Chicken Breast With Carrot And Cumin Broth
- Ready In:
- 1hr 39mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
1
ingredients
- 6 large carrots, peeled and cut into thin slices
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2⁄3 cup white onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 4 (6 ounce) boneless chicken breast halves, about
directions
- Fill a saucepan three-fourths full with water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add two-thirds of the carrots.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cook carrots till they are tender when pierced with a knife.
- This takes about 5 minutes.
- Drain.
- Keep aside.
- Warm 1 1/2 tbsps of olive oil in a saucepan over medium flame.
- Add garlic and onions.
- Saute until soft and translucent.
- This takes 3-4 minutes.
- Add the remaining carrots.
- Stir for half a minute.
- Add lemon juice, water and cumin seeds.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cover.
- Reduce flame to medium and simmer till the carrots are tender.
- This takes 5-7 minutes.
- Put the contents of the pan into a blender, cover and process on high until smooth.
- This takes 1-2 minutes.
- Pour the sauce through a fine-mesh sieve back into the pan.
- Add the reserved boiled carrots and parsley.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover and keep warm while you cook the chicken.
- Now, in a large pan over high flame, warm 1 tbsp.
- olive oil.
- Rub salt and pepper to taste onto both sides of the chicken breasts.
- Add the chicken breasts to the hot pan, skin side down, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook the chicken, turning it occasionally, until opaque throughout when pierced with a knife.
- This takes 12-15 minutes.
- Transfer the breasts to the carrot-cumin broth.
- Turn to coat completely.
- To serve, transfer the breasts to warmed shallow bowls.
- Spoon the carrot-cumin broth over the tops and serve.
- Dine in style!
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