This family recipe is courtesy of my good friend Netasha. Like any good family recipe it didn’t have any measurements so I did my best to interpret. My family absolutely loves this dish so I am confident I did it justice!
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 5 whole cloves
- 5 cardamon seeds, whole
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 whole star anise
- 2 tsp whole cumin seeds
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp ginger, grated
- 5-7 green chillies, minced
- 1 large onion, shredded
- 1 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp garam marsala
- 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
- 4 potatoes, cut into small 1-2 inch pieces
- 1 1/2 c basmati rice, rinsed well
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 c water
- 1/2 c chopped fresh cilantro
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add cloves, cardamon seeds, cinnamon stick and star anise and heat until popping. Add cumin seeds, ginger and shredded onion.
- Cook the onion until slightly brown, stirring occasionally.
- Add ginger and green chillies. Add 1 1/4 tsp salt, turmeric powder and garam masala powder. Stir.
- Add chicken and stir. Keeping lid on cook on medium-high for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent from burning on the bottom.
- Add the potatoes and stir. Cook another 10 minutes.
- Add in the rice, 1 1/2 tsp salt and water. Add chopped cilantro on top and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer approximately 15 minutes with the lid off.
- When there is very little water left but still looks moist, cover and reduce heat to low for 5 minutes.
- Remove from stove and let stand 3-5 minutes covered. *As you eat the rice, remove any whole spices.
Nutritional Information*
- Servings: 8
- Calories per serving: 226
- Total Fat: 4.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.8 g
- Total Carbohydrates: 16.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
- Sugar: 1.5 g
- Protein: 36.9 g
*Nutritional Information estimated using MyFitnessPal
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