Ingredients
The perfect recipe for a speedy Biryani
(Serves 4)
- 200g Uncle Ben's Ready to Heat Basmati rice
- 100g French beans
- 130ml water
- 4 tomatoes
- 4 x 15ml spoons Uncle Ben's Recipe Base Korma
- 2 chicken breast fillets (about 260g)
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 medium red onion
- 1 x 15ml spoon vegetable oil
- Small bunch fresh coriander
- Curry paste
Method
- Cut the chicken into 2-3cm diced pieces and place in a bowl. Wash your hands after handling raw chicken
- Cook the rice according to the instructions on the packet. If you haven't already hard-boiled the eggs, pop them in a separate pan in cold water, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Then drain through a colander and leave to stand in fresh cold water to cool. While these are cooking you can carry on with the next steps
- Using a different chopping board and knife, peel and finely chop the red onion
- Wash the French beans, tomatoes and coriander
- Finely chop the coriander. Top and tail the French beans and cut them in half. Cut the tomatoes into quarters
- Heat the vegetable oil in the large saucepan, then add the chicken, half of the chopped coriander and Uncle Ben's Recipe Base Korma. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring all the time. The chicken will change colour from pink to white
- Add the chopped red onion and French beans and cook for a further 3 minutes
- Add the tomato quarters, and add the water gradually - you may not need it all. Your Speedy Biryani should be moist enough for the flavours to spread through evenly, but it shouldn't be wet. Cook for a further 3 minutes. Keep stirring
- Add the cooked rice. Mix well, cover and simmer for 2 minutes. You might want to add a little bit more water now
- Peel the shell from the hard-boiled eggs and slice into quarters
- Spoon the Speedy Biryani into a large serving dish and garnish with hard-boiled egg quarters and a sprinkling of fresh coriander
Top Tips
- For a vegetarian option try using 300g of QuornTM fillets - prepare and cook in the same way as the chicken
- To save time, buy pre-cooked rice so this can just be added at step 9. This will save on washing up too. You'll need about 500g of cooked rice
- An easy way for children to chop the coriander and French beans is by using kitchen scissors
- To save time, hard-boil your eggs in advance. Once they have cooled, store in the fridge until you need them
- It's not advisable to reheat rice, so this isn't a dish to save for later
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