Palav

Palav

Ingredients

Chicken 1 kg
Onions, sliced 4
Cloves 1 tbsp
Black cardamoms 2 – 3
Cinnamon sticks 2
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Red chili powder 1 tbsp
Cumin powder 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Tomatoes chopped 2 – 3
Green chilies chopped 5 – 6
Oil 2 tbsp

Ingredients for Rice
Rice 1 kg
Saffron 1 tsp
Milk 2 – 3 tbsp
Ghee or oil 2 – 3 tbsp
Curd 1 cup
Brown onions 1 cup

To Decorate
Brown onion as required
Almonds fried few
Raisins fried few

Method

Heat oil and fry the sliced onions till golden. 

Add ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, turmeric, cumin powder, whole spices, salt, cumin powder and sauté, add tomatoes, let cook and add the chicken, when done add the green chilies. 

Let extra gravy evaporate. 

To make the rice, add the earlier soaked rice in water and let boil till ¾ done. 

Drain and divide in half. 

Add the saffron milk to one part and keep other plain. 

To assemble place one portion of rice in a pan and mix the curd with brown onion and place on top add the chicken mixture and then top with remaining rice, sprinkle ghee or oil and let simmer on very slow fire till done. 

Before serving sprinkle with brown onions, fried raisins and blanched and fried almonds. 

Serve with dhansaak daal or raita.

Palav by Zarnak Sidhwa