Afghani Zarda Pulao افغانی زردہ پلاؤ

Afghani Zarda Pulao is a very delicious sweet and spicy rice dish.
My family liked it very much.

Ingredients For Curry:

• Chicken 8 pieces
• Oil 1 cup
• Yoghurt beaten 1 cup
• Onion chopped 1 cup
• Garlic crushed 1 medium pod
• Ginger crushed 2 inch piece
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper whole 20
• Coriander whole 1 teaspoon
• Fennel whole 1 teaspoon
• Caraway whole 2 teaspoon
• Cinnnamon stick 2-3
• Cloves whole 15
• Cardamom whole 3
• Cardamom small 6

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till light golden.
• Add spices stir then add chicken stir and fry for 4-5 minutes.
• Now add ginger, garlic and yoghurt and fry for 2-3 minutes then add 1 cup water and cook on medium flame till chicken is done.
• Chicken Curry is ready for Afghani zarda Pulao.

Preparation of Boiled Rice:

• Rice (soaked in water for 30 minutes) 1/2 kg
• Salt 1+1/2 teaspoon
• Water 4-5 glass
•  Boil rice in water with added salt till 1 kanni remain (near to cook).
• Drain and keep aside.

Colouring:

• Saffron  1/4 teaspoon
• Warm water 1/4 cup
• Add saffron to warm water and keep aside for 15 minutes.

Nuts:

• Almonds  1 tablespoon
• Pistachio  1 tablespoon
• Soak almonds in water to soft, remove skin and fry in 1teaspoon of oil till light golden
• Pistachio should be fry in oil for a little while.

Orange Syrup:

• Orange peels from 1 orange, thin strips
• Sugar 1 cup
• Boil orange peels in 1-2 cup of water and drain.
• Now take 1 cup water in a pan add sugar and boiled orange peels and cook till thick syrup is obtained.

Procedure For Afghani Zrada Pulao:

• Now all the ingredients for making Afghani Zarda Pualo are ready.
• Take a large pan, arrange bottom layer of 1/2 quantity of boiled rice, then add Chicken curry layer, then remaining rice. At top sprinkle orange syrup, nuts and saffron colour. Simmer for 20-25 minutes.
• Delicious Afghani Zarda Pulao is ready.
• Mix and serve with salad and raita.