Zaatar chicken and rice

Zaatar chicken and rice

Ingredients

½ cup basmati rice
1 cinnamon stick
1 pinch saffron
½ lemon, juice and zest
1 ½ tbsp currants
1 ½ tbsp pine nuts
2 boneless chicken thighs
1 tbsp Za’atar
¼ bunch parsley
1 tsp softened butter
Salt to taste

Method

Step 1
Add the rice to a rice cooker bowl, rinse twice under cold water and drain well. Add half a cup of fresh water to the rice cooker with ¼ tsp of salt, a pinch of saffron, currants, a cinnamon stick and the juice of half a lemon.
Place the chicken thighs on a tray and liberally season with salt, pepper, and Za’atar. Place on top of the rice in a single layer.
Close the lid to the rice cooker and place on a standard rice cycle. In the meantime, finely slice the parsley leaves and set aside.
Once cooked, remove the chicken and cinnamon from the cooker. Add a small handful of pine nuts, the zest of half a lemon, butter and half of the finely sliced parsley. Stir it through the rice, then serve with the chicken on the side. Garnish with the remaining sliced parsley and enjoy.