Kenyan Chicken Pilau (Spiced Pilau Rice with Chicken)
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Ingredients
- 600 g boneless chicken thighs
- 300 g basmati rice
- 2 red onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 15 g fresh ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 whole cloves
- 4 cardamom pods
- 500 ml chicken stock
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 589 kcal
- Protein
- 35 g
- Carbohydrate
- 66.5 g
- of which sugars
- 4.9 g
- Fat
- 19.8 g
- of which saturates
- 4.2 g
- Fibre
- 2.9 g
- Salt
- 1.27 g
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Method
- 1
Cut the chicken into large chunks. Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot and brown the chicken all over, then set aside.
- 2
Peel and chop the onions, add to the pot and cook for 10 minutes until golden.
- 3
Stir in the garlic, ginger, cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom pods and cook for 2 minutes.
- 4
Rinse the rice, add to the pot and stir for 1 minute to coat in the spices.
- 5
Return the chicken to the pot and pour in the chicken stock. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 18-20 minutes until the rice is tender and the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 6
Rest, covered, for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and serve.
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