# One pot chicken and rice (plow) with salad

This dish, known as plow in our home, was one of the first recipes I learned when I got married, and it’s been a family favorite ever since. It’s simple, filling, and packed with flavor.

- Total time: 29 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1.5 lbs boneless chicken (breast or thigh), cubed
- 4 carrots, freshly grated
- 2 cups basmati rice, rinsed
- 4 cups water
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Arugula
- Cucumber, chopped
- Cherry tomatoes
- 0.5 juice of  lemon juice
- Drizzle olive oil
- Splash red wine vinegar
- to taste Salt

## Instructions

1. Heat up some oil.
2. Cut your onion straight into the pot.
3. While the onion is getting golden, cut the chicken.
4. Chicken breast cut into cubes.
5. Peel 4 carrots.
6. Grate your carrots straight into the pot.
7. Add the chicken.
8. Add spices and mix well.
9. Add 2 cups of basmati rice.
10. Wash your rice thoroughly.
11. Add the rice and 4 cups of water.
12. Give it a good mix and bring it to a boil uncovered.
13. While it's boiling, make a salad.
14. Add arugula to the bowl.
15. Add cucumber.
16. Add cherry tomatoes, leave them whole or cut them.
17. Fluff up the rice and give it a good mix.
18. Cover and lower to simmer.
19. Toss your salad, adding lemon juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and salt.
20. Check out the rice.
21. Dinner under 30 minutes is served.

## Equipment

- large nonstick pot
- knife
- peeler
- grater
- wooden spoon
- colander
- salad bowl
- tongs

## Tips

- You can use boneless chicken thighs or a combination of both.
- For my vegan friends, you can use tofu.
- Make sure to wash your rice thoroughly.
- The less clean up, the better.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-07-25

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