A SIMPLE RICE BRYANI RECIPE (WINNIE'S STYLE) - ZEELICOUS FOODS

chicken

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Skinless chicken is lower in fat, while chicken thighs are often cheaper than breasts.

basmati rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: long-grain rice

Brown rice is more nutritious, while long-grain rice is often less expensive.

Heat vegetable oil in a pot.

Add sliced onions and fry for 2-3 minutes on medium heat.

Add garlic paste and fresh scotch bonnet peppers; fry for another minute.

Add chicken pieces and stir-fry for about 45 minutes until chicken is no longer pink.

Add cumin powder, curry powder, paprika powder, cinnamon, turmeric, and ground coriander; stir-fry for another minute.

Add 2 cooking spoons of tomato pepper blend and tomato paste; mix and fry for 3-4 minutes on medium heat.

Add washed rice to the pot and mix to combine.

Add enough water or stock to cook the rice and season with salt.

Tuck in cinnamon sticks into the rice.

Cover the pot and cook until rice is tender.

Remove cinnamon sticks and stir to combine.

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