Chicken Bhagi Rice

This Chicken Bhagi Rice is one of those spur of the moment, raid de fridge recipes that delivers great flavor and satisfaction without breaking a sweat. You can tweak this recipe with any odds and ends you might have in the fridge to make this your own.

Chicken Bhagi Rice

Ingredients

• 3 pre-seasoned chicken breasts (cut into bite sized chunks)
• 2 cups of parboiled rice (rinsed)
• 1 bundle of callaloo bush (cut into strips)
• 1 large onion (diced)
• 5 cloves of garlic (minced)
• 2 tsp minced ginger
• 2 pimentos (finely chopped)
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper
• 1 cup pumpkin (finely diced)
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp roucou
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 shadon beni leaves finely chopped
• 1 tsp garam masala or amchar masala
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• salt & black pepper to taste

Method

1. Heat oil in a pot then add chicken breasts and garam masala
2. Saute for 1 minute
3. Add onions then continue to saute for 2 minutes
4. Add garlic, ginger, pimento and 1/2 of the shadon beni continue to saute for 1 minute
5. Add pumpkin, season with salt & black pepper to taste then continue to saute for 1 minute
6. Add callaloo bush, cover and allow to steam for 2 to 3 minutes
7. Remove cover then toss ingredients
8. Add rice, butter, roucou and bay leaves
9. Combine well then cover and allow to steam for 3 to 5 minutes
10. Add coconut milk then season with salt
11. Add scotch bonnet pepper then cover and allow to cook on low heat for 15 minutes
12. Check for seasoning and adjust to suit
13. Add remainder of the shadon beni and combine well
14. Serve & Enjoy