Pomegranate rice pulao is one of the delicious and delicious pulao dishes of Afghanistan, which is considered to belong to the cities of Herat and Kabul. Pomegranate pilaf is one of the suitable foods of Afghanistan.

Pomegranate Ingredients

4 cups rice
2 cups pomegranate seeds
3 chicken breasts
2 medium onions
1 piece of cinnamon stick
Slice the pistachios in half
Chopped coriander 1.5 cups
Brewed saffron 2 tbsp
Enough salt, black pepper and turmeric

How to prepare pomegranate pulao
To prepare Majlisi pomegranate pilaf, first pour water in a pot and put it on high heat until the water boils, and then peel 1 onion and divide it into 4 parts, and pour boiling water into it, and cinnamon sticks. Put the chicken breasts together in boiling water

Turn down the heat and put the lid on the pot and let it cook well. Then take the cooked chicken breasts out of the pot and let them cool, and then chop them and set aside.

Peel the remaining onion and chop it finely on a baking sheet and pour oil in a pan and fry the onions in oil until soft, then coriander, chopped chicken breast, sliced ​​pistachio and pomegranate seeds. We add to the ingredients

Fry them together to mix well and after 5 minutes, remove the pan from the heat. Pour water into a pot and add a little salt to it and put it on high heat until the water boils and then wash the rice.

Pour the water out and pour the rice into the boiling water and stir and do not touch the rice until it cooks well for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, turn the rice over and add a few grains of rice. We test under the teeth

If the area around the rice was fully cooked and the kernels were a little firm, we should drain the rice. Remove the pot from the heat, empty the rice in the strainer and take some cold water on the rice and remove the strainer and shake it 1-2 times to move the rice.