Rayalaseema Kodi Pulav

Ingredients :

·       Chicken curry cut

·       Onion

·       Green chilli

·       Tomatoes

·       Curry leaf

·       Ginger garlic paste

·       Curd

·       Cashew nut (Kaju)

·       Clove

·       Bay leaf

·       Cinnamon

·       Cardamom

·       Shajeera

·       Chilli powder

·       Turmeric

·       Coriander powder

·       Salt

·       Garam masala

·       Black pepper powder

·       Oil

·       Basmati rice

·       Ghee / Butter

·       Water / vegetable stock

Procedure :

·       Soak basmati rice for 30 min.

·       Take a sauce pot and put it on a medium flame, add Oil, Clove, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Bay leaf, Shajeera, Green Chilli slit, Curry leaf and onion; cook till onion looses its moisture and become golden brown in colour.

·       At this point of time add ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, garam masala, black pepper powder, cashew nut and salt (very little); mix it well and add chopped tomatoes and chicken.

·       Sauté the chicken well and add curd into it, stir the mixture and cook it for 1 min.

·       Add water and salt into the mixture and mix well. (make sure salt is sufficient for rice)

·       Now add soaked rice, mint leaves and ghee / butter into it, close the sauce pot with lid and cook it on a low flame for 15-20 min (until rice absorbed entire water).

Rayalaseema kodi pulav is ready to serve; Majiga Pulusu is good accompaniment for it.

Caution : If we take 1 cup of rice add 1 ½ cup of water.