friends of
Hayward Adventure Playground.
Hayward Virtual Online Quiz 2021
Thank you to everyone that attended our quiz on the 1st April, it was such a great turn out and well done to our winner:
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Connal Harper
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We hope you had as much fun as we did!
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Robins' Chicken Biryani recipe...
"What’s better than a chicken? A chicken biryani." - Robin Mckeown
Recipe
Ingredients
· 300g basmati rice
· 25g butter
· 1 large onion, finely sliced
· 1 bay leaf
· 3 cardamom pods
· small cinnamon stick
· 1 tsp turmeric
· 4 skinless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks
(for veggie option swap chicken for cauliflower!)
· 4 tbsp Balti curry paste
· 85g raisins
· 850ml chicken stock
· 30g coriander, ½ chopped, ½ leaves picked
· 2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds, to serve
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Method
STEP 1 - Soak 300g basmati rice in warm water, then wash in cold until the water runs clear.
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STEP 2 - Heat 25g butter in a saucepan and cook 1 finely sliced large onion with 1 bay leaf, 3 cardamom pods and 1 small cinnamon stick for 10 mins.
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STEP 3 - Sprinkle in 1 tsp turmeric, then add 4 chicken breasts, cut into large chunks, and 4 tbsp curry paste. Cook until aromatic.
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STEP 4 - Stir the rice into the pan with 85g raisins, then pour over 850ml chicken stock.
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STEP 5 - Place a tight-fitting lid on the pan and bring to a hard boil, then lower the heat to a minimum and cook the rice for another 5 mins.
STEP 6 - Turn off the heat and leave for 10 mins. Stir well, mixing through 15g chopped coriander. To serve, scatter over the leaves of the remaining 15g coriander and 2 tbsp toasted almonds.