Iran Chicken Pilaf

A very common recipe for chicken rice in middle Eastern. A recipe posted for World Zaar Tour 2006.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups rice
• 3  cups  cooked chicken
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  onion, chopped
• 2  tablespoons pine nuts
•  salt
•  pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon curry
• 4  cups chicken broth
• 6  dried apricots, chopped
• 3  tablespoons sultanas

Directions

1. Put the rice in a bowl with water and let stand for 2 hours.
2. Dry the rice.
3. Heat the butter in a skillet,put the onions,the pine nuts, the chicken, salt, pepper, curry powder and cinnamon.
4. Mix well and then add the rice, the chicken broth, apricots and the sultans.
5. Reduce the heat and simmer until rice is done.