Spiced Roast Chicken With Fragrant Jasmine Rice Recipes

FRAGRANT JASMINE RICE PILAF

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots, cumin and salt. Cook, stirring, until the shallots are tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the rice until the grains are well coated with the buttery shallot mixture.
• 2. Add the broth, orange zest and cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork, discarding the zest and cinnamon stick. Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with the cashews and scallions.

ROAST CHICKEN & SPICED RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/ gas 6. Pour 800ml just-boiled water into a heatproof jug, crumble in the stock cube and stir in along with half the curry paste and the butter or oil. Pour the mixture into a large baking dish or roasting tin (ours was 25 x 35cm and 5cm deep), and tip in the rice and cinnamon stick. Season and stir well.
• Cut a few deep slashes into each chicken thigh, then rub all over with the remaining curry paste and some seasoning. Arrange on top of the rice mixture, then cover the dish or tin with foil and bake for 30 mins.
• Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, and fry the onion for 10-15 mins, or until soft and caramelised.
• Uncover the chicken and rice. The rice should still be wet, but if not, top up with 50-100ml more water. Scatter over the almonds and bake, uncovered, for 10-15 mins more until the chicken is browned, all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked through and crisp at the edges. Meanwhile, cook the green beans in boiling water for 2-3 mins, then drain. Scatter the coriander and fried onions over the chicken and rice, spoon a few dollops of chutney over the dish, and serve with the green beans.

SPICED ROAST CHICKEN WITH FRAGRANT JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• CHICKEN: Use kitchen scissors to cut down both sides of the back bone and remove.
• Open the chicken out like a book and snip through the wishbone to enable the chicken to lie flat.
• Slash the skin several times and place the chicken in a large dish.
• Pound the garlic, ginger, chilli and sugar to paste in a mortar and pestle or blend in a small food processor.
• Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Pour the marinade over the chicken and rub into the meat.
• Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours if possible.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Heat a little oil in an over proof saute pan over a medium heat.
• Take the chicken out of the marinade, letting the excess drip back into the dish.
• Place the chicken in the pan, skin side down and allow to brown.
• Turn the chicken over and pour over the marinade.
• Roast the chicken in the over 50-60 minutes, basting a couple of times during cooking.
• Transfer the chicken to a plate and rest, lightly covered, for 5 minutes.
• Tip the pan juices into a small pot.
• Mix the cornflour with the water and stir into the juices.
• Simmer for 2 minutes then add a good squeeze of lime juice and pour into a serving jug.
• RICE: Heat the oil in an oven-proof saute pan or pot with a lid.
• Add the onion, garlic, ginger, cardamom pods and mustard seeds and gently fry until tender.
• Add the rice, stock and salt and bring to the boil.
• Cover and place back in the oven for 25 minutes.
• Stir the rice once during cooking.
• Remove from the oven and sit covered, for 5 minutes before serving.
• TO SERVE: Spoon the rice onto a platter.
• Cut the chicken into serving pieces and place on top.
• Scatter fresh herbs over the chicken and garnish with lime wedges.
• Bowls of thick plain yoghurt, roasted chopped peanuts and crispy shallots are nice accompaniments.

MANGO INFUSED JASMINE RICE

Steps:

• Peel and core mangoes.
• Dice 1 mango into 1/4-inch cubes and set aside.
• Puree the other mango in a food processor with sugar and set aside.
• Place water and 1 cup coconut milk in pan with rice.
• Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• When the rice reaches a boil, stir it one last time.
• DO NOT stir again.
• Place a clean dish towel between pot and lid, laying excess toweling on top of lid. (wrap lid in towel).
• Wrapping the lid in the towel will catch the condensation that accumulates on the underside of the lid and drips back down into the rice.
• This will give you nice, fluffy rice that separates easily.
• Turn the heat down to Low and cook for 20-25 minutes, until ALL of the liquid has absorbed.
• DON'T lift that lid until the 20 minute mark has passed.
• Stir in pureed mango.
• Remove from stove.
• Stir in diced mangoes and served garnished with the toasted black sesame seeds.

CARIBBEAN SPICED ROAST CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F or 165°C.
• In a small bowl combine lime juice,rum and brown sugar. Set aside.
• Mix together all the spices. Place chicken in a roasting pan and Brush with the oil then rub in the spice mixture.
• While chicken is roasting baste with the juice, rum ,sugar mixture every 15 -20 minutes.
• roast for about 90 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 180 when placed in the thickest part of the thigh or juice run clear.
• Allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.