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Paprika Chicken

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 35m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 (500 grams) boneless chicken thigh (fillets, gat trimmed)
  • 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 90 grams dry basmati rice (1 cup, dry)
  • 2 cups water (boiling)
  • 2 (20 grams) large salt-reduced chicken stock cubes
  • 1/3 cup raisins (coarsely chopped)
  • 1 cup coriander leave, chopped
  • 4 coriander sprigs, to serve
  • 125 grams cherry tomatoes (quartered)
  • 95 grams low-fat yogurt (natural)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine juice, garlic, paprika and cinnamon in a shallow glass bowl and add the chicken, turning to coat and then cover with plastic food wrap and chill for 15 minutes to marinate.

  • Step 2: Meanwhile heat a large saucepan over moderate heat.

  • Step 3: Spray onion with oil, cook and stir for 5 minutes or until soft and then add rice and stir to coat and then add the water, crumbled stock cubes and raisins and bring to the boil.

  • Step 4: Reduce heat, simmer, covered for 15 minutes or until rice is tender (craters will appear on the surface) and then remove from heat and stand, covered for 5 minutes (DO NOT LIFT LID) and when time is up stir with a fork and stir through the coriander and season to taste.

  • Step 5: Heat a char-grill pan over moderate heat and spray chicken with oil and then grill chicken for 3 minutes each side or until cooked through.

  • Step 6: Transfer to a heatproof plate and cover with foil and rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

  • Step 7: Arrange chicken, tomato and coriander sprigs on plates and serve with rice mixture and yoghurt.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Cooking oil spray

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