Fragrant Chicken And Apricots
From midgelet 16 years agoIngredients
- 2 ounces (60 g) melted clarified butter or ghee shopping list
- Just over 2 pounds (1 kg) chicken thigh fillets, chopped shopping list
- 2 medium brown onions, sliced finely shopping list
- 1 clove, garlic, crushed shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric shopping list
- 1/2 cup (75g) dried apricots, sliced finely shopping list
- 2 cups (400g) basmati rice shopping list
- 4 cups (1 liter) chicken stock shopping list
- 1/4 cup (35g) dried currants shopping list
- 1/2 (60g) cup frozen peas shopping list
- 1/2 cup (80g) pine nuts, toasted shopping list
How to make it
- Heat half of the ghee in a large saucepan; cook the chicken in batches, until browned all over and cooked through, drain on absorbent paper.
- Heat the remaining ghee in the same pan; cook the onion, garlic and spices, stirring until the onion is soft.
- Add the apricots and rice and stir over heat until the rice is coated in the spice mixture.
- Stir in the stock; simmer.
- Cover with a tight fitting lid for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, stir in the chicken and let it stand, covered for 15 minutes.
- Stir in the currants, peas and nuts.
- Top with freshly chopped cilantro if desired and serve.
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Very nicely done, midge. I need to do this dish soon. Five!
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