Crispy Chicken with Runner Bean and Saffron Pilaf
For a simple but delicious wallet-friendly meal that’s high in protein, give food writer Rebecca Woollard’s Crispy Chicken with Runner Bean and Saffron Pilaf a whirl. “The gentle spices in the pilaf create layers of flavour and the runner beans add colour and crunch,” says Rebecca. Brilliantly versatile, the rice can be adjusted to suit you – try swapping the runner beans for green beans or cherry tomatoes, stirring through toasted walnuts or hazelnuts once cooked, or replacing the pickled chillies with the chopped skins of preserved lemons.
- Time: 60 min
- Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- large pinch saffron
- olive oil, for frying
- skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
- onion, finely sliced
- garlic cloves, crushed or grated
- ground cumin
- ground coriander
- cardamom pods, lightly bashed
- cinnamon sticks
- basmati rice
- runner beans, roughly chopped
- greek yoghurt
- pickled chillies, finely sliced
- chopped coriander
- lemon, cut into wedges