How to Prepare Tasty Indian Chicken Pilaf Rice

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