Chicken pilaf recipe - Recipes and Cookbook online
Chicken pilaf recipe will, to every lover of chicken and dishes, which are prepared quickly, probably be at the top of the ranking list. This variation of the recipe also brings ingredients characteristic for Greek cuisine, such as: Origan, lemon i feta cheese.
The name Pilav is borrowed from the Turkish language, which came from the Persian language where it is pronounced pilāv, it is in Hindi language pulāv, and in the Sanskrit language, where it is pronounced pulaka. Due to the great popularity of this dish, there are variations of the name in many languages, including polo, fall, pilau, pole, left (Bengali), pulau/pulav (Hindi)
One of the earliest literary references to eating pilaf can be found in the history of Alexander the Great, when describing Bactrian hospitality.
Bactria was an eastern province in Greater Iran, probably the birthplace of Alexander's wife Roxana. It is believed that soldiers from Alexander's army brought the recipe for preparing pilaf to Macedonia, after which this dish spread throughout Greece. Source: Wikipedia
Chicken pilaf recipe is one of the favorite dishes of this region.
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Chicken pilaf recipe - Recipes and Cookbook online
The chicken pilaf recipe will probably be at the top of the ranking list for any fan of chicken and dishes that are quickly prepared.
- 500 g chicken drumsticks (4 pieces)
- sea salt (to taste)
- freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 2 teaspoon of oregano
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 red onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 300 g basmati rice (or long grain)
- 500 g of chicken soup
- 0,5 piece of grated lemon peel
- 0,5 piece of lemon juice
- 100 g feta cheese (crumbled)
- 1 piece of carrot (cut into rings)
- 1 piece parsley root (cut into rings)
- Put the chicken in the pot, add the carrot and parsley root, add salt and let it boil for 15 minutes. Strain and separate the chicken and carrots and parsley. Set the soup aside.
- Sprinkle the chicken well with salt, ground black pepper and half the amount of oregano. In a deep frying pan, heat the olive oil to medium temperature and add the chicken. Sauté for a few minutes on each side, until golden brown. After that, take out the chicken.
- Add chopped red onion and a pinch of salt to the pan, and simmer for about 3 minutes. Add oregano and garlic, and sauté for about 30 seconds.
- Add the rice, stir and simmer for about 1 minute. Add the chicken, carrots and parsley. Pour with the chicken soup, in which the chicken was cooked, so that all the ingredients are well covered by the soup. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the soup evaporates. When the pilaf is ready, pour lemon juice over it and sprinkle with lemon peel.
- Serve the pilaf immediately, very warm. Sprinkle the served amount of pilaf with pieces of feta cheese. Pleasant!
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