Ingredients
Instructions
- Season the chicken pieces with salt & pepper.
- Using half the Ghee/butter brown the chicken, set aside.
- Fry the onion until transparent in the remaining butter/ghee, add apricots & raisins cook 5 miniutes.
- Stir in the cinnamon then add the 1/4 cup water to lift the browned sediment.
- Place half the cooked rice in an oven proof dish placing the chicken on top.
- Spread the apricot mixture over the chicken and top with remaining rice.
- Cover the dish tightly and bake in 350 oven for 45 minutes or until the chicken is cooked & tender.
- While the chicken is cooking mix the saffron with 2 tbsp boiling water, leave to steep.
- Just before serving sprinkle saffron liquid over the top of the casserole , stir gently mixing the chicken, rice & saffron.
- Serve heaped on a platter.