Persian Style Chicken And Rice Food

PERSIAN STYLE CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Place the basmati in a rice cooker with 2-3 cups of water (according to your rice cooker's instructions) along with pinch of salt and the saffron.
• Turn the rice cooker on and while that is cooking, prepare the rest.
• Strip the bbq chicken of it's skin, wings and stuffing (I usually eat this as I cook the meal ha ha).
• Chop up the roast chicken meat roughly and set aside.
• Dry roast the almonds in a large frypan until they're a light golden brown, then set aside.
• Fry the berries in appx 1/2 tbpsn of the butter for about five minutes, then set aside.
• Put another 1/2 tbspn of the butter in the pan and fry the chopped spring onions gently til they go soft.
• Add the cooked rice and the rest of the butter, stir fry for about five minutes.
• Add the chicken, almonds, berries and sumac and stir through.
• Add the fresh coriander, cook for another minute, then serve.

PERSIAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In a soup pot, melt the butter and cook the chicken for about 15 minutes, until brown on both sides; remove the chicken to a platter. Add the onion, apricots, and raisins and saute over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Add the chicken broth, salt, pepper, and cinnamon and bring to a boil. Add the rice and mix well. Return the chicken to the pot; reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for about 25 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed and the chicken is cooked through.

PERSIAN CHICKEN STUFFED WITH RICE

Steps:

• Clean and wash hens. Remove fatty portions and fat from cavity. Marinate 6 hours-overnight with a cup or so of apple juice and salt, cinnamon, cumin, onion and a little paprika (all to taste).
• Brown the onions and garlic in 1 tbs oil. Add the uncooked rice, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, rosewater, 1 tsp salt, and pepper. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth, cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
• Add the barberries, almonds, raisins, and lime juice to the rice. Mix gently, and cook for several more minutes. Remove from heat. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stuff the hens with the rice mixture, and tie the cavities shut. Rub each with 1 tsp salt, additional cinnamon, cumin, paprika and 1 tsp sugar.
• Place hens in a greased baking dish. Mix saffron (dissolved in hot water- optional) and about 1/4 cup apple juice, and pour over the chicken. Cover pan with foil.
• Place in the oven and roast for approximately 45 minutes, or until fully cooked and no longer pink. Baste occasionally.
• Garnish with lime slices and enjoy!

IRANIAN CHICKEN WITH RICE (MORGH POLOU)

Steps:

• Season the chicken pieces with salt & pepper.
• Using half the Ghee/butter brown the chicken, set aside.
• Fry the onion until transparent in the remaining butter/ghee, add apricots & raisins cook 5 miniutes.
• Stir in the cinnamon then add the 1/4 cup water to lift the browned sediment.
• Place half the cooked rice in an oven proof dish placing the chicken on top.
• Spread the apricot mixture over the chicken and top with remaining rice.
• Cover the dish tightly and bake in 350 oven for 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked & tender.
• While the chicken is cooking mix the saffron with 2 tbsp boiling water, leave to steep.
• Just before serving sprinkle saffron liquid over the top of the casserole , stir gently mixing the chicken, rice & saffron.
• Serve heaped on a platter.

SERRESH POLLO (PERSIAN CHICKEN AND RICE WITH FRIED ONIONS, RAISI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• On low heat, melt 2 ounces of the butter, add salt and pepper to taste and baste chicken thighs with molten butter.
• Bake thighs at 400 degrees F for about 45 minutes.
• While thighs are baking, prepare basmati rice.
• Some minutes before the thighs are done, slice onions and fry in remaining butter (I know, it's a LOT of butter, but that's correct).
• As soon as onions are translucent, salt to taste, then add raisins, heat through (don't let the mixture burn!), then add barberries, turn off heat and let stand until barberries are warmed, too.
• Place chicken thighs and rice on plates, top rice with onion-raisin-barberry mixture.
• Serve with green salad.
• Enjoy!