Delicious Easy Chicken Akni
If you’ve been following my blog you would know that rice is my ultimate comfort food. So much so that I could eat this for breakfast, lunch and supper. Only I will have to change my wardrobe to a few sizes larger I would think…haha! My kids are not crazy about any sort of Biryani or this Easy Chicken Akni for that matter. But I didn’t have much time to cook and this was the easy way out, so they had to eat it or starve. Or in the older one’s case make his own food. One thing’s for sure I thoroughly enjoyed it with some Cucumber Raita or you can have it with Carrot Salad on the side.
Biryani or Akni
Unlike Biryani this Easy Chicken Akni is more of a moist kind of dish, which I love. The rice doesn’t have to by mushy but I think it has to feel a little wet when cooked, mine turned out perfectly moist. Everyone has their own version of Chicken Akni, my recipe is fairly simple. However, the amount of liquid I use and the amount of liquid you may need could differ. As I say living in Johannesburg creates it’s own little challenges in terms of cooking. We use a lot more liquid to cook our food because it does take forever. If you are starving in JHB please don’t try to cook anything that consists of potatoes. You may die of starvation waiting for it to cook…lol! One way to solve the problem with the potatoes is to always cook your potatoes until a little tender before adding it to your dishes.
Chicken on the Bone
As in most Indian dishes we prefer chicken on the bone so therefore I used chicken thighs and drumsticks, you could use a whole chicken if you prefer. Personally I hardly ever use every part of the chicken in my cooking, thanks to my boys. I stick to chicken pieces that I know will get eaten. As always I love adding some fresh herbs to my dishes. I do have them growing in my garden because I love them that much.
More One-Pot Dishes to try: One-Pot Spicy Rice and Chicken Mushroom Pilaf Rice Spanish Rice and Chicken If you loved this, please share!
