Well the new year came and most of us have special new year resolutions and I think most of us want to be fit and healthy to maintain a healthy lifesyle ....by changing some eating habits and going on special diets....To me ...diets often do not work as I do not want to be eating just vegetables and fruits only or certain diets for my whole entire life ......so I try to make and create recipes that are low in fat and substitute the red meat to a leaner kind of meat and test the recipes for good taste and good for my health too.....!!!! I hope that works and still keep and maintain my good health by eating healthier and of course EXERCISE too...that is very important too....
So I have this passion to make recipes taste better and lower in fat and sugar if possible....I changed some ingredients in this recipe and would like to share it with you.....
Medditerranean Almonds Chicken With Saffron Rice
Ingredients :
1 whole chicken - cut into small pieces
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 tsp olive oil
1 red onion - diced
2 cloves garlic - minced
1 tsp ground coriander powder
1/4 tsp ground tumeric
1 tsp cumin powder
a few strands of saffron
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
2 1/2 cups chicken stock or water
salt and ground black pepper to taste
4 oz frozen green peas and diced carrots
To garnish : some roasted almonds
some cilantro leaves
lemon wedges
Method :
Wash the chicken pieces and season it with some salt and ground black pepper to marinade for about 4 hours in the fridge. Heat a large Dutch oven pot with some olive oil and cook chicken skin side down till brown and crispy. Transfer to a large plate and set aside.
Saute the chopped onion and garlic till fragrant and then stir in the all the spices to fry for another 3 minutes. Add the long grain rice and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock or water and stir in the saffron threads. Arrange the chicken pieces on top of the rice.Bring the pot to a boil and then lower to medium heat to cook the rice and chicken till cooked through for about 30 minutes. During the last 10 minutes stir in the frozen green peas and diced carrots. Let it sit for 5 minutes before serving.
Garnish with some roasted almonds, lemon wedges and cilantro leaves.
Medditeranean Almonds Chicken With Saffron Rice