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Mughlai Chicken Pulao
Photo: Lily Banse

Mughlai Chicken Pulao

19 ingredients 18 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

659
Calories
42g
Protein
19g
Fat
84g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 21 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Mutton not in our table 0
Ghee not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 Chicken cleaned and cut
  • 1 kg Minced Mutton
  • 2 cups Clarified Butter (Ghee)
  • 4 big sized Onion (Pyaj) minced
  • 1/4 kg Curd (Dahi)
  • 1/2 kg Rice
  • 1/2 tsp Saffron (Kesar)
  • Few Sliced and fried Almond (Badam)
  • 4 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
  • 1 " long piece Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini)
  • 10 Cloves (Lavang)
  • 10 Cardamoms
  • 18 Pepper corns (Kalimirchi)
  • 3 pods Garlic (Lasun)
  • 1 " long piece Ginger (Adrak)
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi)
  • 2 tsp Coriander Seeds Powder (Dhania Powder)
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seed Powder (Jeera)
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric (Haldi)

Directions

1

First grind garlic, ginger, chiili powder, coriander, turmeric and cumin powder to a fine paste.

2

Now heat 4 tblsp of ghee and fry 2 onions till brown.

3

Add half the whole spices and then add chicken and mince meat and let it brown.

4

Add ground spices and fry for a few minutes along with chicken and mince.

5

Add 2 cups of hot water, cover and cook till chicken is tender.

6

Beat the curd with saffron and add to chicken.

7

Cook uncovered for 10 minutes.

8

Remove from flame and keep aside.

9

Now heat the remaining ghee and fry bay leaves and remaining whole spices.

10

Add onions and brown them well.

11

Add rice and fry till brown.

12

Add enough water to cook rice and also 1 tsp of salt.

13

Spread a layer of rice on a flat serving dish and then another layer of meat.

14

Repeat with one more layer of each.

15

Garnish with almonds.

16

Category:Indian Recipes

17

Category:Mughlai

18

Category:Mughlai Non-Vegetarian

Recipe sourced from fandom

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