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Chicken Biryani

Fans of Arab cooking will love this take on pilaf! Biryani is a dish of Arab cuisine, a bit like Uzbek plov, but it stands apart for the generous amount of spices it uses — as you've probably already gathered. There are many kinds of biryani, but I want to share the one I like best: with chicken.

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Biryani with chicken
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Composition / ingredients

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 37 % 10 g
Fats 11 % 3 g
Carbohydrates 52 % 14 g
126 kcal
GI: 7 / 93 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

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  • Melt the butter in a skillet and fry the coriander, cloves, cumin, ginger, cinnamon, garlic, and cardamom. Add the chicken, cut into strips, then lift it out of the pan. Do the same with the onion. Add the rice, saffron, and bay leaf, and pour in the chicken broth (plain water works if you don't have broth). Bring to a boil, then arrange the meat on top of the rice. Simmer for about ten minutes, then add nutmeg, pistachios, and raisins. Cook everything until done. Fry the onion and use it to garnish the top of the dish. One quick note: use just a pinch of each spice, no more. A red fortified wine pairs nicely with this meal.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Raw wild rice - 353  kcal/100g
  • Brown raw rice - 360  kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119  kcal/100g
  • White fortified raw rice - 363  kcal/100g
  • White fortified boiled rice - 109  kcal/100g
  • White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369  kcal/100g
  • Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106  kcal/100g
  • Instant dry rice - 374  kcal/100g
  • Instant rice, ready to eat - 109  kcal/100g
  • Rice - 344  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Carnation - 323  kcal/100g
  • Ginger - 80  kcal/100g
  • Dry ginger - 347  kcal/100g
  • Pickled ginger - 51  kcal/100g
  • Cardamom - 311  kcal/100g
  • Dried ground cilantro - 216  kcal/100g
  • Coriander - 25  kcal/100g
  • Cilantro, coriander - 25  kcal/100g
  • Cinnamon - 247  kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313  kcal/100g
  • Saffron - 310  kcal/100g
  • Cumin - 333  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Raisins - 280  kcal/100g
  • Kishmish - 279  kcal/100g
  • Raw California Walnut - 629  kcal/100g
  • Pistachios - 638  kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast - 113  kcal/100g
  • Broth - 15  kcal/100g

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