- 0.5 kg of chicken fillet
- 1.5 cups of rice
- 3 cups of water
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp. spoon seasoning for pilaf
Cooking recipe
- The first thing to do is to cook the meat. The chicken is washed, all unnecessary veins, layers of fat and skin are removed. The fillet pieces are cut into medium-sized cubes.
- Carrots are washed, brushed and cut into circles. If the diameter of the circles is too large, then you can cut them in half.
- Onion is cut with large rings, and the garlic is shredded finely with a knife.
- Carrots, onions and garlic should be put in the multivark and turn on the frying mode. Fry vegetables for 10 minutes. Then add the chicken to the vegetables and bake it all in the baking mode for another 15 minutes.
- Rice is soaked in cold water.After soaking, put it in a multicooker. Pour 3 cups of water, add seasonings and spices. You can add ready-made seasonings for pilaf, or you can add them separately to your taste, for example, black pepper, salt, cinnamon, barberry, etc. The mode in the multicooker should be set correctly - "Rice" or similar.
When the dish is ready, the multicooker will servesignal that cooking is complete. It is advisable to let it sit, wrapped in a towel, or serve it immediately. When serving, you can sprinkle it with herbs, parsley and dill. There are two types of seasoning for pilaf:
- European
- Asian
European spices include black and red pepper, paprika, and various herbs. Asian spices include barberry, hops-suneli, and cumin.
How to choose a seasoning yourself
It depends on what spices you put in pilafthe recipe itself. After all, seasonings add flavor and are almost the main component of the dish. But still, the main thing is, of course, meat. There are as many cooking options as there are cooks. Every good cook should have his own unique recipe. If a person does not have the opportunity to indulge himself with spicy dishes, you can prepare the seasoning yourself. For example, if you have stomach diseases, you can not eat spicy and salty foods, so traditional pilaf will not work, but this does not mean that you should give it up completely. You can simply replace some spices with healthy and safe ones. Herbs should be prepared in advance, dried and put in a bag for use throughout the year. Usually herbs are collected in the fall, so you should not miss this period. Stores often sell a mixture of seasonings that does not correspond to their content and what is written on the labels, so it is better not to trust your health to them.
Dietary pilaf with chicken in a multivariate
To prepare diet pilaf, you need the following ingredients:
- 2-3 pieces of chicken fillet
- 200 g of rice
- 2 carrots
- 1 onion
- 50 g dried apricots
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- A pinch of dried barberry
- Pinch of zira
- 30 g of almonds
- Cinnamon stick
- A small pinch of salt
The recipe for making this pilaf is simple.It will add variety to your everyday diet and improve digestion thanks to such healthy products as dried apricots and almonds. You can also add prunes. They have a great effect on the digestion process. Plus, they are very tasty. But there is no accounting for taste, so everyone chooses their own pilaf dressing. How to cook pilaf:
- Rice, barberry, dried apricots and zira are soaked in cold water. They can even boil not for long.
- Carrots are cut with straw, onion rings orsquares. Onions are fried in a multivarquet in the frying mode. You can fry on olive or vegetable oil. It is better than olive, since it is more useful. Then add carrots and dried apricots. Extinguishes 15 minutes.
- Add finely chopped chicken fillet and simmer until done. Add rice, pour water on top so that the ingredients are covered. Select the "Rice" or similar mode.
- In the end, seasonings are added: barberry, zira. After cooking, pilaf is decorated with almonds and a cinnamon stick. For a better flavor, pilaf is infused for several minutes after cooking.
Bon appetit!
