Chicken Pilaf   پلو مرغ

Source : Ingredients In A Large Bowl Marinate Chicken Meat With Yogurt Lemon Juice Red Chilli And Some Of Grated Ginger And Garlic Keep Remains Of Garlic An...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : July 1, 2026

Step:

  1. Ingredients

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  2. In a large bowl, marinate chicken meat with yogurt, lemon juice, red chilli and some of grated ginger and garlic (keep remains of garlic and ginger for later). Mix all ingredients together and allow to rest for 1 hour.

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  3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan. Add all spices: turmeric, curry powder, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, red chilli powder and then add chopped onion. remaining of grated garlic and ginger. Fry them for few seconds

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  4. Once onion is soften, add diced tomatoes

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  5. And marinated chicken. Gently stir all together.Now add some chopped coriander leaves, slat and rice to the mixture. In this step, add 3 cups of water. (any cup you use for rice, use same cup for water too).

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  6. Mix all ingredients together. Allow to coo for 10 minutes on medium heat. Then sprinkle more coriander leaves on top of rice.
    Cover the rice with a lid and let to cook for 15-20 minutes on medium to low heat.

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Ingredients

  1. 4 pieces chicken breast or thighs
  2. 2 cups rice, washed and soaked in salted water for 1 hour
  3. 2 tbsp plain yogurt
  4. 2 medium tomatoes, diced
  5. 2 medium onions, cut thinly
  6. 1 tsp ginger, freshly grated
  7. 1 tsp garlic, grated
  8. 1 lemon juice
  9. 1/2 tsp cumin
  10. 1/2 tsp turmeric
  11. 1 1/2 tsp curry powder
  12. 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  13. 1/3 tsp cloves powder
  14. 1 tsp paprika
  15. Small bunch of coriander leaves
  16. Salt and red pepper
  17. Vegetable oil

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