Chicken Quinoa Rice

All kinds of grains are getting popular these days. Quinoa is one of them. But you need to know how to cook it else it will taste bitter. The quinoa and rice is one of the sachet foods you can get at Costco these days.
It is so easy to make, that you do not need to buy a prepared packet. You can make it hot and fresh in less than 30 minutes.

Chicken Quinoa Rice

Chicken Quinoa Rice

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup each of quinoa, white rice rinsed under cold running water
2. 2-3 cups rotisserie chicken shredded or 2 cans chicken breasts
3. 1 chicken bouillion

Check how long your rice and quinoa will cook. My rice takes 20 minutes and quinoa 15 minutes to cook. So I made them in the same pot.

In a pan add the rice and 2 cups water and cook for 5 minutes. Add 2 more cups of water and quinoa and cook for 15 more minutes along with the chicken bouillon. Add the chicken and stir to combine. Cover and simmer on very low flame for 5 more minutes. Enjoy

You can add any veggies you want to this pot in the last 10 minutes.

Iranian jeweled rice

In Los Angeles there used to be a Persian restaurant which was my husband's favorite favorite favorite. 

Today for some reason I got thinking about its lentil rice which was my favorite with lamb shanks. 

I cooked similar rice with lots of dry fruits and chicken drumsticks 

Persian jeweled rice ( rice with lots of dry fruits)

Ingredients 

1. 6-8 chicken drumsticks 

2. 1 tablespoon each of olive oil and canola oil

3. 1 medium large red onion chopped fine

4. 1 teaspoon grated garlic

5. 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste, saffron 

6. 1 tablespoon each of chopped walnuts, dates, cranberries, raisins, almond, chopped mint

7. 1 large carrot cut into match sticks

8. 1 lemon squeezed for juice

9. 1/2 cup lentils

10. 2 1/2 cup basmati rice

In a pan heat the oil and fry the onions on low flame for 10 minutes. Add ginger and ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add drumsticks and fry for 10 minutes. Add 1 cup hot rice and cover and cook for 30 minutes

Add 1 cup hot water to lentils

After do minutes take the chicken out of the pan and add the rest of the ingredients and cover and cook for 20-30 minutes. Until the rice is cooked. Add the chicken back to the pot and enjoy.