{"id":712,"date":"2017-03-01T20:02:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T20:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/?p=712"},"modified":"2017-03-01T20:18:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T20:18:29","slug":"chicken-biryani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/chicken-biryani\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Biryani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of the easiest ways of making\u00a0a delicious and syn free biryani. If you don&#8217;t use Fry Light you can replace it with oil and just syn accordingly. You can also use any other brand of Biryani masala, I love the Laziza brand plus it is syn free!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_714\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-714\" data-attachment-id=\"714\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/chicken-biryani\/wp-1488398833812-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chicken Biryani\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chicken Biryani&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chicken Biryani&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812-1024x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-714\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken Biryani\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812-816x816.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-1488398833812.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken Biryani<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Serves: <strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Syns: <strong>FREE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Time Taken: <strong>60-90 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Difficulty: <strong>Easy<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>4 onions, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 tomatoes, chopped<\/li>\n<li>750g chicken breast, cubed<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 packet Laziza Chicken Biryani mix (use more if you prefer spicier, I keep it mild so the kids can eat it too)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups of basmati rice<\/li>\n<li>Yellow food colouring<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 bunch each of fresh mint and coriander leaves, finely chopped\u00a0(optional)<\/li>\n<li>Fry Light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Method<\/h4>\n<p>Spray lots of Fry Light in a pan and add the onions. Cook them on a moderate-high heat until golden brown. Add boiling water to the onions to stop them sticking to the bottom of the pan as needed. Keep stirring, this should take around 20-30 minutes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_715\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-715\" data-attachment-id=\"715\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/chicken-biryani\/wp-image-1299066989jpg-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Onions\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Onions&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Onions&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-715\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Onions\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg-816x612.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-1299066989jpg.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Onions<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Add the chicken, tomatoes and the spice mix and cook for a further 5-10 minutes until the tomatoes have softened and the chicken is no longer pink.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_716\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-716\" data-attachment-id=\"716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/chicken-biryani\/wp-image-788023309jpg-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chicken, tomatoes and spice mix\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chicken, tomatoes and spice mix&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chicken, tomatoes and spice mix&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg-1024x768.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-716\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chicken, tomatoes and spice mix\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg-816x612.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/wp-image-788023309jpg.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken, tomatoes and spice mix<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lower the heat, cover the pan and cook for 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, cook the rice. Add the rice to double the\u00a0quantity of\u00a0boiling salted\u00a0water and cook till half done, around 8 minutes. Drain the water, rinse it in cold water and set aside till needed.<\/p>\n<p>Once the chicken is cooked you can start to layer it with the rice. Use the pan you&#8217;ve used to cook the rice and add a third of the rice to the bottom of the pan. Top it with half of the chicken, then rice again, chicken, and finish off with a layer of rice reserving some to mix with the food colouring to add colour to the rice. Add the mint and coriander if using at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>Cover the pan and cook the biryani on a low heat for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of the easiest ways of making\u00a0a delicious and syn free biryani. If you don&#8217;t use Fry Light you can replace it with oil and just syn accordingly. You can also use any other brand of Biryani masala, I love the Laziza brand plus it is syn free! Serves: 6 Syns: FREE Time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[187,5],"tags":[252,293,99,38,24,147,18,94,14,25],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p89etY-bu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":848,"url":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/laziza-biryani-mix\/","url_meta":{"origin":712,"position":0},"title":"Laziza Biryani Mix","author":"Rahema","date":"May 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I've had a few people asking me for the biryani recipe I posted on my Instagram a few days ago, so I thought I'd write a post about it so people can refer to it when needed! \u00a0 I use Laziza Biryani Mix spice which is syn free. You can\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Asian&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Asian","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/sections\/asian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_20170528_192349_043-9-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":81,"url":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/kheema-biryani\/","url_meta":{"origin":712,"position":1},"title":"Kheema Biryani","author":"Rahema","date":"September 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I love a good biriyani and this recipe is so easy to make and perfect for us slimmers. All the taste without any of the syns! Serves: 4 Syns: FREE Time Taken: 45-60 minutes Difficulty: Moderate Ingredients 1 kg chicken mince 2-3 onions, chopped green chillies, to taste (optional) 1\/2\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recipes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Recipes","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/sections\/recipes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":60,"url":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/fry-light\/","url_meta":{"origin":712,"position":2},"title":"Fry Light","author":"Rahema","date":"November 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Fry Light is a fantastic product that is a staple requirement for every Slimming World member out there. It's an easy to use, convenient replacement for oil. I understand\u00a0there is concern with some dietary requirements (halal) as to whether Fry Light should be used as it contains a small portion\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Advice&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Advice","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/sections\/advice\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":881,"url":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/spicy-rice\/","url_meta":{"origin":712,"position":3},"title":"Spicy Rice","author":"Rahema","date":"June 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I have adapted this recipe I saw online and it turned out delicious! It is supposed to be a 'fakeaway' to Nando's spicy rice, although it doesn't taste exactly like the Nando's version, it tastes amazing anyway. We had it with chicken tikka (made using Laziza spice mix, mixed with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recipes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Recipes","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/sections\/recipes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170614_220113_907-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":559,"url":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/keema-pilau\/","url_meta":{"origin":712,"position":4},"title":"Kheema Pilau","author":"Rahema","date":"January 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Another extremely easy recipe to make, courtesy of Laziza spices! It makes life so much easier when you don't have the time to measure out individual spices! You can replace the keema (mince meat) with any other type of meat or if you are vegetarian you can use chickpeas instead.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Recipes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Recipes","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/sections\/recipes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/wp-1484861396037-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1033,"url":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/chicken-pilau\/","url_meta":{"origin":712,"position":5},"title":"Chicken Pilau","author":"Rahema","date":"January 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Serves: 4 Syns: FREE Time Taken: 60 minutes Difficulty: Easy \u00a0 Ingredients 3 onion, chopped 1 tbsp cumin seeds 1 tsp chilli flakes 1\/2 tbsp ginger\/garlic paste 1 packet Laziza Yakhni Pilau spice mix 100g 0% Greek yogurt 2 cubes Maggie seasoning (optional) 3 chicken breasts, chopped 2 cups rice,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Asian&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Asian","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/sections\/asian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180104_185749_975871160132-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":718,"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712\/revisions\/718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}