Chicken with lentil rice and dates

Chicken with lentil rice and dates

Total: 1 hr 20 min. | Active: 40 min.
Nutritional value / people: 870 kcal
, Fat: 42 g
, Carbohydrate: 73 g
, Protein: 43 g

Ingredients

4 person

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To prepare

6 shallots
6 Medjool dates

To fry the chicken

olive oil, for frying
8 chicken thighs (approx. 1 kg)
¾ tsp salt

Stock

1 ½ dl white wine
1 dl chicken bouillon

Lentils

150 g green lentils
water, boiling

Lentil rice

1 tbsp olive oil
1 shallot
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp curry powder
¾ tsp ground cumin
200 g basmati rice
3 ½ dl water
1 ¼ tsp salt

To serve

½ bunch peppermint
150 g plain greek yoghurt
salt and pepper to taste
1 organic lemon
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Utensils

One casserole dish with a lid

How it's done

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To prepare

Peel the shallots and cut in half lengthwise.

Pit the dates, cut into quarters.

To fry the chicken

Heat the oil in a cooking pot. Salt the chicken, brown in batches for approx. 4 mins. on each side. Remove the chicken.

Stock

Fry the shallots and dates in the cooking pot for approx. 2 mins. Pour in the wine and stock, bring to the boil. Place the chicken on top, skin side up.

To roast in the oven

Cover and roast for approx. 20 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 220°C. Remove the lid and cook for a further 20 mins.

Lentils

Precook the lentils in boiling water for approx. 10 mins., drain.

Lentil rice

Peel and finely chop the shallot and garlic. Heat the oil in a pan. Sauté the shallot and garlic for approx. 3 mins. Add the curry, cumin and rice, cook briefly. Pour in the water, bring to the boil, season with salt. Add the precooked lentils, cover and simmer over a very low heat for approx. 10 mins., turn off the heat and leave the rice to fluff up in the covered pan for approx. 10 mins. (do not remove the lid). Separate the lentil rice with a fork.

To serve

Finely chop the mint, mix with the yoghurt, season. Cut the lemon into wedges. Place the chicken on top of the lentil rice. Serve with the yoghurt and lemon wedges.

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