Pilaf is everyone’s favorite dish. A recipe from Uzbek cuisine was borrowed - it is prepared from rice, meat and vegetables. Real traditional pilaf is friable, fatty and contains a lot of meat. So that the cereal does not boil during the cooking process, you must strictly adhere to the recipe and in no case change it. For people who monitor weight, you can add vegetables and dried fruits instead of meat. Then the dish will have a low calorie content.
Pilaf with chicken is not high in fat, because white meat is lean and very useful for the body. And rice cereal is rich in minerals and vitamins - its fat content is negligible. This culture is also distinguished by its nutritional value and pleasant taste. Doctors recommend it for feeding young children, since gluten is not present in this cereal.
Brown rice is included in the diet of diabetics - it is very useful and it has a very small calorie content. Pilaf with chicken cooked in a cast-iron cauldron is especially tasty. A dish with lamb, pork and beef is contraindicated for people with diseases of the duodenum, gastric ulcer and functional constipation, but doctors allow them with chicken meat. So, if you do not suffer from the above pathologies, do not follow a strict diet and are not a vegetarian, then use our delicious recipes. Calorie pilaf with chicken is small, so do not be afraid to get better.
Ingredients- 1 kg of chicken;
- 2 carrots;
- rice (700 g);
- garlic (head);
- two onion heads;
- raisins (100 g);
- spices: zyrra, salt, black pepper.
Dice the fillet with onions. Pour vegetable oil into a cauldron, heat and put onions - passer. Then add chicken and fry thoroughly. We put everything in a cauldron and pour in grated carrots - simmer on a small fire. After 10 minutes, pour hot water so that it covers the meat, add raisins, garlic and spices. We give it a boil and lay the washed rice, pour water from above (about 5 cm above the level of the cereal). Mix all the ingredients, close the lid and simmer until the water boils. Cooking takes 15-20 minutes. You will be surprised by the spicy taste of the dish, its exquisite aroma and low calorie content!
Pilaf with chicken, mushrooms and prunes
Products :
- rice groats (500 g);
- fillet (300 g);
- champignons (200 g);
- prunes (10 pcs.);
- garlic (a few cloves);
- carrot;
- spices as per discretion.
Separately, fry mushrooms, meat, onions and carrots. At the bottom of the cauldron, lay out the layers of meat, sauteed onions, fried carrots and mushrooms - pour everything with boiling water and simmer for 10 minutes. After time, pour in the cereal, gently crush with a spoon, add spices and cover the whole mixture with water.
Tomim until complete absorption of water. Then add the prunes and garlic, cover and let stand for another 5 minutes. Let the dish brew. Such an original puff pilaf will be very juicy and tasty! Instead of prunes, you can add other dried fruits. And if you exclude meat, you get a lean dish that has a low calorie content. Pilaf with chicken in this interpretation goes well with fresh vegetables, pickles and various sauces.
And finally, prepare a diet pilaf with chicken and eggplant
Product Set :
- chick;
- three eggplants;
- rice (2 cups);
- dried cherry plum (20 g);
- bow;
- four eggs;
- seasonings (black pepper, saffron, cinnamon, lemon juice).
Chop the carcass into portions, sprinkle with salt and put on a hot frying pan. Add chopped onion, cherry plum and lemon juice to the meat (to taste). Separately, fry the eggplants and combine them with products in a pan.
Stew the mixture a little, pour over with beaten eggs and send to the oven to bake. While the products are cooking, boil the rice. Put ½ part of the cereal in a deep dish, on top of it a meat casserole, and the remaining rice completes the layers. An amazing recipe with hints of lemon, it differs from the standard pilaf in taste.