Saffron chicken (recipe)
| Saffron chicken (recipe) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Saffron chicken |
| Ingredients | Saffron • Chicken pieces • Butter • Onion • Gingerroot • Chili pepper • Garlic • Ground cardamom • Salt |
| Cooktime (in hours) | 0.75 |
| Preptime (in hours) | 0.166666667 |
| Totaltime (in hours) | 0.916666667 |
| Keto friendliness | Keto friendly |
| Calories | 552.7 |
| Fat | 40.9 |
| Protein | 39.3 |
| Carbohydrate | 5.4 |
| Fiber | 0.9 |
| Net carbohydrates | 4.5 |
| Sugar | 2.2 |
| Saturated fat | 14.9 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 179.8 |
| Sodium | 1020.2 |
| Servings | 4 |
| Reviewaggregate | 5 |

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Saffron chicken (recipe) is a keto friendly food item with net carbohydrates of about 4-5 per serving.
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Recipe instructions
- Toast the saffron strands in a dry pan over a medium heat for about 1 minute taking care not to burn them.
- Cool, and then crush them with the back of a spoon.
- Dissolve them in 1 tablespoon of very hot water.
- Heat the ghee (or whatever you use), and gently fry the onion, garlic, ginger and chillis until the onion is soft and golden.
- Add garlic.
- Add the dissolved saffron to the pan with the cardomon, then add the chicken.
- Turn the chicken pieces in the mix, coating well.
- Add the salt, cover and cook for 25 minutes until the chicken is tender.
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Uncover the pan and continue cooking, turning often until the liquid is almost gone.
Food tags
Chicken, Poultry, Meat, Asian, Indian, Very Low Carbs, Spicy, , Stove Top, Easy

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