Back Chicken biryani pilau
60 mins
£1.28/person
Chicken biryani pilau

Easy and cheap to recreate at home, students won't need to order takeaways ever again!

Indian
low in: salt

Barney Desmazery

BBCGoodFood / Tasty

4.4 / 5

64 ratings

Directions

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan and fry the chicken thighs, skin side down, for 8-10 mins until the skin is golden and crispy. Tip in the onion and continue to cook for 5 mins until the onion softens. Sprinkle in the curry powder and cook for a minute more, then stir in the rice and pour over the stock. Bring the stock to the boil.

Cover the pan and bake for 30 mins until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked. Stir in the peas and leave the rice to stand for a few moments before serving.

Ingredients

oven, frying pan

2 tbsp vegetable oil

6 large chicken thighs, skin on

1 large onion, finely sliced

2 tbsp curry powder (hot if you like it spicy, mild for tamer curries)

350g easy-cook, long grain rice

700ml chicken or vegetable stock

250g frozen peas

Pricing

Per serving £1.28
Total cost £7.66
2 tablespoons vegetable oil £0.08
6 larges chicken thighs £2.66
1 large onion £0.25
2 tablespoons curry powder £0.49
350 grams long grain easy-cook £1.71
700 milliliters vegetable stock £1.72
250 grams frozen peas £0.75

Prices from Spoonacular (estimates only). Currency rates approximate.

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