Rice—Chicken Rice, or Rice only. Marinate chicken after spice. Rice only—instant Pot

10Dec2022. Made RICE only with onion, carrot, peas, spices. I don’t think I would care for chickpeas and rice together. Photo: Fish, broccoli, Shiraz, rice.

subheading: For the Rice Only:

subheading: Prepare:

1 cup Basmati, rinsed and drained

1 small shallot chopped

1 small carrot, chopped

subheading: Sauté in Instant Pot with:

1 to 2T Olive oil

Until nutty scented, but not brown

subheading: Deglaze pan:

2 cups chicken broth (water plus 2 tsp better than bouillon chicken J)

subheading: Add:

½ tsp Salt

Pepper, light sprinkle

Allspice, pinch

Cardamom, pinch (substituted Za’atar J) see other subs below

subheading: Instant Pot:

12 minutes on rice setting.

subheading: Add peas before serving:

Served with Fish. Shirazi. Broccoli.

subheading: Original Chicken Rice recipe:

subheading: For The Spice Mixture:

2 teaspoon ground allspice more for later

1 teaspoon black pepper

¾ teaspoon ground green cardamom more for later (used a pinch of Za’atar J)

¼ teaspoon ground turmeric more for later

subheading: For The Chicken And Rice:

6 boneless skinless chicken thighs

Kosher salt

Extra virgin olive oil

1 cup chopped yellow onions, about ½ large onion

2 carrots, chopped

1 cup frozen peas

1 cup cooked chickpeas or from canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed

2 cups Basmati rice, rinsed well and soaked in water for 15 to 20 minutes and drained*

2 cinnamon sticks

1 dry bay leaf

2 cups low-sodium chicken broth, boiling

Note: Ingredients may have been altered from the original.

Directions at themediterraneandish.com

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