Persian Saffron Chicken {Zereshk Polo Ba Morgh}

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 pieces bone-in chicken I use drumsticks or thighs
• 1 large yellow onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 3/4 teaspoons turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock water will work too if you are using bone-in chicken
• 1/2 water the saffron, see below
• salt
• pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron you can buy it here, ground with a pestle and mortar
• 1 ice cube
• 1 1/2 cups rice basamati
• 1/2 water the reserved saffron
• 1/3 cup dried barberries you can buy them here
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cucumber
• 2 tomatoes
• 1/2 red onion
• 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint chopped or 1 teaspoon dried
• salt
• pepper

Nutrition

• Calories : 360 calories
• Carbohydrate : 52 grams
• Cholesterol : 10 milligrams
• Fat : 15 grams
• Fiber : 6 grams
• Protein : 10 grams
• SaturatedFat : 1.5 grams
• Sodium : 790 milligrams
• Sugar : 11 grams