Pretty picnic pie

Name: Pretty picnic pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: Serves: 4–6
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; 30 g/1 oz/¼ cup chopped pitted dates; 55 g/2 oz/⅓ cup chopped apricots; 50 g/1¾ oz/⅔ cup flaked/slivered almonds; 240 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup chicken stock; 480 g/1 lb 1 oz/2 cups Greek yogurt; 2 eggs, beaten; 1½ tsp ground coriander; 1 large onion, diced; 1.5 kg/3 lb 5 oz skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 45 g/1¾ oz/3 tbsp salted butter, plus extra for finishing; 280 g/10 oz/1½ cups white basmati rice, rinsed and drained

Preparation info

Serves:
4–6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Pimp My Rice

By Nisha Katona

Published 2017

About

Leftover rice need not be forever relegated to the lacklustre cold salad. It wakes in Nirvana when teamed with luxurious freshly butter-poached chicken and creamy spiced baked yogurt.

Ingredients

280 g/10 oz/1½ cups white basmati rice, rinsed and drained
45

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Add the rice to 700 ml/24 fl oz/3 cups boiling water, then simmer until the grains are soft, about 10 minutes.