Persian chicken with saffron and cardamom – Food & Home Magazine

Persian chicken with saffron and cardamom – Food & Home Magazine

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This delightful recipe combines tender chicken pieces, infused with the warm and earthy essence of saffron and the sweet, citrusy notes of cardamom.

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Ingredients

  • 4 – 6 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil
  • 4 large onions, finely sliced
  • 1,7kg chicken, skinned and jointed into eight
  • 6 – 8 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tbsp grated root ginger
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp ground black cumin
  • 1½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 250ml yoghurt
  • 120ml single cream
  • salt
  • seeds from 12 – 15 green cardamom pods, ground
  • 1 tsp saffron threads
  • juice of ½ lime
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 tbsp toasted flaked almonds

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