chicken palau recipe by city cookingقابلی پلاؤ بنانے کا طریقہ

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.

Heat oil in a pot until hot.

Add 3-4 medium onions, finely chopped, and fry until golden brown.

Add 1 kg of cleaned chicken and cook until it turns golden.

Add 1 tsp salt, 0.5 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp garam masala powder, and 1 tsp ground black pepper; mix well.

Add juice of 3 lemons and mix.

Pour in 5-5.5 glasses of water and bring to a boil.

Add 3 glasses of soaked rice and mix gently.

Cover the pot and cook for 3 minutes after the pressure builds up.

In a separate pan, add 4 tbsp sugar and caramelize it.

Add finely chopped carrots and mix well to counteract their bitterness.

Pour the prepared broth into a separate pot and bring to a boil.

Check the salt and add more if needed.

Add the soaked rice to the boiling broth and mix gently.

Cover the pot and increase the flame to high.

Once the broth is absorbed, mix again gently.

Layer the cooked carrots and 0.5 cup of raisins on top.

Cover the pot and reduce the flame to low; cook for 15-20 minutes.

After 15-20 minutes, open the pot and mix gently before serving.

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