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Summary
Here is a jewel of an Afghani dish. Unusual and exotic, it is one I cook regularly, sometimes with shoulder of lamb instead of chicken thighs. I serve it with slow-cooked spinach, finished with leeks and a minuscule amount of rhubarb. This may sound strange, but the rhubarb is sweetened by the leeks and it really does work.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups brown basmati rice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 medium onions, peeled and minced
- coarse salt and black pepper
- 4 large chicken thighs, chopped in half, or 8 smaller ones
- about 4 cups water
- 1 large organic orange
- 1 tablespoon unrefined granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds
- 1/2 cup shelled, chopped pistachio nuts
- large pinch of saffron threads
- 2 to 3 teaspoons rose water
- 7 or 8 cardamom pods, lightly crushed, seeds extracted
- a handful of blanched, skinned baby fava beans (optional)
- a handful of blanched peas (optional)
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 2961 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 236 g 362.56%
- Saturated Fat: 36 g 179.45%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 100 mg 33.33%
- Sodium: 1013 mg 42.21%
- Calcium: 427 mg 42.72%
- Potassium: 2335 mg 66.73%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 27 mg 150.49%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 155 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 61 g 243.11%
- Sugar: 16 g
- Protein: 106 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 81 g
- Vitamin A 14.79%
- Vitamin C 48.25%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat45
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch5
- Exchange - Vegetables2
- Exchange - Lean Meat4
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total3 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total28 oz-eq