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• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 141 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Place basmati rice in a large container and cover with several inches of cool water. Let soak, about 30 minutes. Drain. | 2. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add cinnamon sticks, 8 cloves, and 4 black cardamom pods; fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onions; cook and stir until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in ginger-garlic paste; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Sprinkle mint and cilantro on top; cook 1 minute more. | 3. Stir chicken into the skillet; season with 1 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir until chicken is browned, about 20 minutes. Stir in yogurt, green chile peppers, lemon juice, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, chile pepper, and turmeric. Cook until oil begins to separate from the sauce, 10 to 20 minutes. Reduce heat to low. | 4. Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add 1 teaspoon salt, cumin, 2 green cardamom pods, 2 cloves, and bay leaves; boil for 1 minute. Add drained rice. Bring water back up to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and drain, reserving whole spices in the rice. | 5. Spoon chicken mixture into a slow cooker. Top with partially cooked rice; mix together. | 6. Cook on High until rice is tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
basmati rice	2 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	1/4	cup	divided	469.79	0.0	0.0	54.5
cinnamon	4			-	-	-	-
clove	8			46.032	11.009	1.003	2.184
black cardamom	4	pods		-	-	-	-
onion	2		sliced	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
ginger garlic paste	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
mint	1/4	cup	chopped	10.032	1.9175	0.7501	0.1664
cilantro	3	tablespoons	chopped	0.69	0.1101	0.0639	0.0156
chicken breast	1 1/2	pounds	boneless cut	1170.2697	0.0	141.8612	62.93600000000001
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
yogurt	3/4	cup	fat free	112.0875	8.5628	6.3761	5.9719
green chile pepper	4			359.8201	85.0975	17.991	1.7991
lemon juice	1/4	cup		13.42	4.209	0.2135	0.1464
chile pepper	1	tablespoon	ground	7.4925	1.6155	0.2447	0.1344
turmeric	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.34	0.5036	0.0726	0.0244
water	10	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
cumin seed	1	teaspoon		7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
green cardamom	2	pods		-	-	-	-
clove	2			46.032	11.009	1.003	2.184
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.