MUGHLAI PULAO RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 1 Chicken, cleaned and cut
• 1 kg Mutton, minced
• 2 Cups clarified butter
• 4 Big sized onions, minced
• 1/4 kg Curd (yoghurt)
• 1/2 kg Rice
• 1/2 tsp Saffron
• Few sliced and fried almonds
• 4 Bay leaves
• 1" Cinnamon piece
• 5 Cloves
• 5 Cardamoms
• 5 Peppercorns
• 3 Garlic pods
• 1" Ginger piece
• 1 tsp Red chili powder
• 2 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Cumin powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Salt


How to make Mughlai Pulao:

•Grind garlic, ginger, chili powder, coriander, turmeric and cumin powder to a fine paste. •Now heat 4 tbsp ghee and fry 2 onions till brown.
•Add half of the whole spices and then add chicken and meat. Let it brown.
•Add ground spices and fry for a few minutes.
•Add 2 cups hot water cover and cook till chicken is tender.
•Beat the curd with saffron and add to chicken.
•Cook uncovered for 10 minutes.
•Remove from flame and keep aside.
•Now heat the remaining ghee and fry bay leaves and the remaining whole spices.
•Add remaining onions and brown them well.
•Add rice and fry till brown.
•Add enough water to cook rice and add salt.
•Spread a layer of rice on a flat serving dish and then a layer of meat.
•Repeat with one more layer of each.
•Garnish with almonds.
•Mughlai Pulao is ready.