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Saffron chicken with jewelled herb rice
Golden chicken over basmati folded with herbs, pistachios, orange zest and pomegranate.
Ingredients
Servings 4
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Method
- Step 1
Rub the chicken with turmeric, half the oil and half the saffron water; roast at 200C fan for 25 minutes.
- Step 2
Fry the onion in the rest of the oil until golden.
- Step 3
Cook the rice; fold through herbs, zest, onion and remaining saffron.
- Step 4
Serve chicken over rice with pistachios and pomegranate.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 590 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 42g |
| Carbohydrates | 56g |
| – of which sugars | 6g |
| Fibre | 5g |
| Fat | 21g |
| – of which saturates | 4g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.3g |
| Calcium | 90mg |
| Iron | 3mg |
| Salt | 0.5g |
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