Name: Murg Polau recipe by Poulomi Ghosh at BetterButter
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chicken- 600gm (cut into big pieces) ; yougart-100gm ; ginger paste-1tbs ; Garlic paste-1tbs ; Green chili paste-1tsp ; Cashew paste-1tbs ; Melon seed pate-1tbs; Nutmeg powder- ¼ tsp & ¼ tsp ; Mace powder-1/3 tsp & 1/3 tsp ; Garam mashala powder ( cinnamon,cardamom,cloves)-1 tsp ; Basmati rice- 2 cup ; Turmeric powder-2 tsp ; Whole garam mashala- (cinnamon stick 1 inch, cardamom 5-6 , cloves 4-5); Gee- 100gm ; Vegetable oil- 50gm ; Salt- as per taste ; Sugar- 2-3 tbs ; Cashew- 10-12 ; Raisin-12-15 ; Rose water-1tsp ; Kewra water- 1tsp ; Berestha(deep fried onion) - 1 cup ; Milk- 1cup

ABOUT Murg Polau RECIPE

I’m going to share with you a simple but traditional recipe, you can call it one pot mill. Actually if you are in harry but want to serve a yummy dish then this going to be your 1st choice.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Chicken- 600gm (cut into big pieces) ; yougart-100gm ; ginger paste-1tbs ; Garlic paste-1tbs ; Green chili paste-1tsp ; Cashew paste-1tbs ; Melon seed pate-1tbs
Nutmeg powder- ¼ tsp & ¼ tsp ; Mace powder-1/3 tsp & 1/3 tsp ; Garam mashala powder ( cinnamon,cardamom,cloves)-1 tsp ; Basmati rice- 2 cup ; Turmeric powder-2 tsp ; Whole garam mashala- (cinnamon stick 1 inch, cardamom 5-6 , cloves 4-5)
Gee- 100gm ; Vegetable oil- 50gm ; Salt- as per taste ; Sugar- 2-3 tbs ; Cashew- 10-12 ; Raisin-12-15 ; Rose water-1tsp ; Kewra water- 1tsp ; Berestha(deep fried onion) - 1 cup ; Milk- 1cup

Instructions

Wash the chicken keep it in a large mixing bowl,
Now marinate the chicken with ingredients no (2 to 10) and also add salt mix it nicely, keep it into the refrigerator for atleast 2 h. It will help to tenderize the chicken.
Wash basmati rice and soak it in water for 1 h. It will help in enlargement of the rich.
After that mix it with 25 gm gee, turmeric powder, nutmeg & mace powder. Keep it for another 25 min.
Now take a pan, add remaining gee & oil, let it get little hot,
After that add marinated chicken cover it and let it cook within its own water,
When the chicken is almost 70% cooked, add rice and mix it,
Now normally we add exact double quantity of water to the rice but in this dish, we’ll add water adjusting the gravy quantity. Check it and add milk & water in 1:1 ratio.
Wait for 1 boil then cover it and cook it for 10 min on medium flame
Then open the lid, add fried cashew, raisin, half of beresta, sugar and salt if needed.
Then cook for another 5 min
After that turn the gas off and spread rest of beresta (deep fried onion) on the top of it. And serve it hot hot.

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