Grilled chicken with spiced rice

Recipe By:Phillippa Cheifitz
Serves:4
Cooking Time:30 minutes
Prep Time:20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 x 1.5-2kg free-range chicken
  • 15g chicken tikka spice blend
  • 4 Tbsp Greek yoghurt, plus extra for serving
  • a pinch sea salt, plus extra to taste
  • grilled lemon halves, for serving
  • 1/4 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 15g pilau spice mix
  • 1.5 cups basmati rice
  • 3 cups chicken/ vegetable stock
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves, chopped, plus extra to garnish
  • 50 g pistachio nuts,very finely chopped

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Cut out the backbone of the chicken and snip off the wing tips (reserve for a soup or stock in the future).
  2. Flatten the chicken as much as possible.
  3. Mix the chicken tikka spice with the yoghurt and spread the mixture all over the chicken.
  4. Place the chicken, bony side up, on a greased grill pan.
  5. Grill for 10 to 15 minutes a side, or until cooked through and moist.
  6. Serve with the grilled lemon halves, spiced coriander rice and yoghurt.
  7. To make the spiced coriander rice:
  8. Soften the onion in the oil.
  9. Stir in the garlic and pilau spice mix.
  10. Add the rice and stir until well coated.
  11. Pour in the stock and bring to a bubble.
  12. Add 1/2 to 1 tsp of salt, reduce the heat and cover tightly.
  13. Cook for 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender.
  14. Turn off the heat and leave covered for 5 minutes.
  15. Stir in the chopped coriander. Fluff up with a fork. Sprinkle with the roasted pistachios.
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