
Easy Chicken Pulao Recipe | How To Make Chicken Pulao
This Easy Chicken Pulao Recipe is a one-pot rice dish that you can prepare with the ingredients that are readily available in the pantry.
All though Chicken Pulao and Chicken Biryani may look similar the Chicken Biryani preparation is much time-consuming process like cooking the meat separately and layering the rice with meat but Chicken Pulao is easy to prepare yet has the incredible taste.
Sending this recipe as my 15th-day post to Blogging Marathon.
STEP BY STEP PICTURES OF MAKING EASY CHICKEN PULAO RECIPE
Ingredients:
- Basmati rice- ½ kg (500grams) – 3 cups
- Slit green chillies – 5
- Ginger garlic paste – 11/2 tsp
- Chopped tomatoes – 1 big
- Red chilli powder – 1 Tsp
- Cumin powder – 1tsp
- Garam masala – ½ tsp
- Chopped onions – 2
- Bay leaves- 2
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon stick– ½ inch
- Cardamom pods- 2
- Star anise – 1
- Shah Jeera – 1tsp
- Ghee- 4tbsp
- Oil- 1tsp
- Salt to taste
For Chicken Marination:
- Chicken – ½ kg
- Ginger garlic paste- 11/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Red chilli powder -1tsp
- Salt to taste
Preparation:
Marinate the chicken pieces with the ingredients mentioned under marination.
Cover it with cling film and keep in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.
Wash and soak the basmati rice in enough water for 20-30 minutes.
Heat a heavy bottom non-stick pan with ghee, oil and add shah jeera along with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.
Next add the sliced onions, green chillies and sauté them till onions change its colour.
Then add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes. Next, add chopped tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are mushed.
ADDING CHICKEN MARINATION
Add the marinated chicken pieces along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala, salt and sauté for few minutes on high flame.
Drain the water from the rice, and add to the chicken pieces. Mix well.
Then add 4 ½ cups of water and check seasoning. Add coriander leaves and mix well.
Cover the saucepan and cook on a low – medium flame for 20 – 25 minutes or until the rice and chicken is cooked. Here for me, it took exactly 20 minutes.
Once cooking time is done. switch off the flame. Keep the pan aside.
Leave the pan like that for some time without disturbing it.
Then fluff the chicken Pulao lightly with the spoon and transfer into a serving plate and enjoy tasty and delicious Easy chicken pulao with chicken curry or raita.
Note:
If you don’t have time means you can skip the marination process.
You can prepare this chicken pulao in pressure cooker too.
FEW MORE DELICIOUS RECIPES

- Basmati rice- ½ kg 500grams – 3 cups
- Slit green chillies – 5
- Ginger garlic paste – 11/2 tsp
- Chopped tomatoes – 1 big
- Red chilli powder – 1 Tsp
- Cumin powder – 1tsp
- Garam masala – ½ tsp
- Chopped onions - 2
- Bay leaves- 2
- Cloves- 4
- Cinnamon stick- ½ inch
- Cardamom pods- 2
- Star anise - 1
- Shah Jeera – 1tsp
- Ghee- 4tbsp
- Oil- 1tsp
- Salt to taste
- Chicken – ½ kg
- Ginger garlic paste- 11/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Red chilli powder -1tsp
- Salt to taste
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Marinate the chicken pieces with the ingredients mentioned under marination.
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Cover it with cling film and keep in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.
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Wash and soak the basmati rice in enough water for 20-30 minutes.
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Heat a heavy bottom non-stick pan with ghee, oil and add shah jeera along with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.
-
Next add the sliced onions, green chillies and sauté them till onions change its colour.
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Then add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes. Next, add chopped tomatoes and cook until tomatoes are mushed.
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Add the marinated chicken pieces along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, garam masala, salt and sauté for few minutes on high flame.
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Drain the water from the rice, and add to the chicken pieces. Mix well.
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Then add 4 ½ cups of water and check to season. Add coriander leaves and mix well.
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Cover the saucepan and cook on a low – medium flame for 20 – 25 minutes or until the rice and chicken is cooked. Here for me, it took exactly 20 minutes.
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Once cooking time is done. switch off the flame. Keep the pan aside.
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Leave the pan like that for some time without disturbing it.
-
Then fluff the chicken Pulao lightly with the spoon and transfer into a serving plate and enjoy tasty and delicious Easy chicken pulao with chicken curry or raita.
- If you don’t have time means you can skip the marination process.
- You can prepare this chicken pulao in pressure cooker too.
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11 thoughts on “Easy Chicken Pulao Recipe | How To Make Chicken Pulao”
I am sure my chicken loving friends can appreciate this better. Pictures look crisp.
That’s one protein packed dish and a treat for chicken lovers..
Seems like a great pulao option for chicken lovers.
Looks super delicious..my kinda rice dish .. yummy share..
That looks amazing. The pulao recipe is so similar to the one I make regularly. Yum.
Chicken pulao looks so delicious. Such a nice and quick dish for chicken lovers
The chicken pulao has turned out great Pavani, nice pictures.
I am sure all chicken lovers would go crazy for this pulav. The pictures are very inviting. Lovely clicks.
A treat for chicken lovers. That plate looks very inviting.
I love chicken Pulao though I do not cook it at home as my hubby and daughter do not eat it.Looking at your pics I am tempted to make some just for me and my son.
Nice chicken pulav, it is a wholesome meal perfect for a weekend lunch or dinner