Chicken biryani pilau

Chicken biryani pilau

Easy and cheap to recreate at home, students won't need to order takeaways ever again!

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preperation and cooking times

READY IN 50 MINS-1 HR
Freezable

Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan and fry the chicken thighs, skin side down, for 8-10 mins until the skin is golden and crispy. Tip in the onion and continue to cook for 5 mins until the onion softens. Sprinkle in the curry powder and cook for a minute more, then stir in the rice and pour over the stock. Bring the stock to the boil.
  2. Cover the pan and bake for 30 mins until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked. Stir in the peas and leave the rice to stand for a few moments before serving.
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Adding a few extras

Stir in a small bag of roasted cashew nuts, flaked almonds or raisins just before serving.

445 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 57g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, salt 0.5 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2004.

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  • 07 November 2007

    Pamela rated this recipe

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    20 December 2007

    Jen rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is really tasty and so easy to do. It was lovely cold as well.

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    18 January 2008

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    I added some potatoes, it was really tasty.

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    06 February 2008

    Jen commented on this recipe

    This is one of our regulars and it's always a winner - I've used chicken breasts instead of thighs and it's also very nice.

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  • 07 February 2008

    tweedletwo rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved it, thighs were very tender added some broccoli on the side as wanted more veg.

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  • 29 February 2008

    beckie101 rated and commented on this recipe

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    just had this for tea. used chicken breasts and added sultanas at the end. was yummy and really easy to do :)

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  • 19 March 2008

    Alison_happy rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really easy.

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  • 28 April 2008

    YUMMYMUMMY commented on this recipe

    Sitting here thinking about dinner and what to make that all three children will like tonight after school activities. Wanted something really tasty, easy and quick. Have made this before, kids loved it and even gave me time to do 30 mins of exercise while it was cooking in the oven. Great!

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  • 30 July 2008

    clockworkpurple rated and commented on this recipe

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    I've made this several times and it's excellent!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preperation and cooking times

READY IN 50 MINS-1 HR
Freezable

Super healthy

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 6 large chicken thighs , skin on
  • 1 large onion , finely sliced
  • 2 tbsp curry powder (hot if you like it spicy, mild for tamer curries)
  • 350g easy-cook, long grain rice
  • 700ml chicken or vegetable stock
  • 250g frozen peas
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