One pot Saffron Chicken Rice
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Moroccan
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Spice Mixture
  • ¼ tsp saffron
  • 1 tsp coarse maras chili flakes/ or coarse aleppo pepper dried flakes
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tsp flaky salt
Making of the Rice
  • 2 chicken breasts, cut into one inch pieces
  • 2 tbsp light flavored oil + 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp raw black cumin seeds/kali jeera
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic, finely chopped
  • 1½ cup vegetable or chicken stock
  • 1 cup fried crispy onions
  • bouquet garni of 1 star anise, 4 cardamom, 5 cloves, ½ inch cinnamom
cup rice, short grain or basmati (washed, soaked for 15 min)
  • Cilantro to garnish
Instructions
  1. Mix the spices together and set aside.
  2. In a large pan, add oil and toss in the chicken, don't move it around for a minute. Sprinkle all the spices and then saute it well and brown all the sides. Cook it about fifty percent and remove it in a bowl.
  3. In the same pan, add another 2 tbsp oil, black cumin seeds and saute. Throw in the onion and garlic, saute it on low to medium heat for about a minute until the onions are soft. Add the chicken back in, the stock and the bouquet garni in the middle. Check for salt. Add half the fried onions, carefully add rice, toss in the remaining fried onions. Let it come to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, lower the heat completely, cover and put in on simmer for about 20 minutes. At this point you can keep the pan on dum over another griddle so the bottom doesn't scorch. Use a very tight lid, and use a kitchen towel to cover if you steam releasing out of the pan.
  4. After 20 minutes, turn off the heat and let it rest for another 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
I used a speciality rice called jeeraga samba, since I love the Indian biryani style. You can use any short grain, sona masoori or any kind.
Thin long grain like basmati will be perfect with it and the grains will be separate.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2020/09/22/one-pot-saffron-chicken-rice/