One-Pot Chicken Rice

Name: One-Pot Chicken Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 brown cardamom pod; 2–3 green cardamom pods; Salt, to taste; 250 g/9oz/1¼ cups rice (see note), rinsed and soaked for 15–20 minutes; 450 ml/15¼fl oz/1¾ cups water; A few fresh coriander/cilantro leaves, chopped, to garnish; 1 tsp garam masala; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 2–3 green or red chillies, chopped or slit (optional); 2–3 green or red chillies, chopped or slit (optional); Juice of ½ a lemon; 1 tsp ground black pepper; ½ tsp salt; A few fresh coriander/cilantro leaves, chopped, to garnish; 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste; 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste; 1 tbsp plain yogurt; 2–3 tbsp neutral oil; 400 g/14 oz chicken, assortment of skinless drumsticks, and skinless and boneless thighs, cut into medium pieces; 2.5 cm/1 in cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 400 g/14 oz chicken, assortment of skinless drumsticks, and skinless and boneless thighs, cut into medium pieces; 400 g/14 oz chicken, assortment of skinless drumsticks, and skinless and boneless thighs, cut into medium pieces; 400 g/14 oz chicken, assortment of skinless drumsticks, and skinless and boneless thighs, cut into medium pieces; 1 large white onion, sliced; 2 cloves; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder (optional); 4–5 black peppercorns; 1 tsp cumin seeds

Chicken-Wale Chawal

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

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No Worries, Just Chicken Curries

By Suki Pantal

Published 2025

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For Indian one-pot chicken rice, the chicken is first cooked in a spice-infused curry sauce and then rice is added and cooked with it. Voilà, dinner is served!

Now that I have established the type of recipe you can be expecting here, I want to add that one-pot chicken rice or chicken-wale chawal, which translates to “rice with chicken”, is one of the most hearty and happy dishes ever! The succulent and creamy garlic-y and lemony flavour of the marinated chicken is combined with the

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Asia
India
Main course
Dinner
Gluten-free

One-Pot Chicken Rice

Chicken-Wale Chawal

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