Description
A fragrant and flavorful dish featuring turmeric-scented rice and roasted chicken, perfect for gatherings or family dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.6 kg whole chicken
- 3 tsp ground turmeric
- 150 g unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 cardamom pods, bruised
- 3 cloves
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 3 long green chillies, seeds removed, finely chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, stems finely chopped, leaves picked
- 2 1/2 cups (500 g) basmati rice
- 4 cups (1 L) chicken stock
- 1 tsp saffron threads
- Nigella seeds, toasted flaked almonds, and lime halves and wedges, to serve
Instructions
- Combine ground cloves, ground cinnamon, crushed cardamom seeds, ground turmeric, ground coriander, ground cumin, and ground black pepper in a bowl.
- Pat the chicken dry and rub turmeric and spice mixture with butter inside and out. Tie the legs and chill overnight.
- Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray.
- Heat olive oil in a large casserole over medium-high heat, add onion and cook until softened. Mix in cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, chillies, bay leaves, parsley stems, rice, and remaining turmeric. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add chicken stock and bring to a boil before transferring casserole to baking tray.
- Roast chicken breast-side down for 25 minutes, then reduce temperature to 140°C and roast for another 45 minutes until rice absorbs liquid.
- Bloom saffron in hot water and pour over the rice, stir gently and cover to keep warm.
- Turn chicken breast-side up and roast for another 30 minutes. Uncover rice, place chicken on top, pour cooking juices over rice, cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Serve chicken and rice topped with extra chillies, parsley, nigella seeds, and almonds with lime on the side.
Notes
Marinate the chicken overnight for the best flavor. You can also par-cook the rice to save time on the day of serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 105 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: Fusion South Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 90mg