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One Pot Leek And Chicken Rice
This one pot leek and chicken rice is delicious and easy to make recipe and is comfort food at its best.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 chicken legs
- Salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin seed
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 cardamom pods split
- 0.25 tsp whole cloves
- 2 large leeks finely sliced (washed and drained)
- 300 g (10.5oz) basmati rice
- 550 ml (2.3 cups) hot stock
Instructions
- 1
Add the chicken to a bowl and season with some salt.
- 2
Heat half the olive oil in a pan, over medium heat, add in the chicken legs and brown them for about 5 mins on each side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- 3
Add the cumin seeds to the pan and fry for 1 min, before adding the rest of the olive oil, the remaining spices and the leeks and sautéing for 5-7 mins until the leeks are soft.
- 4
Add the chicken and remaining ingredients back to the pot, season with salt, cover the pan, and cook over very low heat for 35 mins till the rice is soft.
- 5
Switch off the heat and serve.