pepper Powder.
24. It's 1 tsp of Salt.
25. It's 1/4 cup of Yogurt.
26. It's 2 tsp of Sugar.

Indian Chicken Pilaf Rice step by step

1. MARINADE: marinate the Chicken in the Curry Paste for 30 minutes or 3 hours to overnight..
2. SAUTÉ: heat the Cooking Oil and Butter in a pot. Sauté the Aromatics for a minute. Then add the Onions and cook until soft, translucent and fragrant..
3. CHICKEN: next add the entire Chicken and Curry Paste and brown the chicken on all sides..
4. TOMATOES: next add the Tomatoes (and maybe 1/2 cup Water) and cook the them until they turn soft and have disintegrated..
5. RICE: Next, add 2 Cups of Water and stir the bottom. Then add the Rice, Raisins Salt and cover with a lid. Cook on a LOW heat until all the Water have evaporated. You can check the bottom with a skewer or fork. When cooked, rest for 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with Fresh Coriander Leaves and serve with Raita..