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Apricot Chicken With Almond Rice



Ingredients
  • (350 g) Fairtrade basmati rice
  • 1/2 tsp Fairtrade ground turmeric
  • 12 Fairtrade dried apricots Zest and juice of 1 Fairtrade orange
  • 1 3/4 oz (50 g) flaked almonds
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 6 chicken thigh fillets, sliced
  • 1/2 oz (15 g) fresh coriander, roughly chopped

Method: 
  1. Apricot chicken almonds make a great combination with rice.
  2. To prepare apricot chicken with almond rice recipe make rice according to package directions. Just add turmeric into the water. When the rice is done drain them and leave aside to keep warm.
  3. Put apricot in half of the orange juice. Let them soak for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes drain and set the apricots aside.
  4. Chicken almond recipes require roasted almonds. Take a large deep frying pan and roast almonds in it for 2-3 minutes until golden. Take out and set aside.
  5. Use same pan to heat the oil and sauté onion for 4-5 minutes on low heat. When the onion is soft put in the chicken. Increase the heat and fry for 6-8 minutes until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
  6. Put in the cooked rice and apricots. Mix and season according to your taste.
  7. Pour the left over orange juice in chicken almonds rice. Top almonds and herbs over chicken almond rice.  Serve the chicken rice almond casserole warm.

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