Grammy's Kitchen · Rice Pilaf · One Skillet Oven Baked Chicken Shawarma and
One of 40 rice pilaf recipes we measured
57 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 40.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 300% | 259% |
| fat | 2% | 15% |
| protein add | 471% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 16% |
| aromatics | 57% | 43% |
| salt | 3% | 2% |
| acid | 17% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 3 g | 1 large garlic clove (, minced (or 2 small cloves)) |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin |
| 2 g | 1 tsp ground cardamom |
| 2 g | 1 tsp smoked paprika ((or ordinary is fine)) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp cayenne pepper ((optional)) |
| 3 g | 1/2 tsp salt |
| Black pepper | |
| 46 g | 3 tbsp lemon juice |
| 907 g | 5 chicken thigh fillets (, bone in, skin on - about 2 lb / 1kg in total (Note 1)) |
| 7 g | 1/2 tbsp olive oil |
| 150 g | 1 small onion (, finely diced) |
| 6 g | 2 garlic cloves (, minced) |
| 278 g | 1 1/2 cups long grain rice (, uncooked (Note 2)) |
| 360 g | 1 1/2 cups chicken broth ((or water)) |
| 473 g | 2 cups water |
| 5 g | 3/4 - 1 tsp salt |
| Black pepper | |
| 1 1/2 tsp cardamon powder | |
| 2 cinnamon sticks ((or 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder)) | |
| 400 g | 400g (14oz) can chickpeas (, drained (1 can)) |
| 36 g | 1/4 cup raisins or sultanas ((optional)) |
| Yoghurt ((plain, unsweetened. Greek yoghurt is great)) | |
| Cilantro/coriander leaves (, roughly chopped) | |
| Parsley leaves (, roughly chopped) |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Packed with flavor! I let the chicken marinade for about 8 hours, and gave it a nice crust on the stove. Did not remove the browned bits and all the fat left in the pan -- instead, I took out some of the fat, and cooked down the onions and garlic in the ” — a cook, 5.0★
“This recipe is absolutely delicious! Especially with how the chicken/spices flavor the rice underneath. I'll definitely be making this again. The only revision I made was to double up on all the spice rub ingredients for the chicken. I thought the flavor wa” — a cook, 5.0★