Hot and spicy chicken breyani

4 servings Prep: 25 mins, Cooking: 40 mins
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By Food24 November 03 2009
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Ingredients (15)

0.00 yoghurt — natural
0.00 turmeric — ground
0.00 garlic — cloves, crushed
0.00 fresh ginger — grated
0.00 chillies — fresh, chopped
0.00 fresh coriander — chopped
0.00 lemon juice
0.00 chicken breast fillets — cubed
0.00 rice — basmati, uncooked
0.00 breyani spice mix
0.00 butter — or ghee
0.00 potatoes — peeled, quartered
0.00 brown lentils — canned, drained
0.00 frozen peas
0.00 onion — deep-fried
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Method:

1. Mix the yoghurt, turmeric,
garlic, ginger, chillies, coriander
and lemon juice together.
Add
the chicken and set aside to
marinate for 20 minutes.
2. Rinse the rice, then cover with
500ml water and add the Spice
Up Your Rice Seasoning Mix.
Bring to the boil, then cover,
remove from the heat and allow
to steam for five minutes.
3.Heat half the butter over a
gentle heat in a large saucepan.
Cover the base of the pan with
the potato quarters.
Cover the
potatoes with half the lentils
and half the prepared rice.
Top
with the chicken.
Sprinkle with
peas, half the fried onions, the
remaining lentils and the
remaining rice.
Top with the
remaining onions.
4.Dot with the remaining
butter and drizzle 20ml water
around the edge of the pot.
Cover with a tight-fitting lid
and steam over a low heat for
30 to 40 minutes, until the
rice is tender.
Serve hot with a
mixture of natural yoghurt,

freshly chopped coriander and
a little garlic on the side.



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