Jeweled Tahchin – Persian Baked Rice | Tilda Canada

Ingredients

• For chicken:
• • 1 boneless chicken breast (~415 g)
• • 3 cloves of garlic, whole
• • 1 medium onion, cut in half
• • 1 tbsp lemon juice
• • 1 tsp salt
• • 4 cups of water
• • 2 tbsp oil
• • 1 medium onion, sliced
• • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• • 1 tbsp saffron water**
• • 1/4 tsp turmeric
• • 1/2 tsp advieh (Persian allspice/garam masala)
• • 1/4 tsp black pepper
• For rice:
• • 2 pouches Tilda Pure Basmati rice
• • 3 egg yolks
• • 2/3 cup plain yogurt **
• • 2 tbsp salted butter, melted
• • 1/2 tsp salt
• • 2.5 tbsp saffron water **
• For garnish:
• • 1 tbsp salted butter
• • 1/4 cup of dried barberries (zereshk)
• • 2 tbsp of dried orange peel (bitter orange)
• • 2 tsp sugar
• • 1.5 tbsp saffron water**
• • 1 tsp salted butter
• • 1/4 cup of slivered pistachios