Chicken or meat Pilau (thick rice version)

• 1/2 cup Oil
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 3 Onions
• 2 large tomatoes
• 3 tbsp Tomato paste
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 bunch coriander chopped
• 1 tsp whole gheera
• 1 tsp dhana gheera
• 1 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
• 3 cup thick rice
• 3 potatoes cut into pieces
• 1/2 chicken chopped into pieces or half kg beef

1. Heat 5 table spoons of oil in a thick pan and add the washed and drained rice into it and stir on medium heat and the stir the rice and oil mixture for about 5 mins than turn off and keep aside.
2. In a separate pan heat remaining oil and ghee an fry the finely chopped onions and fry till light golden brown than add the garlic-ginger paste and chopped coriander and fry for a min before addin all the powdered spices stir for abit than add the chicken pieces and stir.
3. let the chicken fry with the spices till it becomes light brown than add tomatoes and tomato paste and let it cook till tomatoes start separating from oil now add potatoes and half cup water and salt to taste.
4. cover and let it simmer until water drys and potatoes are semi cooked now add the rice and a little water maybe one and a half cup.
5. cover again and let it cook on a very low flame when water starts to dry take a clean plastic paper bag and cover the rice add put the lid on top again,make sure the fire is on a very low flame and leave it to cook and steam with plastic bag check after every few mins to see if its dries and rice is cooked.
6. serve hot with chutney,chillies or salad.

oil, ghee, onions, tomatoes, tomato paste, gingergarlic, coriander chopped, gheera, gheera, garam masala, chilli powder, black pepper, rice, potatoes, chicken

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/364562-chicken-or-meat-pilau-thick-rice-version (may not work)