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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat oil in a skillet. | 2. Once its hot, toss in 1 onion and stir-fry till it is golden brown. | 3. Add the chicken breasts, cover and cook over low heat until done. | 4. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste. | 5. Mix well. | 6. In another pan, heat a tbsp. | 7. of oil and fry the second onion in it until it turns golden. | 8. Add dates and raisins. | 9. Stir-fry for 3 minutes. | 10. Mix in the saffron. | 11. Keep aside. | 12. Strain the lentils now and keep aside until you are ready to mix them with the rice later. | 13. Now start preparing the rice. | 14. To do so, bring 8 cups of water to a rapid boil in a pot. | 15. Drain out the water from the soaked rice completely. | 16. Add the drained rice to the boiling water. | 17. Bring the rice to a boil for 3 minutes. | 18. After checking whether the rice is cooked, strain the rice and rinse it with lukewarm water in a strainer. | 19. Bring 1/4 cup of water and 2 tbsps. | 20. of oil to a rapid bowl in a pot. | 21. Add layers of rice and lentils, alternately, building these layers up to a dome shape. | 22. The last layer should be of rice. | 23. Poke 5-6 holes through the rice to the bottom with the handle of a spoon. | 24. Close the lid. | 25. Heat on medium flame for 3 minutes until the rice starts steaming. | 26. In a separate pot, heat another 1/4 cup of water and 2 tbsps. | 27. of oil. | 28. Pour over the rice. | 29. Cover the saucepan with a lid. | 30. Seal the lid over the saucepan with atta dough. | 31. Lower heat and cook for 45 minutes on a simmer. | 32. Remove from heat and place the saucepan in the sink. | 33. Run cold water under it to cool it down. | 34. Remove/break the wheat flour{Atta} seal. | 35. To serve: Very carefully and gently, remove the lentil rice and sprinkle lightly in a serving dish in a dome shape. | 36. Spread the mixture of dates and raisins over the rice. | 37. Spread the chicken on top. | 38. Remove the crusty bottom and spread in a separate plate. | 39. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
basmati rice	250		washed	-	-	-	-
chicken breast	250		washed drained cut	195044.9511	0.0	23643.5304	10489.336000000001
onion	2		peeled washed sliced	88.0	20.548000000000002	2.42	0.22
oil	1/4	cup		448.95	0.0	0.1435	50.9835
salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper				-	-	-	-
raisin	60		drained	29898.0	7872.48	335.61	45.54
date	120		pitted halved	49744.8	13235.292	432.18	68.796
saffron	1/4	teaspoon	powdered	-	-	-	-
lentil	75		boiled cumin red	6121.5	1278.585	517.44	31.7625

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