Tahchin (Saffron Rice With Chicken)

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Tahchin (Saffron Rice With Chicken)

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :25 Min

Cook Time : 40 Min

Total Time : 1 Hr 5 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 500 gram boneless Chicken


  • 1 medium onion roughly chopped


  • 1 tsp turmeric powder


  • 1 tsp black pepper powder


  • 1/2 tsp salt or as per taste


  • 1/2 cup thick tomato paste


  • For Rice, 2 Cup Rice


  • 1 egg


  • 6 to 8 strings saffron soaked in hot water and prepare


  • 1 cup plain whisk yogurt


  • 1 tsp salt ot as per taste to cook rice


  • 2 tbsp Oil for cooking


  • For tempting, 1 tbsp butter


  • 2 tbsp dried pomegranate seeds


  • 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds


  • 1 tbsp raisins


  • 1/4 cup chopped dry fruites


  • 1/4 cup rose patels for garnish

Directions

  • Wash and soaked rice in water with salt for an hour and keep aside
  • Take Chicken in a pot add onion, turmeric powder, black pepper powder, salt and tomato puree and add hot water
  • Cover it and cook it on low to medium flame till all tender
  • Take egg in a deep bowl and whisked it, add saffron water and plain whisk yogurt and whisk untill all well combined
  • Now boil water in other vessels add saoked rice and salt, let it boil over high heat
  • When rice half cook drain warm water and keepnthe rice in strainer
  • Now transfer the rice in saffron mixture and mix gentaly
  • Other side when chicken done cool it and cut in optional size
  • Now heat oil in deep pan, add half of saffron rice and pushbit gently
  • Now arrange chopped chicken pieces in centre, again keep remaining rice and push it
  • Now cover the lid and cook for 5 to 8 minutes untill start to steam
  • Once steam come reduced the flame on low and cook for 20 to 25 minutes
  • Once rice cooked flip it carefully on plate to get golden crust rice outside
  • For Tempting, heat butter in a pan add dry pomegranate and pumpkin seeds and with raisins and pour over the top of golden cooked rice
  • Garnish with dry fruites and rose petals
  • Now a Parsian recipe Tahchin (Saffron rice with Chicken) is ready to serve