Shireen Palow (Afghan Orange Rice with Chicken)
Shireen Palow (Afghan Orange Rice with Chicken) is a gluten free main course. One serving contains 502 calories, 26g of protein, and 21g of fat. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have salt, pepper, chicken breast halves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the saffron threads you could follow this main course with the Saffron Ice Cream as a dessert.
Instructions
Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Add chicken, and cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides.
Remove chicken from pan; cover and keep warm.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter in Dutch oven over medium heat.
Add onion; cook 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
Add saffron and garlic, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar and rind; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, broth, rice, and raisins; bring to a boil.
Add chicken, nestling into rice mixture. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until rice is tender.
Sprinkle with pistachios.