Mughlai Pulav Recipe

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How to make Mughlai Pulav

NDTV Food

Recipe By: NDTV Food
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Total Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Difficulty Level: Medium

About Mughlai Pulav Recipe: Biryani itself is a very delicious treat and when it is Mughlai Pulav it is bound to be a double treat with double richness. One of the best rice dishes you will ever find, Mughlai pulav can make for a delicious treat for your family and friends on special occasions and festivals like Ramadan. Cooked using rice, chicken, and ground spices this one is a lip-smacking therapy for your appetite. Try this non-vegetarian rice recipe and enjoy with your loved ones!

Ingredients of Mughlai Pulav

750 gms chicken
1 tsp salt
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp lemon juice
3 tbsp ghee
2 tbsp cashews
2 tbsp raisins
2 tbsp pistachios
2 tbsp almonds, blanched
1/2 cup onions
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
2 Bay leaves
1 Cinnamon stick
5 Cloves
5 Black pepper corn
2 Black cardamom
5 Green cardamom
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups rice
2 cups water
1/2 tsp saffron

How to Make Mughlai Pulav

For Marination:
1.Take the chicken in a bowl, add salt, red chilli powder and lemon juice.
2.Mash it together with hands to mix the chicken completely with ingredients.
3.Keep it aside for two hours to marinate.
4.Now take a pan and put some ghee in to it. Add cashews, raisins, pistachios and almonds.
5.Fry all the nuts together.
6.Take another pan with oil and out the chicken pieces in to it.
7.Fry the pieces thoroughly until golden brown.
8.Now put onion in another pan of oil and fry until golden brown.
9.Add ginger garlic paste to onion and mix.
10.Now put cumin seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds.
11.Saute them until golden brown and then put bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves, black pepper corn, black cardamom and green cardamom and salt.
12.Saute them well.
13.Now add Rice to the mix and saute well.
14.Add water and saffron. Mix well.
15.Now put the fried chicken to the pan and mix. Cover it for about 10 minutes.
16.After 10 minutes put the fried nuts in to the pan and mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
17.Serve hot.

Recipe Notes

You can also read about more rice recipes that you can prepare at home.

Key Ingredients: chicken, salt, red chilli powder, lemon juice, ghee, cashews, raisins, pistachios, almonds, onions, ginger garlic paste, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, Bay leaves, Cinnamon stick, Cloves, Black pepper corn, Black cardamom, Green cardamom, salt, rice, water, saffron

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Tags: Mughlai PulavMughlai CuisineMughlai FoodMughlai DishesSpicy Mughlai RecipePulav RecipeNon Vegetarian PulavRamadan