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Easy Chicken Morog Pulao

From a video by Banglar Rannaghor · 4 min watch

A quick one-pot Bengali-style chicken pulao using shortcuts for busy days while keeping authentic aromatic flavors. Marinate and partially cook chicken separately before combining with sautéed rice and simmering on low heat (dum).

Main CourseBangladeshiBengali
Easy Chicken Morog Pulao
Source video — Banglar Rannaghor on YouTube
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Total time
~1 hour 45 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Hands-on
~1 hourEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Servings
6 servings
Difficulty
MediumEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
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Ingredients

Ingredients scaled to 6 servings
  • 1 kg Chicken
  • 1½ tsp Ginger paste, for marinade
  • 1½ tsp Salt, for marinade
  • 1½ tsp Onion paste, for marinade
  • 2½ tbsp Cooking oil
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • 5 Cardamom
  • 5 Cloves
  • 3 Cinnamon sticks, small
  • ½ cup Onion paste
  • 1½ tsp Garlic paste
  • 1½ tsp Ginger paste
  • ¼ cup Water
  • 1 tbsp Kishmish
  • 5–6 Green chili
  • ¼ cup Water
  • 2 tbsp Cooking oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 2 Cinnamon sticks, small
  • 4 Cloves
  • 5 Cardamom
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 4 cups Chini gura rice
  • 1 tsp Garlic paste
  • 5 cups Hot water
  • 1 tbsp Chicken stock
  • ½ cup Powder milk
  • Salt, to taste
  • 8–10 Green chili
  • 2–3 tbsp Ghee
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Lime juice

Preparation

  1. Step 1
    Mix the chicken with ginger paste, salt, and onion paste to marinate.
  2. Step 2
    Heat cooking oil and ghee, then sauté cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon sticks.
  3. Step 3
    Add and sauté the onion paste.
  4. Step 4
    Sauté the garlic paste and ginger paste.
  5. Step 5
    Add water and the marinated chicken, then cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
  6. Step 6 · 25 minutes
    Add kishmish, green chili, and water, then cook on low heat for 25 minutes.
  7. Step 7
    In a separate pot, heat cooking oil and sauté cumin, cinnamon sticks, cloves, cardamom, and bay leaves.
  8. Step 8
    Add the chini gura rice and sauté.
  9. Step 9
    Sauté the garlic ginger paste with the rice.
  10. Step 10
    Add hot water, chicken stock, powder milk, salt to taste, and green chili. Cook until the rice peeks through.
  11. Step 11 · 15 minutes
    Add the cooked chicken to the rice, then cook on low heat for 15 minutes.
  12. Step 12
    Add ghee, sugar, and lime juice.

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