Uzbek pilaf with chicken

There are many pilaf recipes - every nation, and even every housewife has his own. We offer a version with dried fruits without meat, just for the post. The preparation is based on the preparation of a fragrant juicy zirvak. Next is the addition of rice, water and salt. Everything. To cook the rice well over low heat, we recommend cooking pilaf in a cauldron or a thick-walled pan with high sides. There will be no risk of burning, and the heat transfer is uniform.

Cooking pilaf based on Spanish paella. First of all, we will fry the spices so that they reveal their aroma and give it to all the other ingredients. Then fry the chicken and pieces of vegetables. Last but not least, add the washed rice and shrimp. Under the lid, the pilaf will be cooked over low heat for no more than twenty minutes, and then it will still come to readiness with the stove off. The result is an aromatic, satisfying meal for the whole family.

We offer to cook delicious pilaf with shrimps and squid. For a complete "company" of seafood, you can also add mussels. Such a dish can be prepared both at home on the stove and on the grill in the fresh air - and this is a great alternative to kebabs, by the way. Serve hot flavored pilaf - it is juicy and full-bodied. Additionally, we serve vegetables and herbs.

If you do not have special utensils for cooking pilaf (multicooker or cauldron), then you can cook crumbly pilaf in a saucepan. Take a saucepan with thick walls or a thick bottom, otherwise the pilaf may burn.Considering the unevenness of the frying of the ingredients in the pan, unlike the cauldron, meat, vegetables and rice separately need to be fried in a pan, and then mix everything and already simmer the pilaf in the pan. Such pilaf must be infused after cooking.

We will cook pilaf with chickpeas and barberry on the basis of lamb with an abundance of spices - a real oriental dish. Pilaf will look especially attractive if you take pieces of lamb loin on the bone. Of course, we use long-grain rice - it will provide the required friability. For sweet and sour notes, we also put raisins in pilaf. We suggest frying Zirvak using fat tail fat. If not, take just vegetable oil.

If you want to cook meatless pilaf, chickpeas are a great option. In terms of nutritional value, it is almost similar to meat, rich in protein and dietary fiber. The cooking process is not much different from the traditional pilaf: first we make a zirvak from vegetables and spices, then we put the previously soaked and boiled chickpeas, rice and pour in water. Simmer until rice is cooked.