Andhra Pradesh
Kodi pulao
Chicken and rice in one pot with a green masala. Sunday lunch's favourite shortcut.
60 minTime
36 gProtein each
mediumSpice
0.5hPlan ahead. Soak for 0.5 hours first; the 60 minutes come after.
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original682kcal
36 gprotein
4 gfibre
60minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Rinse and soak the rice for 30 minutes. Grind the mint, coriander and green chillies to a coarse paste.
- 2Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker or heavy pot. Add whole spices, then onion, and fry until golden. Add the ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes.
- 3Add the chicken, turmeric, chilli powder and salt and fry on high for 5 minutes. Add the green paste, tomato and curd and cook until the tomato softens and the oil separates.
- 4Cover and cook on medium until the chicken is almost done, then add the water, garam masala and lemon juice and bring to a rolling boil.
- 5Add the drained rice and stir once. Pressure cook for 1 whistle on medium and let the pressure release naturally, or cook covered on low in a pot until the water is absorbed.
- 6Rest for 5 minutes, fluff gently and serve with raita.
Serve it like this
Serve on a wide plate with onion slices, a lemon wedge and raita alongside.
