Persian chicken with aromatic basmati rice – Food & Home Magazine

Persian chicken with aromatic basmati rice – Food & Home Magazine

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Persian chicken with aromatic basmati rice is deliciously fragrant and full of elegant flavours. Tahdig, crispy golden rice, is the star of this dish.

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Ingredients

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 4 large deboned chicken breasts, skin on
  • saffron yoghurt, to serve
  • <h3>Pomegranate and saffron glaze</h3>
  • 500ml (2 cups) pomegranate juice
  • 60ml (¼ cup) sugar
  • a pinch of saffron
  • <h3>Pistachio and mint basmati rice</h3>
  • 500g basmati rice
  • 45ml (3 tbsp) olive oil
  • 200g unsalted pistachios, shelled and slivered
  • 200g fresh or dried pomegranate seeds
  • 125ml (½ cup) fresh mint leaves

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