Saffron Scented Chicken Pilaf | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Name: Saffron Scented Chicken Pilaf | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson
Ingredients: 3 chicken breasts (cut into approx. 2cm / ¾ inch chunks); 200 grams Greek yoghurt; juice of ½ lemon; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon saffron strands; 1 litre chicken stock; 15 grams unsalted butter; 3 tablespoons groundnut oil; 500 grams basmati rice; 4 cardamom pods (bruised); zest and juice of 1 unwaxed lemon; 50 grams cashew nuts; 50 grams flaked almonds; 25 grams pinenuts; 4 tablespoons pistachios (shelled); 1 bunch fresh parsley (chopped)

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Call me Scheherazade, but I'm in my turquoise gauze veil and jewelled slippers for this one.

Keywords

Gluten Free
Sociable
Romantic
Middle Eastern Inspired
Partytime
Summer

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