Saffron Chicken Pilaf
- 06
- June
- 2009
Saffron Chicken Pulav:
Saffron Chicken Pilaf. Cornish Hen Pilaf. Saffron Pilaf with Meat.
Its been a while, I posted anything meat…my friends started asking me, whether I became a ‘vegetarian’ or what?? That’s ridiculous, how can I become a vegetarian!! My friend Balaji used to tease me…’If I come by with one whole fried chicken and 4 white sheets, Malar will be ready to sign the damn white papers for a fried chicken’!! Hmmm, that’s very damaging tho’…will I? Maybe…!!!
Here is an other lousy creation from my kitchen! Cornish hen saffron pilaf, Cornish hen is an easy fix for solo cooking/quick meals!! Its small, easy to cut, less fat, gets cooked faster…what not!! One could substitute with regular chicken or any meat tho’…should I even tell you this??
Ingredients:
Rice 1 mug
Cornish hen – leg pieces 2
Saffron 1/2 teaspoon
Milk 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Chicken broth 2 mugs
Jalapenos 2-4 sliced
Onion 1 large sliced
Ginger-garlic paste 1 teaspoon
Mint leaves 1 fistful
Cloves 3
Cinnamon 1 stick
Bay leaves 2
Star anise 1-2
Cardamom 3 crushed
Ghee/butter 1/4 cup
Almonds 1 fistful.
Method:
In a crock pot, heat ghee/butter. Add the whole spices and chilies. Wait till they crackle up.
Maybe add almonds right now and fry real quick. And remove them using slotted spoon. Set aside to garnish later(or one could leave it on, like me).
Now add onions, ginger-garlic paste and mint leaves. Fry real good, till raw odour leaves the pan.
Followed by chicken. Let the meat turn opaque from pink.
Now using mortar and pestle gently tap the saffron, add milk for further grinding.
Add this saffron milk to the chicken, cover and cook for 7-9 minutes.
When the meat is kind of semi-done, add rice…let the rice coat oil all over it.
Add chicken broth, cover and cook. Once the rice is tender, garnish with almonds and remove from heat.
Serve to go as main dish with some spicy accompaniments!!
Wow Malar… delicious biriyani!!! gorgeous click & presentation dear
Pilaf looks wonderful dear..saffron would have delicious flavor to it..
Yum, I would take a dish for dinner!
Wow…lovely dish dear…I never tasted cornish hens. Your pilaf does look inviting, I must try cornish hens with one of your dishes first
Looks very tempting ! first time visiting here..gr8 dishes !
Looks so yummy malar!
Pulao looks too good! makes a great party dish!
Nice chicken dish Malar..long time i never hear from u..hope everything is fine with u …
Lovely dish Malar.Unfortunately, I couldn’t taste any non-veg dish in Bangalore the whole time I was there since I was always with vegetarian friends and family!
Wish I had. Oh well..may be next time, had lovely time there anyways. See you in Fall, take care!
Pilaf looks so lovely Malar
Glad to know that you are such a big chicken loving person like me..Pulav looks gorgeous..
Hahha malar..again meat in rice..u have so many varieties…Very Delicious…
This looks really good! I think even I am in the category of signing blank papers in lieu of chicken or chocolate brownies
Hey malar, lovely dear..! Yummmy pilaf..!
Hey Malar….Saffron Chicken Pilaf look amazingly wonderful…I can imagine its taste. Thankyou for visiting my blog.
Great… I think this is something new to me…sounds great and yummy too…nice blog too…
delicious recipe dear
Any chicken dish works for me, and the spices used on this dish sounds awesome.I’d love to guide our readers to your site if you won’t mind. Just add this foodista widget to this post and it’s all set to go, Thanks!
Thank you so very much for your incredibly kind words on my blog… I am so honored and touched and humbled by your kind comments!
Your Cornish hen dish is beautiful! So healthful and flavorful!
Oh Malar ,this is unfair. u are always tempting me with ur chicken dishes. Saffron pilaf…the color itself tells the taste. I m drooling:)
Lovely pilaf Malar! Looks so delicious!
That sure looks yum , Malar!
delicious biryani! Love it…
Looks great Malar
Hey Malar,
That chicken curry looks yummy and easy to make. I will definitely follow your instructions and see how it comes. Keep posting.And by the way I always enjoy my visits to your blog.
Best,
Swapna
mmm..chicken biryani and the fragrant saffron,I’m hungry:)