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Pish-Pash

Pish-Pash

Pish-Pash is an Anglo-Indian comfort food made with chicken, rice, and whole spices. The recipe is simple and can be prepared quickly.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword gluten-free
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 People
Author Chandrima

Ingredients

  • 2 cups- Basmati rice
  • 700g- Chicken (medium-sized pieces, with bone)
  • 1- Onion medium-sized (thinly sliced)
  • 1½ tbsp- Ginger (julienned)
  • 1 tsp- Ginger-garlic paste
  • ½ tsp- Garlic paste
  • ½ tsp- Black peppercorn (roughly crushed)
  • 3-4- Green chilies (halved)
  • ¼ cup- Peas
  • 1 tbsp + more- Ghee/Clarified butter
  • 1 tsp- Vegetable oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp- Sugar

For tempering

  • ½ tsp- Whole black peppercorns (roughly crushed)
  • 1- Bay leaf
  • 1½”- Cinnamon single piece
  • 3- Green cardamoms (roughly crushed)
  • 3- Cloves
  • 1- Star anise (optional)

Instructions

  1. Wash the rice well and keep aside.

  2. Heat oil in a cooker, add ginger-garlic paste, salt along with freshly washed pieces of chicken, mix well.

    Sauteing and adding water in Chicken

  3. Now add 2 cups of water into this (water level should be 1½″ up from the chicken pieces). Remove from the heat after 2-3 whistles. Open the lid after the pressure has reduced.

  4. Heat ghee in a non-stick deep frying pan/kadai. Add all the ingredients mentioned for tempering, stir for a few seconds.

  5. Now add sliced onions, sauté on medium heat until light brown in color.

  6. Add rice, green chilies and julienned gingers, mix and fry on medium heat for 5 minutes.

    frying rice with whole spices, and adding stock

  7. Now add the chicken stock, keep the chicken pieces separate, don’t add them this time. Cover and cook on low heat. 

  8. When the rice is half cooked add the chicken pieces, mix well. Add in the peas. Cover and cook on low heat until done. 

  9. Add sugar and 1 tbsp ghee when the rice is thoroughly cooked. Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes more. Check salt, and remove from the heat, serve hot.

    Pish-Pash is ready to serve

Recipe Notes

  • Pish-Pash is comfort food, so the rice grains may become a little sticky and broken, which is perfectly fine for this dish.