Persian Style Chicken and Rice
Chicken, basmati rice and slivered almonds come together in this dish, fragrant with saffron and sumac and grilled.
45 min · Serves 4 · Easy
Ingredients
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 30 min · Cook 15 min · 45 min total
- easy
- 1
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.
- 2
Turn the rice cooker on and while that is cooking, prepare the rest. Strip the bbq chicken of it's skin, wings and stuffing.
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
- 5
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.
- 6
Add the fresh coriander, cook for another minute, then serve.
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.



