Istanbul rice with chicken is a delicious and popular dish on Iranian tables made with a combination of rice, chicken, and a special sauce. This dish can easily be prepared with large pieces of chicken, small chopped pieces, or even shredded chicken. What distinguishes this delicious rice is its special sauce made from a mixture of tomato paste, aromatic spices, and vegetables such as green beans and carrots.
Ingredients for Preparing Istanbul Rice
To prepare this delicious dish, we need the following ingredients:
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- Rice: 4 cups
- Boneless chopped chicken: 500 grams
- Green beans: 300 grams
- Carrot: 100 grams
- Large onion: 2 pieces
- Oil: 4 to 5 tablespoons
- Butter: 2 tablespoons
- Fresh orange juice or lemon juice: 2 tablespoons
- Turmeric and black pepper: as needed
- Ground cumin: half a teaspoon
- Ground cinnamon: half a teaspoon
- Saffron: as needed
- Rice spice: 1.5 teaspoons
- Salt: as needed
How to Prepare Istanbul Rice with Chicken
First, chop the onions into small pieces and sauté them in a pan with two tablespoons of oil over medium heat until they become slightly soft. Then add the chicken pieces and continue to sauté until the color of the chicken changes. At this stage, add a little salt, black pepper, and turmeric, and sauté for a few seconds to combine the spices with the chicken.
Add about two and a half cups of water to the chicken and let it boil. Then reduce the heat and cover the pan to let the chicken simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
Chop the green beans and place them over medium heat with a quarter cup of water until they boil. Then reduce the heat and let them cook and soften for 10 to 15 minutes.
Next, chop one large onion into small pieces and sauté it with oil over medium heat until it turns golden. Then add the cooked green beans and grated carrot along with two tablespoons of butter and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes. Then add tomato paste, two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice or orange juice, black pepper, salt, ground cinnamon, and ground cumin.
Add the cooked chicken along with saffron solution and one and a half cups of boiling water to the mixture and reduce the heat. Cover the pan and let it cook for about an hour until the ingredients are cooked and the sauce thickens.
Finally, drain the rice and grease the bottom of a pot with 3 to 4 tablespoons of oil. Then place a layer of lavash bread at the bottom of the pot. Pour half of the rice into the pot and sprinkle a little rice spice on top. Then pour the sauce over the rice and add the remaining rice. Sprinkle a little saffron powder on top of the rice and cover the pot with a lid and reduce the heat to let the rice steam. After about 45 minutes to an hour, Istanbul rice with chicken is ready to serve.
This dish, with its special aroma and taste, can provide a pleasant experience for you and your family during a meal.
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