Hi Guys! Today, I'm going to innovate something special with saffron-infused rice,
fresh spices and winter vegetable, and the name of the dish is Chicken Kanchan Pulao
So, let's start cooking with your Punjabi Chef.
I kept the water boiling for rice.
I'm going to switch on the gas, we'll start making the chicken first.
Add Oil.
Once the oil starts heating up, first, I'm going to add few Bay leaves.
Green Cardamom, few Cloves.
Black Cardamom.
2 Cinnamon Sticks.
And Cumin.
Once the cumin starts cracking, now, I'm going to add Ginger-Garlic.
Cook it for few minutes.
Next, I'm going to add Chopped Onion.
I'm going to sauté it till it gets nice golden brown.
My onion has become nice golden brown, now, I'm going to add Chicken Cubes.
I'm using Chicken Breast but you can also use chicken leg boneless.
And if you are planning to make veg, you can use cottage cheese.
It is up to you.
After adding chicken, I'm going to add tsp. of Turmeric.
With that some Salt.
Mix it up nicely.
The chicken is 50% done. Now, I'm going to add Tomato Purée.
With that Sliced Chillies.
For the masala, first, I'm going to add Coriander Powder.
Red Chilli Powder.
And Black Pepper - Cumin Powder.
Nicely mix it with the masalas.
I'll put the chicken on low flame and we'll start making the rice.
In the boiling water, first, I'm going to add Star Anise.
Saffron.
Little bit of Turmeric Powder.
Salt.
Rose Water.
And last the Rice.
By the time the rice gets ready, let's finish off the chicken.
For that I'm going to start adding the vegetable.
First, I'm going to add Zucchini.
Carrot.
Yellow Bell Pepper.
Green Bell Pepper.
Red Bell Pepper.
Mix it up nicely.
While cooking the vegetable, make sure the vegetables are not overcooked
you need to have a nice chunky feeling once the chicken is ready.
And the last vegetable, I'm going to add Broccoli.
The reason I'm adding Broccoli at the end because I've already blanched it.
I'm going to just nicely mix it up with the masala.
Spread the masala properly.
Put the gas on low flame.
Next, I'm going to add Chopped Coriander on top.
Some Mint Leaves.
My rice is 75% done.
I'm going to strain it now.
And directly put it on the chicken.
Layer the rice nicely. Make sure the chicken is nicely covered.
After layering, first, I'm going to add Ghee.
With that I'm going to add some Brown Onion.
And Dum Cook it for at least 10 minutes.
I'll switch off the gas.
My Kanchan Chicken Pulao is ready!
My rice is properly cooked, I'm going to fluff it up little bit.
Guys, in this place you can also use brown rice
for a healthier purpose,
and if you want to make it Keto then instead of rice you can use cauliflower rice.
I'm going to mix the rice with the masala now.
Make sure you are mixing it up from the sides.
And our Kanchan Chicken Pulao is now ready.
Now, we'll start plating.
For the garnish, first, I'm going to add little Brown Onions.
With that some Cherry Tomatoes.
And finally, few sprigs of Coriander.
And there you go guys, our Kanchan Chicken Pulao is ready to go on the table.
So guys, I hope you enjoyed me making this delicious colourful pulao.
This is Chef Prateek signing off.
Take good care and keep cooking.