Yogurt-spiced Chicken With Cilantro Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 2 tablespoons medium curry paste
• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 ounce butter
• 2 onions, halved and sliced
• 4 cardamom pods, squashed
• 10 ounces brown rice
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
• 1 red chili pepper, finely chopped (optional)
• 2 ounces cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 mix the yogurt and curry paste and toss with the chicken breasts.
• 2 heat the butter in a wide shallow pan with a lid.
• 3 cook the onion and cardamom for 5 minutes then tip in the rice and stock. bring to a simmer, cover and cook until all the stock is absorbed and the rice is tender (you might need to add a little more stock).
• 4 griddle or grill the chicken breasts until golden and cooked through.
• 5 stir the almonds, chili and cilantro through the rice.
• 6 slice the breasts and sit on top of the rice.