Chicken biryani
A delicious and comforting dinner
This one-pot dinner is so simple and easily made with just a few items from your cupboard. Cool before refrigerating and this dish is perfect to have for lunch the next day.
Ingredients - Serves 2 Adults
- 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
- 2 small onions, peeled and finely sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- ½ vegetable stock cube
- 2 small red peppers, de-seeded and finely sliced
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric
- 2 medium chicken fillets (260g / 9 oz.), diced
- 2 teaspoons of curry powder
- 150g / 5 oz. brown basmati rice
- 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh coriander
- 5 tablespoons of toasted flaked almonds
Method
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan. When hot, add the onions with the bay leaves and cinnamon stick, and gently cook for 10 minutes, until the onions are soft.
- Prepare the stock as per packet instructions.
- When the onions are softened, add the red pepper, turmeric, chicken and curry powder. Stir well and heat until the chicken is cooked through.
- Next add the rice, pour over the stock and stir.
- Cover and bring to the boil, then lower the heat to a minimum and cook the rice for another 5 to 7 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and leave for 10 minutes.
- Just before serving, stir in the coriander and serve with the almonds scattered on top.
Serving Suggestions
Serve with a colourful, tossed salad to increase your vegetable intake.
If there are any leftovers, have for lunch the next day!
About this Recipe
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of an adult's reference intake
| Nutrition Information |
| Typical Values | Per 100g | Per Portion (493g) |
| Energy | 511Kj | 2520Kj |
| 121Kcal | 599Kcal |
| Fat | 3.4g | 16.9g |
| (of which saturates) | 0.3g | 1.6g |
| Carbohydrate | 12.7g | 62.7g |
| (of which sugars) | 1.6g | 7.8g |
| Fibre | 1.8g | 8.9g |
| Protein | 9g | 44.5g |
| Salt | 0.3g | 1.7g |
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