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<\/p>\nThis treacherous summer is showing no signs of receding. Rather than go out for dinner with friends, it is preferable to stay indoor. People\u2019s appetites also seem to have taken a backseat. While entertaining in these trying conditions, we are constantly looking for one dish meals, isn\u2019t it? So here is a simple summery dish that can help you tide over the heat. Additionally, it has the season\u2019s favorite fruit, mango. With the freshness of mint and coriander, this pulao makes for a satisfying meal when served with raita.<\/p>\n
This recipe has been adapted from Pratibha Karan\u2019s stellar book called \u201cBiryani\u201d. You can also adjust the cooking time and try it with mutton.<\/p>\n
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Kairi Chicken Pulao<\/strong><\/p>\n Serves : 2<\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n For the chicken:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 500 gms chicken, curry cut<\/p>\n 4 tbsp oil<\/p>\n 8-10 curry leaves<\/p>\n 1 medium onion, ground to paste<\/p>\n 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste<\/p>\n \u00bd tsp turmeric powder<\/p>\n 1 tsp chilli powder<\/p>\n 1 tsp coriander powder<\/p>\n \u00bd tsp garam masala<\/p>\n 1 green chilli, scissor cut<\/p>\n 4 tsp grated raw mango<\/p>\n salt & sugar to taste<\/p>\n For the rice:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 250 gms Basmati or any long grained rice<\/p>\n 1 tbsp ghee<\/p>\n 1 bay leaf<\/p>\n 1 tsp caraway seeds (shahi jeera)<\/p>\n For garnish:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 1 tbsp grated raw mango<\/p>\n 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint<\/p>\n 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander<\/p>\n 1 tsp fried cashews<\/p>\n fried onions (optional)<\/p>\n METHOD:<\/strong><\/p>\n First, wash and cook the rice till done. Drain well. Heat the ghee in a pan, add the bayleaf and caraway seeds. Then add the rice and mix it all up.\u00a0 Season with salt and keep aside.<\/p>\n Next, heat the oil in a pan or kadhai, add curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and then the onion paste. Saut\u00e9 for 5 mins and then add the turmeric, chilli, coriander and garam masala powders. Cover and cook for a few more mins till the oil separates. Add the chicken into the masala, wait for a minute and then add about half a cup of water. Bring this up to heat and keep stirring. Now add the green chilli, grated raw mango and season with salt and sugar. Cover and cook till done. I personally prefer it slightly overcooked. When it is done you should have about half a cup of thick gravy.<\/p>\n Add the rice into the pan of chicken and toss gently. Garnish and serve with chilled raita.<\/p>\n Tip: Since the pulao has hot and sour notes, a sweet raita made with ripe mango, pomegranate or pineapple goes really well with it.<\/p>\n Recipe courtesy : Hungry Cat Kitchen<\/p>\n Photo courtesy : Hungry Cat Kitchen<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A simple summery dish that can help you tide over the heat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":1001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,17],"tags":[],"tmauthors":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-998","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-editors-choice","8":"category-food"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=998"},{"taxonomy":"tmauthors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebengalstory.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tmauthors?post=998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}