Chicken and Lentil Pilaff Recipe

chicken and lentil pilaff recipe

method

  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, add the onion and fry until it begins to soften. Add the chicken and cook until no longer pink.
  2. Add the spices and tomatoes and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add the rice, garlic, water, stock, tomato puree and sugar. Bring to the boil and then turn down to simmer, with a lid on, for 25 minutes.
  4. Add the nuts and lentils and cook for 1 minute.
  5. Add the mint and serve.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 6 tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 mug mixed wild rice
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 mugs water + 1 chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
  • 50g pistachio nuts
  • 400g tin green lentils
  • 1 tablespoon of freshly chopped mint

 

Key

Cost

TBC

difficulty

***

prep time

35 Minutes

cook time

serves

4

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