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Indian Lemon Cilantro Chicken and Yellow Rice

October 6, 2016 by Kate Thompson 4 Comments

indian-chicken-sliderEverything delicious I know about Indian food, I learned from Madhur Jaffrey.

She is a goddess. This recipe is based on two recipes from her Indian Cooking book, Lemony Chicken with Fresh Coriander and Aromatic Yellow Rice.

Anyone I’ve ever made these for loves them and they turned out amazing in the thermal cooker.

You start by browning chicken chunks in your large pot with some oil. When they’re lightly browned but not cooked through, add your minced garlic, jalapeno, ginger paste, and spices.

Cook them for a minute until the spices are nice and fragrant.

Then add your liquids. Bring everything to a boil. When it’s boiling hard, to the point that it can’t be stirred down, let it continue to boil for three minutes. Then place the large pot in the cooker, cover and seal.

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Yellow Rice

If you are make yellow rice as well in the upper pot (both recipes are included in this post.), start water boiling as the chicken finishes browning. Add rice and spices to the boiling water and boil for three minutes as well.

Nest the smaller rice pot inside the larger chicken pot.

Cover.

Seal.

Let cook.

This should be ready in 2 hours but can continue to cook for up to 8, depending on how heat efficient your personal thermal cooker is.

Nutrition

Calories

613 cal

Fat

38 g

Carbs

35 g

Protein

33 g
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Ingredients

  • 4 1-inch cubes fresh ginger peeled and coarsley chopped
  • 8 Tbsp plus 2 Cups water
  • 6 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 4 chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 heaping Tbsp minced garlic
  • 5 bunches fresh cilantro
  • 1/2-1 fresh jalapeno
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 4 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 tsp salt, or to taste
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • Rice Ingredients
  • 2 1/2 cups rice
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp turmeric
  • 3-4 whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3 Tbsp butter, cut into small pats (optional)

Instructions

Blend ginger and 8 Tbsp water in an electric blender or food processor.

Heat the oil over medium heat in your large thermal cooker pot.

Add chopped chicken pieces and lightly brown.

Add garlic, ginger paste, jalapeno, and dry spices to pot with chicken and stir for 1 minute.

Add 2 cups water, fresh cilantro, and lemon juice.

Bring to a boil.

When the liquid is boiling so hard it cannot be stirred down, set a timer for three minutes and boil while stirring frequently.

Remove pot from heat, put a lid on it, and seal it in your thermal cooker.

Remove and serve over rice after 2-8 hours in the cooker, depending on how long your cooker will safely keep it warm.

If you're making rice, boil water.

Add rice and spices and boil hard for 3 minutes.

Place rice pot nested inside chicken pot.

Cover with lid, seal in thermal cooker, and let cook for 2-8 hours.

When ready to serve, fluff rice with fork and mix butter into the rice.

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Comments

  1. Dana says

    October 6, 2016 at 3:00 pm

    This looks fantastic! I need to find a thermal cooker so i can try this recipe!
    Reply
  2. Heather Clark says

    October 10, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    This recipe also works well in a slow cooker, but you will be SO happy if you get a thermal cooker. Trust me. :) Heather Clark recently posted...Happy Agent’s Day!My Profile
    Reply
  3. Kim says

    May 9, 2018 at 7:34 pm

    5 bunches??? Like grocery store bunches? Seems like so much
    Reply
  4. Caroline Graham says

    October 9, 2019 at 7:40 am

    So question- what size thermal cooker are you using with this? I have a 7L one and was wondering based on the fact that the main dish has only 2c of water but the rice has 4c if the rice shouldnt be cooked in the larger pot? I find with the large pot, many of the recipies are too small- so it makes less thermal mass, thus shortening the time it stays hot. This is one place I rather wish I had gotten a smaller one first. Perhaps I can find another pot to fit inside to do 3 layers of meals at once.
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