Saffron Chicken Pilau Recipe
Ingredients :
2 cups 4 tablespoons 1/2 teaspoon 1 stick 3 2 3 cups 2 tablespoons 2 tablespoons 300 g	Long-grain rice Ghee Powdered saffron Cinnamon, broken Cloves Cardamom pods, lightly crushed Water Sultanas Blanched almonds Skinless chicken breast fillet, diced
Method : Place the rice and half the ghee in a large, heavy-based pan and stir until the rice grains are well coated with ghee. Add the saffron, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom pods and water. Cover and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to as low as possible and cook without removing the lid for 20 minutes. Heat the remaining ghee in a frying pan, add the sultanas, almonds and chicken and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Season with salt to taste. Stir the chicken mixture into the rice and leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving.