Chicken Biryani

Biryani is a Middle Eastern and South Asian dish that usually mixes rice, vegetables, aromatic spices, and meat or poultry.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 1 1/3 cups)

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  butter
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 1  tablespoon  grated peeled fresh ginger
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground allspice
• 1/4  teaspoon  saffron threads, crushed
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground cardamom
• 1/2  cup  chopped tomato
• 1/2  cup  golden raisins
• 1  finely chopped serrano chile
• 1 1/2  pounds  skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1  cup  basmati rice
• 2  cups  water
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, ginger, and garlic to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in cumin, allspice, saffron, and cardamom; cook 15 seconds. Stir in tomato, raisins, and serrano; cook 1 minute. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add juice and salt; cook 30 seconds. Add rice; cook 1 1/2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 12 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

386 (12% from fat)

Fat:

5.3g (sat 2.4g,mono 1.4g,poly 0.7g)

Protein:

42.5g

Carbohydrate:

41.7g

Fiber:

2.3g

Cholesterol:

106mg

Iron:

2.4mg

Sodium:

730mg

Calcium:

57mg