Bangladesh

Morog Polao

Name: Morog Polao
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bangladesh
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken (in pieces); 400 g Basmati or chinigura rice; 150 g Yoghurt; 3 tbsp Ghee; 3 pieces Onions; some of each Whole spices (cardamom, cinnamon, clove); 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste

Bengali chicken pilaf

Morog polao is a mildly spiced chicken rice from Bangladesh, served at weddings and feasts.

Fragrant chinigura or basmati rice is layered with tender chicken, ghee and whole spices - milder and sweeter than the spicier biryanis.

Servings4

Time70 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Chicken (in pieces)800 g
Basmati or chinigura rice400 g
Yoghurt150 g
Ghee3 tbsp
Onions3 pieces
Whole spices (cardamom, cinnamon, clove)some of each
Ginger-garlic paste2 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Marinate the chicken with yoghurt and ginger-garlic paste.
Fry onions golden in ghee, add whole spices.
Brown the chicken until it takes colour.
Add rice and hot water.
Steam covered on low heat (dum), season to taste.

Make it original

Basmati rice and whole spices for morog polao are in the Asia Boutique.

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