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Chicken Raita Bowl
🇵🇰 Pakistani

Chicken Raita Bowl

🇵🇰 Pakistani

Smooth and savoury: chicken whipped with oil and lemon into the ultimate sharing plate. 20 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 10 min Serves 6 Easy

Ingredients

  • Chicken500 g, on the bone
  • Yogurt400 g
  • Garam Masala1/2 tsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic2 cloves, grated
  • Ghee3 tbsp, good and fruity
  • Lemon1/2, juiced
  • Roasted Cumin1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prepare the chicken — roast, boil or mash it depending on what it is, until completely soft.

  2. 2

    Beat it smooth with the olive oil, adding it in a slow stream for a silky texture.

  3. 3

    Season with the garlic, lemon juice, garam masala and salt — taste as you go.

  4. 4

    Swoosh onto a plate with a spoon-back of oil, a sprinkle of fresh cilantro, and serve with warm bread.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the garam masala in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Boneless Chicken Pulao & Boondi Raita | Pakistani Recipe | Hina Barkat · on YouTube