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Delicious chicken with rice and vegetables

Delicious chicken with rice and vegetables

Ingredients

Chicken breast (600 grams)

Two tbsps of vinegar

One tsp each of salt, cumin, paprika, dried parsley, and a half a tsp each of black pepper and red chili pepper flakes

Cooking oil

Olive oil

Onion (120 grams)

One tbsp of garlic

Bell peppers (100 grams)

Mixed vegetables (300 grams)

One tsp each of salt, cumin, paprika, red chili flakes, and black pepper

One cup of hot water

Cardamom and cloves

Cinnamon stick

Bay leaves

Two cups of washed and soaked basmati rice

One tsp of salt

Three cups of water

Saffron (optional)

Parchment paper

Step by step instructions for making the recipe:

1. Add cut up chicken breast about (600 grams) in a mixing bowl and marinate it with the following ingredients:

- Two tbsps of vinegar

- One tsp each of salt, cumin, paprika, dried parsley, and a half a tsp each of black pepper and red chili pepper flakes.

2. Sear the chicken breast  in a pot with a little bit of cooking oil

3. Cook over high heat

4. Once cooked, remove the the chicken from the pot and set it aside

5. In the same pot, add a little bit of olive oil and add cook the following ingredients: 

- Onion (120 grams)

- One tbsp of garlic

- Bell peppers (100 grams)

- Mixed vegetables (300 grams)

- One tsp each of salt, cumin, paprika, red chili flakes, and black pepper

- One cup of hot water

6. Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes

7. Add back the chicken

8. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes

9. Prepare the rice by adding a little bit of cooking oil into a pot and also add:

- Cardamom and cloves

- Cinnamon stick

- Bay leaves

- Two cups of washed and soaked basmati rice

- One tsp of salt

- Three cups of water

10. Cook on high heat until the amount of water decreases

11. Add a little bit of saffron if available

12. Cook on low heat for 25 minute

* The next step is optional and is only for food presentation

13. In a baking pan, place a piece of parchment paper and stack the chicken and vegetables in this order:

- Chicken 

- Vegetables

- Rice

14. Flip it onto a serving tray


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