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Iran Chicken Pilaf

Chicken, rice and pine nuts come together in this Persian pilaf, fragrant with cinnamon and simmered on the stove.

50 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Serves
4

Ingredients

Time
Prep 10 min · Cook 40 min · 50 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Put the rice in a bowl with water and let stand for 2 hours. Dry the rice. Heat the butter in a skillet,put the onions,the pine nuts, the chicken, salt, pepper, curry powder and cinnamon.

    120 min
  2. 2

    Mix well and then add the rice, the chicken broth, apricots and the sultans. Reduce the heat and simmer until rice is done.

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