Baked Chicken Pistachio Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 250 g cooked basmati rice
• 50 g pistachios, ground to paste
• 1 cup chicken, boiled and shredded
• 2 -3 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups chopped spring onions
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 3 -4 chilies, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ajinomoto
• 1 grated carrot
• 5 chopped pistachios, for garnishing

Recipe

• 1 heat butter and fry 1 cup onion for 5 minutes.
• 2 add chicken and cook for 5 minutes.
• 3 add flour, saute till light brown.
• 4 add the pistachio paste, milk, stock, chillies and 1/2 cup spring onion, salt, pepper and ajinomoto while stiring and remove from fire after 2 minutes.
• 5 fry remaining spring onions in oil, add rice and remove from fire.
• 6 grease an oven proof dish, spread half the rice, spread the sauce over it and cover with remaining rice.
• 7 sprinkle chopped pistachio on the rice and knobs of butter. bake for 10 minutes at 200 degrees.garnish with fresh corriander and grated carrot.