Chicken Achari Pulao Recipe

Pulao or Palao is a dish that is basically made out of rice and is cooked in a broth mix. Most of the time, pulao rice recipes tend to have a golden brown color due to the broth mix as the spices mix is firstly being prepared or sautéed with the cooking oil and the addition of broth. Then the add on of fried onions, and other veggies or meat with a mix of basic spices are added with wet rice to give a final touch of cooking pulao. This one unique ...

Ingredients for Rice:

• 700 gm Guard Supreme Basmati Rice
• Water (As Needed)
• Ingredients for Pickle/Achari Masala:
• 4 TBSP Fennel Seeds
• 1 TSP Citric Acid
• 2 TBSP Cumin
• 2 TBSP Brown Mustard Seeds
• 2 TBSP Whole Coriander
• 2 TBSP Nigella Seeds
• 1 TBSP Fenugreek Seeds
• 1 TBSP Turmeric Powder
• 1 TSP Garam Masala
• 1 TSP Salt
• 5 TBSP Red Chili Flakes

Ingredients for Chicken Stock/Yakhni:

• 4 Cup Water
• 800 gm Chicken
• 2 Onions (small sliced)
• 5 Cloves of Garlic
• 4 Small chunks of Ginger
• 1 TBSP Whole Spices
• 1 TBSP Whole Coriander
• 1 TSP Salt

Ingredients for Chicken Achari Pulao:

• 1 Cup Oil
• 3 Onions (Medium sliced)
• 1 TBSP Whole Spices
• 4 Tomatoes (Medium Sliced)
• 4 Green Chilies (Sliced)
• 4 TBSP Pickle/Achari Masala
• ½ Garlic Powder
• ½ TSP Ginger Powder
• 1 TSP Garam Masala
• 1 & ½ TBSP Red Chili Powder
• 1 TSP Cumin
• Salt (As needed for taste)
• 1 Cup Yogurt
• 700 gm Boneless Chicken (Cooked)
• 4-5 Pieces Dry Plum
• 4-5 Pieces Mango Pickle
• 2 Sliced Lemon
• 3 Cup Chicken Stocks
• 700 gm Guard Supreme Basmati Rice (soaked)

Directions for Rice:

• Add water in a bowl then add Guard Supreme Basmati rice and soak for 22-25 minutes

Directions for Achari Masala:

• Grind all the ingredients for Achari Masala (Fennel Seeds, citric acid, cumin, brown mustard seeds, whole coriander, Nigella seeds) except fenugreek seeds
• Then put this grinded mixture into fenugreek seeds
• Add turmeric powder, garam masala, salt, red chili flakes, & mix
• Achari Masala is ready

Directions for chicken stock/yakhni:

• Add water in a cooking pan, then add chicken, onions, garlic cloves, ginger chunks, whole spices, whole coriander, salt, & cook for 10-12 Minutes
• Separate the boneless chicken & strain the stock

Directions for Chicken Achari Pulao:

1. Add cooking oil in a pan, then add onions, & fry for awhile
2. Add whole spices, tomatoes, green chilies, pickle masala, garlic powder, ginger powder, garam masala (powder) red chili powder, cumin, salt, then cook again by adding yogurt
3. Now add cooked chicken (which we have cooked during chicken stock preparation)
4. Add dry plums, mango pickle, lemon slices, & cook for a while by adding Chicken Stock/yakhni
5. Finally Add Guard Supreme Basmati Rice (which we have already soaked in water) & Simmer for 10-12 minutes
6. Chicken Achari Pulao is ready

Article By: Sooperchef.pk