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Chicken Biryani
Serving
Makes enough for 4 portions
Ingredients
150g of greek yougurst (or if going Ollie friendly, use some a few glugs of olive oil instead)
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
2 hot chilli peppers
4 chicken breasts
280g basmati rice
3 tbsp veg oil or ghee (can use olive oil tbh)
4 green cardamom pods
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 onion
400g tin of chopped tomatoes
3 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp ground coriander
pinch of saffron
60ml milk (use rice milk for Ollie friendly)
2 tbsp mint leaves
2 tbsp coriander leaves (a potentially divisive ingredient, can be left out..)
Method
Cut the fish into chunky bite sized pieces
Finely dice the onion
Dice the carrots
Dice the pepper
Crush or finely chop the garlic
Finely chop the chilli(s) - Note, last time we made this we used 2 Sainsburys 'mixed chillis' Heat rating 2 out of 5, leaving the seeds in, and it carried a lovely heat without being overwhelming
Zest half of a lime
Juice 2 limes
Place fish into a bowl.
Add salt.
Add 1 limes worth of zest
Add lime juice
Massage fish lightly to coat all the pieces well.
Set fish aside.
In a large pan, heat the olive oil over medium high heat.
Add onion and salt, and sauté 2-3 minutes.
Turn heat down to medium, add carrot, pepper, garlic and chilli(s) and cook 4-5 more minutes.
I'd normally have the rice ready to go on about now, so get that going in parallel with the rest of stew making
Back to the stew pot, add tomato puree,
Add spices.
Add 200ml of the stock.
Mix and bring to a simmer.
Add tomatoes.
Cover and simmer gently on medium low for 5 minutes or until carrots are tender.
Add coconut milk. Louise's pro tip - if you half a tin of coconut milk, use a tablespoon of the solids from the top of the can rather than the milk itself
Nestle the fish in the stew and simmer gently until it’s cooked through, about 4-6 minutes.
Season as required with salt and yet more lime juice
Serve with your choice of rice and bread
Garnish to taste. Even more lime juice can be drizzled on just before serving, or serve with a lime wedge so that diners can adjust for themselves