Chicken Pilaff Recipe

You will need.....       4 chicken joints

                               3 tablespoons salad oil

                               1 onion

                                       1 green or red pepper

                               2 sticks celery

Preparation Time      8 oz. long-grain rice

20 minutes                1 chicken stock cube

                               1 clove garlic, crushed

Cooking Time           3/4 level teaspoon curry powder

1 hour                      1/4 level teaspoon dried mixed herbs

                               1/4 level teaspoon chili powder

                              8 oz. can tomatoes

                              2 oz. mushrooms, sliced

                              4 oz. packet frozen peas

                              salt and pepper

 

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan and fry chicken joints fairly quickly until golden brown on both sides, then reduce heat, cover and continue to cook until joints are tender, about 20 minutes in all. Remove joints from pan and leave to drain on absorbent kitchen paper.

 

Chop onion and celery, de-seed and slice pepper. Fry in fat remaining in pan for a few minutes until they are soft. Add rice and fry for a further few minutes. Add 1 1/4 pints water, tomatoes, stock cube, garlic, curry powder, mixed herbs and chili powder. Bring mixture to boiling point, stir with a fork, then cover and simmer for about 25 minutes, or until all liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked.

 

Fry mushrooms, with the remaining oil for few minutes in a small pan. When rice mixture is ready stir in chicken, and peas. Reheat mixture, stirring frequently, and add salt and pepper to season it well. Serves 4

 

Quick Tip

 

Left-over cooked chicken may also be used for this recipe. It should be removed from the bone, added at the end and be reheated with the rice.

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