Saffron Scented Chicken Pilaf

Ingredients

  • 500g chicken breast, cut into 2 x 1cm pieces (please don't get your ruler out: I mean this as an approx. guide only)
  • 1 x 200g tub Greek yoghurt
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Quarter teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Half a teaspoon saffron thread
  • 1 litre chicken stock (instant bouillon concentrate is, as ever, fine)
  • 15g unsalted butter
  • 2-3 tablespoons groundnut oil
  • 500g basmati rice
  • 3-4 cardamom pods, bruised
  • Juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • 50g cashew nuts
  • 50g flaked almonds
  • 25g pine nuts
  • 3-4 tablespoons shelled pistachio nuts
  • Small bunch fresh parsley, chopped

Description

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