TODAY'S RECIPE: Chicken biryani.THIS all-in-one-pot rice dish can be made into a delicious salad up totwo days in advance. To do so, just mix the cold rice with mayonnaise and asqueeze of lemon juice and serve with Baby Gem leaves and sliced cucumber.Serves 4 Ingredients 300g/10oz basmati rice bas·ma·ti rice n. An aromatic long-grain rice from India. [Hindi b  smat
25g/1oz butter One large onion, finely sliced One bay leaf Three cardamom cardamom (kär`dəməm): see ginger. cardamom Spice consisting of whole or ground dried fruit, or seeds, of Elettaria cardamomum, a perennial herb of the ginger family. pods Small cinnamon stick 1 tsp turmeric turmeric: see ginger. turmeric Perennial herbaceous plant (Curcuma longa; family Zingiberaceae), native to southern India and Indonesia. Its tuberous rhizomes have been used from antiquity as a condiment, as a textile dye, and medically as an Four skinless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks 4 tbsp curry paste (we used Patak's Balti balti Noun a spicy Indian dish served in a metal dish [probably from the Baltistan region of Pakistan] paste) 85g/3oz raisins 850ml/112pt chicken stock Chopped coriander coriander (kōr'ēăn`dər), strong-smelling Old World annual herb (Coriandrum sativum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), cultivated for its fruits. Toasted flaked almonds, to serve Method 1. Soak the rice in warm water, then wash in cold until the water runs clear.Heat butter in a saucepan and cook the onions with the bay leaf and other wholespices for ten minutes. 2. Sprinkle in the turmeric, then add the chicken and curry paste. Cook untilaromatic. 3. Stir the rice into the pan along with the raisins, then pour over the stock.Place a tight-fitting lid on the pan and bring to the boil, then lower the heatto a minimum and cook the rice for another five minutes. Turn off the heat andleave for ten minutes. 4.Stir well, mixing through half the coriander. To serve, scatter over the restof the coriander and the almonds. RECIPE of the day is brought to you in association with BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Good Food magazine.To order the current issue and any previous issues call 0870 444 7017, price[pounds sterling]2.99 (free p&p). For more recipes visit www.bbcgoodfood.com |
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