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Easy chicken biryani
Photo: Lily Banse

Easy chicken biryani

9 ingredients 10 min + 50 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Easy chicken biryani

Usually a butter-rich dish, this version has been given a healthy makover without losing any of the indulgent flavour

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

646
Calories
54g
Protein
18g
Fat
65g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1-2 tbsp tandoori paste
  • 1 lemon , zested and juiced
  • 3 tbsp 2% Greek yogurt
  • 2 large skinless chicken breasts , cut into pieces
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • oil
  • 250g basmati rice
  • 400ml chicken stock
  • handful coriander , chopped

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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