Turkish Rice Pilaf With Chicken and Chick Peas

 

Ingredients

• 600g chicken fillet / 6g salt

• 1 carrot

• 1 onion

• 1 can chickpeas (380g wet / 280g dry)

• 3 cups basmati rice

• 1 stick chicken concentrate

• water as required to cover rice

• salt

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Steps to Make It

1. wash 3 cups basmati rice & soak for a few hours

2. prepare 600g chicken fillet - marinade in sake for 5 mins and drain excess liquid

3. marinade with 6g salt in fridge

4. chicken stock 1 sachet - mix into 200ml warm water and add 0.5 tsp salt (taste to see if it is salty enough)

5. drain the water from the rice and add chicken stock, chick peas, carrots, onions.  top up with just enough water to cover the ingredients

6. cook in a rice cooker

7. meanwhile remove the chicken from the fridge

8. once the rice is cooked, layer the chicken fillet into the rice cooker and leave to cook on "keep warm" setting.  should take about 30 min to cook through