AFGHAN SPECIAL-CHICKEN KABULI RICE

                                        CHICKEN KABULI RICE

Today we are preparing a recipe that belongs to another country.CHICKEN KABULI RICE is an Afghan special dish.This recipe I have prepared according to my family's taste.It is little spicy and sweet too.Please try out this recipe friends,I am looking forward for your suggestions.

                                         INGREDIENTS

• Basmathi Rice                 -  2 cup (I used here India gate rice)
• Chicken legs                    -  4
• Chicken cube                   -  1 (maggie cube imported)
• Cinnamon                        -  2+3 stick
• Cloves                             -  8+6
• Cardamom                      -  5 crushed+ 3 crushed
• Water                              -  3.5 cup+ 1 cup
• Garlic                              -  2 medium bulbs, cleaned and crushed
• Ginger                             -  2 tb sp crushed
• Turmeric powder            -  1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder           -  3 tsp
• Red chilly powder          -  1 tb sp
• Onions                            -  4 medium  sliced
• Carrots grated                 -  2
• Raisins                            -  3 tbsp
• Ghee                               -  2+2 tsp
• Oil                                  -   1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

                                        METHOD

•  Soak the rice for 30 mins and strain it. Heat a kadai add 2tsp ghee stir and then fry the rice.

•  Add 6 cloves, 2 stick cinnmon, 5 crushed cardamom and saute for 3-4 mins.

•  In other stove boil the water with salt and chicken cube.

•  When the rice is fried for 4 mins add the boiled water to it.

•  Close it with a lid and cook in medium flame till the water dries.

•  When the rice boils keep them aside.

•  Heat a kadai add oil, 2 tsp ghee and saute crushed garlic to it

• Add crushed ginger to it and saute till golden brown. 

•  Add onions and  saute till light brown.

•  Add turmeric powder to it.

•  Add coriander powder to it.

•  Add red chilly powder to it and saute well.

•  Add the balance cloves to it.

•  Add cinnamon to it.

•  Add the balance cardamom too.

•  Saute well and add the chicken legs to it and wait till the colour of chicken is changed .

•  Add 1 cup of water and allow to cook till gravy thickens

•  In a pan add the grated carrots,raisins and 1 tbsp sugar to it.When the sugar gets coated, remove from flame.

•  When the gravy thickens, remove the chicken  to a plate.

•  Heat again the rice and add the chicken gravy to the rice.Mix well together.

•  Now place the chicken on the top and steam again for 5 mins.

Serve it to a plate and garnish with the carrot and raisins sugar coat.