Pishpash aka Pish Pash, the Anglo-Indian Rice and Chicken Hotchpotch

Pish-Pash aka Pish Pash is a family favorite; at least they pretend whenever I make the Indianised Hotchpotch at home! Pish Pash is my one-pot solution whenever there is a need to include chicken, rice, and potato as part of the meal yet nobody is ready to grab Biryani. Pish Pash is not about the look, actually, it looks messy but I cannot say that about the taste. Some say it is a form of Khichri while some defined it as Indian Risotto. However, for me, Pish Pash is what it is; no comparison with any other dish.

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Pishpash, an One-pot Meal!

If you are new to cooking, have limited resources, and are a non-vegetarian and consider yourself the king/ queen of bachelor cooking, Pish-pash is the dish for you 🙂 . I for the first time cooked it, when I was in Bihar back in 2008-09 and was living alone. That actually was the time when this humble food blog Debjanir Rannaghar came into existence. This used to be my one-pot meal upon returning from the office. I mostly ended up cooking Pish-pash in bulk to cater to the lunch I meant to carry to the remote areas of Bihar while I was traveling to the field. Those were eventful days for sure and this humble dish was my savior for a long.

Pish-pash, an Anglo-Indian comfort food!

Pish-Pash is actually a medley of Rice, Chicken Chunks, and Potatoes, and this dish is cooked with very limited spices mostly in the form of tempering not paste or powder. In fact, the spices are not used as typical tempering too. Those are boiled with water to give the dish a nice aroma and distinct flavor. Almost, all the noted books on Indian recipes have defined this dish as the epitome of comfort dishes and ideal as a dish to be served to a sick person. My little collection of food books is inclusive of Prajnasundari Devi's Amish o Niramish Ranna, Lila Mazumdar's Rannar Boi, and Parsi Food, and Customs by Bhicoo J. Manekshaw, and I found a similar description in almost all of them. They all opined that Pish Pash is ideal for the meal of a sick.

Can you give Pishpash to toddlers?

Sick or not, I love Pish-Pash. Especially after returning from the office, dog-tired needless to say, and when I need something beyond Gobindobhog Bhat, Boiled egg, and Ghee, I ended up making Chicken Pish-Pash. When Pasta was a toddler and started eating solids, Pish-Pash used to be a regular inclusion of her meal. I have never cooked separately for her. She was given everything I used to cook at home from the very beginning. As a kid, I have been provided with separate food (with less oil, and fewer spices) which I found completely unnecessary. It created a problem when I started eating outside the home. I decided to give Pasta whatever we eat from the very beginning to not create a similar problem I have faced.

This hotchpotch works when you are looking for a one-pot meal!

Mehebub also loves this Rice Chicken Hotchpotch. Whenever I cook it at home, I ended up making a big batch. Actually, we both carry it as part of our lunch the next day. Pasta also takes a little portion as part of her lunch box. We prefer a spicy side with it,  mostly something prepared with egg, either Egg curry or Egg Shorba. In our place, Pish-Pash is a comforting dish not typically something meant for sickness.

I mostly follow the recipe provided by the books I have mentioned above while making the Pish-Pash. Yes, the recipe is similar to all the books. The only modification from my side is not to make it super-messy with extra gravy. You may find that in the pictures.  Butter is optional but gives the required aroma to the dish.

Here's how I make Pishpash at Debjanir Rannaghar!

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Pishpash Video Recipe from Debjanir Rannaghar Youtube Channel!

Savory Rice-based dishes from Debjanir Rannaghar apart from Pish-Pash:

Have you tried the Pish-Pash Recipe from Debjanir Rannaghar!

Do let me know how it came out. Also, I would love to see a picture of the same which you can share here on dolonchttrj@gmail.com or on Instagram you can use my hashtag #debjanirrannaghar or can tag me at @foodofdebjani.

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Pishpash Pin for your Pinterest Board!