Chicken Pulao & Seekh Kabab | Pakistani Recipes | Hina Barkat

chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken is lower in fat, while chicken thighs are often cheaper than breasts.

white rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: parboiled rice

Brown rice is more nutritious, while parboiled rice is often less expensive.

Soak 2 cups of Rice for 30 minutes.

Add all the broth ingredients in pot with chicken and 5 cups of water. Cook for 25-30 minutes until chicken is cooked.

Remove the chicken pieces and strain the broth; keep it aside.

In a saucepan, add oil and onion. Fry until it's light brown.

Add cumin seeds and fry for a minute.

Add bay leaf, cloves, green and black cardamom; fry for a minute.

Add chicken and fry until it's brown.

Add broth and fresh ginger; cover and cook on high heat.

Once the rice absorbs the broth, cook on low heat for another 5-7 minutes.

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