Chicken and Rice
Ingredients
1 medium onion, diced
2 Tbsp of Canola or Avocado oil
3 garlic cloves,
1 lb ground chicken
1/2 tsp bouillon seasoning
1 jalepeno or thai green chili chopped
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 Tbsp Maani’s Ch Tikka Masala Spice Blend
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp vinegar
1/2 cup of crushed tomato
2 tbsp parsley, finely diced
1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
2 cups of chicken broth
1 cup of basmati rice washed and rinsed approx 5 times with water
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Heat a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Once the pan is warmed, add the oil and onions. Sauté onions until golden brown, add the garlic and stir. Continue cooking for 10 minutes.
Once your onions are golden and your garlic and green chili and saute till fragrant, then add the ground chicken. Break up the ground chicken as it's cooking.
Once the chicken is no longer pink, add the smoked paprika, bouillon, Maani’s Spice Blend, salt and pepper. Stir everything to ensure the spices are well combined.
After a few minutes the spiced chicken should be fragrant from the spices. Now add the crushed tomato, lemon, pomegranate molasses and vinegar. Turn up the heat a bit to reduce the liquid released from the chicken and quickly cook the flavors. Once the moisture is gone, add the washed basmati rice that has been rinsed thoroughly approx 5 times with clean water. Mix everything together and add in the chicken broth on high heat, once the broth boils turn the heat to low and cover.
After approx 15-20 min uncover and the rice should be fully cooked, taste it to see if you may need more salt and pepper. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with raita or a salad and enjoy!