Real spiced chicken pilau

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/4 c Ghee
2 lg Onions, cut in thin slices
4 Skinned boneless chicken
-breasts, cubed (4 oz)
1/2 ts Turmeric
2 c Basmati rice
3 3/4 c Boiling chicken stock
5 Green cardamom pods,
-crushed, seeds removed
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
4 Whole cloves
1/2 ts Fenugreek
1 ts Salt
3/4 c Frozen green peas, thawed
1/2 c Unsalted cashews
1/2 c Golden raisins
Green onion daisy (opt)
Red bell pepper strips (opt)
Fresh parsley sprig (opt)

Melt ghee in large saucepan. Add onions and chicken and fry 3 minutes,
stirring constantly. Add turmeric and rice; cook 2 minutes, stirring
constantly. Stir in stock, cardamom seeds, cinnamon, cloves,
fenugreek and salt. Bring to a boil. Stir well, cover and cook gently
20 minutes.

Add green peas, cashews and raisins. Fluff mixture with a fork, cover
and cook 10 minutes. Fluff again with a fork. Garnish with a green
onion daisy, bell pepper strips and parsley sprig, if desired, and
serve hot.