I definitely cooked with great abandon last night as the menu kept changing in my head! I had said to my husband that I was going to make a Chicken Tagine but quarter of the way through cooking, I changed my mind and it sort of became something COMPLETELY different…so yes, I think I’ll call it a Biryani!
Ingredients
• Chicken breast pieces
• Basmati rice or long grain rice
• Red onion (diced)
• Garlic (diced)
• Carrot (grated)
• Chickpeas
• Raisins
• Cashew nuts
• Chickpeas
• Cumin
• Dried parsley
• Paprika
• Za’atar spice
• Fresh cilantro
• Olive oil & butter
Method
1. Boil the rice and once cooked, leave to cool completely.
2. Marinade the chicken breast pieces in dried parsley, cumin, paprika, za’atar spice, salt & cracked black pepper in a little olive oil for 30 mins or 1 hour.
3. On a medium high heat, heat up a big saucepan and add olive oil & some butter. Place the chicken breast pieces and brown them till thoroughly cooked.
4. Throw in the onions & garlic, dried parsley, za’atar spice, salt & pepper and sauté together with the chicken. Once the onions are soft, add the raisins, cashew nuts, chickpeas and grated carrots.
5. Add the fresh chopped cilantro, sauté for 2 minutes, then add the cooled rice into the pot, making sure the rice is coated with all the spices.
Garnish with cilantro and more cashew nuts if you wish and serve…
I made a simple side salad of chopped green apples, baby plum tomatoes, diced red onion, chopped cilantro and drizzled it with a little honey, lemon juice, olive oil, salt & cracked black pepper…
It was a lovely burst of flavours and went fantastically with the dish!
Despite how many times I changed my mind, the “I think I’ll call it a Biryani” was a success and was really enjoyed by us both at iftar!😊
Have a fabulous Monday!💞
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I laughed out loud reading the post title 🙂 Glad you enjoyed your meal. Looks so much like biriyani 🙂
Haha! It was a Biryani imposter!😉
That’s how u create masterpieces!! By abandoning all rules!! End product must be super delicious….:)
Did not think of that while I was cooking though! Haha! Thank you Sha! It went down quite nicely indeed. ☺️
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I love all of the ingredients, I think your dish looks like a great success!! X
Thank you hun!!! My husband thought so too!☺️ xx
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I love all the ingredients and it looks so tasty! You can call it anyway you want it, it’s looks amazing:)
Aww, thank you so much!☺️
Love the recipe Farianti 🙂 I can imagine how wonderful they taste!
Thank you Linda!☺️
What an innovation to a biryani ☺👍 Chickpeas in it, I think only u could come up with something like that. Will try this yummy goodness soon …
Thank you for the kind words! Please do give it a try and let me know how you like it!😊😊😊
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It looks delicious!
Thanks Sarah!☺️
The caramelization on your chicken looks fabulous, Farianti!
Thanks Patty! I think it could be better with chicken on the bone! Juicier!
Farianti this looks yummy! Btw I just put up a post about a virtual Eid Party – do join in!!!!
Thank you Sarah! Ooooh I will have a look and will try to join your virtual Eid party! Thanks for the invite!😊
Chicken looks well-brown and tasty! and it seems the biryani turned out delicous! 😉
Thank you, it actually was very tasty! My aunt saw the photos and said the fake Biryani looks good haha! ☺️
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