Qabuli Palow

Preparation

1. Set oven to 350
2. Wash and soak your rice until water runs clear. Set aside.
3. In a pan add oil for carrots, and sugar.
4. Once it has softened, set aside.
5. Add oil for raisins. sauté until softened. set aside
6. Add oil for onions + begin to brown
7. Once fully browned, place in chicken with garlic + salt. Sear for 5-8 minutes
8. Add stock and water mixture
9. Close lid and let it fully cook on medium heat for 25 minutes (flipping once half way)
10. Once cooked, separate chicken from yakhni (stock/broth)
11. To boiling water add strained soaked rice with salt.
12. Once rice grains are softened, but still has a bite to them- strain it.
13. In an oven safe pot place the cooked and strained rice. Top it with the yakhni (stock from chicken) + palow masala. Mix gently
14. On one side of the pot place cooked chicken
15. On the other side of pot add carrots and raisins. -Top this with more cardamom and sprinkle a little more masala onto rice
16. Poke “holes” into rice for steaming
17. Close lid and let it bake for 30 minutes
18. Once baked, give the rice a gentle mix. it’s time to serve

ASSEMBLE:

1. Layer of rice into serving dish
2. Place all the chicken and top it with remainder of rice
3. Top with carrots then raisins
4. ENJOY !