Name: Tahchin (Soffron rice with chicken) recipe by Uzma Khan at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 grm boneless chicken; 1 medium onion roughly chopped; 1 tsp termuric powder; 1 tsp black pepper powder; salt as per taste; 1/2 cup thick tomato paste; For Rice, 2 cup rice; 1 egg; Few strings saffron soked in hot water and prepare; 1 cup plain whisked yogurt; Salt to cook rice; oil for cooking; For Tempting, 1 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp dried pomegranate seeds; Some pumpkin seeds; Few raisins; Some chopped dry fruites; few rose petals for garnish

ABOUT Tahchin (Soffron rice with chicken) RECIPE

Tahchin is a persian recipe.In this recipe rice mix with egg,saffron and whisked curd and make layer with masala cooked chicken and creat a golden crusted saffron rice

Ingredients Serving: 4

500 grm boneless chicken
1 medium onion roughly chopped
1 tsp termuric powder
1 tsp black pepper powder
salt as per taste
1/2 cup thick tomato paste
For Rice, 2 cup rice
1 egg
Few strings saffron soked in hot water and prepare
1 cup plain whisked yogurt
Salt to cook rice
oil for cooking
For Tempting, 1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp dried pomegranate seeds
Some pumpkin seeds
Few raisins
Some chopped dry fruites
few rose petals for garnish

Instructions

Wash and soaked the rice in water with salt for an hour
Take chicken in a pot add onion, turmeric powder,black pepper powder,salt and tomato puree and add hot water.
Now mix well cover and cook it on low medium flame till tender
In a bowl add Edd and whisked it, add saffron water and whisked plain yogurt and whisked untill all well combined
Now Boil water in a other vessel add soaked rice and add salt let it boil over high heat
When rice half cooked drain warm water and keep the rice in strainer
Now transfer the rice in saffron mixture and mix gentaly
Other side when chicken done cut it in optional size
Now heat oil in deep pan ,now add half of saffron rice in it and push it gentaly
Now arrange chopped chicken pieces in centre and again keep remaining rice and push it
Now cover the lid and cook for 5 to 8 minutes untill start to steam
Once steam comes , reduced the heat to low and cook for 20 to 25 minutes
Once rice cooked flip it carefully on a plate, to get golden crust rice outside
For Tempting,heat the butter in a pan add dry pomegranate and pumpkin seeds and with few raisins and pour over the top of cooked golden rice
Garnish with dry fruits and rose petals
Now a Persian recipe Tahchin is ready to serve

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