Spicy Chicken Rice

SCR2.jpg A curry could not be any easier!!! 🐔🌶️🍛 Only 3 spices and 3 aromats!!

Starting with basics, this recipe has been created to introduce uni students to spices: channelling healthy, budget friendly accessible creative home cooking.

Whilst it’s delicious as it is. Additional flavour profile can be created with multitude of other ingredients to create a personalised dish.

Serves 4-6 Preparation time 15 min
Cooking time 40 min
Start – Ingredients
  • 1 kilo of chicken thigh fillets bite size pieces
  • 2 tsp sweet paprika
  • 2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp crushed garlic
  • 1-2 tsp hot fresh chili paste
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tbsp oil/ghee/butter/coconut oil
  • 2 cups of long grain rice (Basmati) washed
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tsp salt
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# Steps Image
1 Assemble and prepare ingredients

Marinate chicken pieces with spices, salt, crushed garlic, ginger and chilli.

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2 In a heavy based saucepan, add oil and lightly fry chicken for 3-5 min on high heat SCR2.jpg
3 In a bowl wash rice a few times until water is clear, add water and salt. SCR 3.jpg
4 Pour over chicken MVIMG_20190512_165537.jpg
5 On a high heat bring saucepan to boil

Turn down heat to low, place a lid on the saucepan and seal tightly.

Cook for 30 minutes or until the rice is al dente

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6 Toss gently before serving SCR6.jpg
7 Serve with a Kachumber salad IMG_20190512_171925.jpg
Tips to Create
Add to this basic recipe: to create your own flavours, additional ingredients suggestions in image below, use as many ingredients as you like (heading towards a biryani), more ingredients means balancing the flavours:

Fresh turmeric, yogurt, lemon, limes, lemon verbena, mint, fresh coriander and roots, curry leaves, saffron, cinamon, star anise, cloves, pepper,  maze, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, cumin, garam masala, chilli flakes, cardamon, cashews, rose water……….

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Good Luck and Enjoy!