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Monday 10 October 2016

Quick & Easy Fruity Chicken Biryani

This week marks the 19th National Curry week (10th-16th October), and to celebrate I'm sharing my recipe for a quick and easy Fruity Chicken Biryani. Whilst a Biryani isn't exactly a curry, it does use spices found in many curries that we eat here in the UK, such as Korma, Tikka Masala and Madras, and is popular in Indian restaurants and takeaways - why get a takeaway when you can make a fakeaway in just 15 minutes!

Friday night is our usual night for a curry, and I will admit that the sauce usually comes from a jar, due to time constraints. This dish was loved by all of the family and, despite using whole spices, was cooked in less time than it usually takes to cook a curry from a jar, and tasted so much fresher too.
Quick & Easy Fruity Chicken Biryani

Microwaveable rice is an absolute godsend when you're making meals in a hurry, as you can have perfectly cooked, tasty rice in just 2 minutes. Veetee have a wide range of microwaveable rice including Chinese style, Mexican style and plain long grain rice. I decided to use Pilau rice in this dish as it's not only infused with cumin and spices, but it's a great colour too.

Quick & Easy Fruity Chicken Biryani

Quick & Easy Fruity Chicken Biryani - serves 4

2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
handful of cashew nuts
handful jumbo raisins/golden sultanas
seeds from 4 cardamom pods
tsp cumin seeds
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2cm fresh ginger, peeled & grated
2 tbsp mango chutney
3 roast chicken breasts, skin removed & shredded
2 packs of Veetee Pilau rice
handful of fresh coriander, chopped
  • heat the oil in a large pan
  • add the onion and fry over a high heat until the edges start to brown
  • add the cashews and continue to cook until onions and cashews are browned 
  • turn the heat down and stir in the raisins/sultanas
  • crush the cardamom & cumin seeds and add to the pan along with the garlic and ginger
  • fry for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly
  • stir in the mango chutney and shredded chicken 
  • place the lid on whilst heating the rice in the microwave (as per directions on the pack)
  • stir the rice into the pan along with the chopped coriander
  • serve immediately


Quick & Easy Fruity Chicken Biryani
Lots of lovely juicy fruit bits from the sultanas, raisins and mango chutney, along with crunchy nuts and moist chicken.

Quick & Easy Fruity Chicken Biryani



This recipe has been commissioned for Veetee

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