Persian Chicken Polo

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Title: PERSIAN CHICKEN POLO
Categories: Chicken, Oriental
Yield: 6 servings

500 g Rice, basmati
Onion
5 tb Butter or oil
1 lg Chicken, roasting jointed
Salt & black pepper
1 tb Raisins or more
150 g Apricots,sharp dried
1 ts Cinnamon, grd

Fry th eonion in 3 tb of butter or oil until golden, add the chicken pieces
and brown on all sides. Season to taste with salt and pepper, add raisins
and appricots, and continue to cook for a minute or two longer, turning the
fruit in the fat. Sprinkle with cinnamon, cover with water and simmer
gently, covered, until the chicken is very tender and the sauce reduce.
Bone the chicken if you like.
Wash and boil the rice according to the recipe for chilau but do not steam
it.
Put 2 tb melted butter or oil at the bottom of a large heavy saucepan.
Spread half of the partly cooked rice over this, cover with the chickem
pieces, pour the rich fruity sauce over them and cover with the remaining
rice. Cover the pan with a cloth, put the lid on tightly, and steam over a
very low heat for 20 to 30 minutes. The cloth will capture the steam rising
from the rice and help to make it fluffy. Serve all mixed together.

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