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Pasta & rice

Chicken biryani

Fragrant basmati rice and spiced chicken cooked together, with fried onions and herbs.

  • 1 h 15
  • 6 servings
  • Medium
  • Moderate
  • Indian

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

525 kcal per serving

Protein
24.6 g
Carbohydrates
57.5 g
of which sugars
3.7 g
Fat
20.8 g
of which saturated fat
8.3 g
Fiber
2.2 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Marinate the chicken with the yogurt, spices, garlic and ginger for 1 hour.
  2. Fry the thinly sliced onions in the butter until deep golden.
  3. Parboil the rice for 6 min in salted water.
  4. In a Dutch oven, layer the chicken, half of the onions, the rice, herbs, dissolved saffron and the remaining onions.
  5. Cover tightly and cook for 35 min over low heat.

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