By Jheelum Basu
February 8, 2026
With an Anglo-Indian origin, Chicken Pish-Pash is a one-pot comfort dish featuring a hotchpotch of mushy rice and chicken painted with veggies. Here’s the chicken pish-pash recipe to follow.
2 cups Gobindbhog rice 3 cups boneless chicken 10 peeled baby potatoes 3/4 cup baby carrots 3/4 cup French beans 3 bay leaves 1 cinnamon stick 3 green cardamom 1 tsp finely chopped ginger ½ tbsp black peppercorns 1 tsp black pepper powder 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp oil Salt to taste
Marinate the chicken with a little salt and black pepper powder.
Soak rice for 15 minutes before draining the water.
Heat oil over a high flame and sear the boneless chicken for 3-5 minutes.
In a pan, heat oil and butter. Add bay leaves, black peppercorns, crushed cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves, and let them splutter.
Next, add ginger, potatoes, carrots, and green beans, and sauté for 3 minutes.
Add soaked rice, salt, and warm water. Allow them to cook for 15-20 minutes.
Add seared chicken pieces and continue to cook till the rice turns mushy.
Add some butter on top of the chicken pish-pash and serve it hot.