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Easy Double Chicken Breast Biryani

Double your main protein. Biryani, pronounced 'beery-anee,' is the paella of Indian food. Traditionally, it's baked in a clay pot for hours, but our easy chicken one pot wonder allows you to create this tasty bowlful at speed! Under 600 calories.

20 mins
649kcal
Indian
Easy Double Chicken Breast Biryani

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Brown onion
Brown onion
Chicken breast strips (250g) x2
Chicken breast strips (250g) x2
Curry powder (1tbsp)
Curry powder (1tbsp)
Fine green beans (160g)
Fine green beans (160g)
Intense chicken stock mix (5.5g)
Intense chicken stock mix (5.5g)
Natural yoghurt (80g)
Natural yoghurt (80g)
Sultanas (30g)
Sultanas (30g)
Tomato paste (16g)
Tomato paste (16g)
White basmati rice (130g)
White basmati rice (130g)

You'll also need

Pepper, Salt, Vegetable oil, Water (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Before you start cooking, take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

Peel and dice your brown onion[s]

Chop your chicken into bite-sized pieces

Step 1
2.

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) with drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat

Once hot, add the diced onion, your curry powder and a pinch of salt and pepper

Cook for 2 min or until starting to soften

Step 2
3.

Meanwhile, trim, then chop your green beans in half

Step 3
4.

Add the chopped chicken to the pan and cook for 2 min

Tip: Add a drizzle more oil if the pan looks a little dry

Sprinkle your chicken stock mix into the pan and add your tomato paste

(Doubled your protein? Use 2 pans!)

Step 4
5.

Cook for a further 2 min or until the chicken is starting to brown

Stir in your basmati rice

Step 5
6.

Add 300ml [390ml] [600ml] cold water to the pan and bring to the boil over a high heat

Add the halved green beans and sultanas

Reduce the heat to low and cook, covered, for 10-15 min or until the water has absorbed and the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!)

Tip: Add a splash of water if the rice is not fully cooked or the mixture is looking a little dry

Step 6
7.

Once done, fluff the rice with a fork

Taste for seasoning, adding more salt and pepper if needed – this is your easy chicken biryani

Step 7
8.

Serve the easy chicken biryani with a dollop of your natural yoghurt on top

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
649kcal
Energy
10g
Fat
69.8g
Carbohydrate
6.3g
Fibre
66.2g
Protein
1.9g
Salt
per 100g
128kcal
Energy
2g
Fat
13.8g
Carbohydrate
1.2g
Fibre
13.1g
Protein
0.4g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

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