Persian Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

For 6 servings

• 1 ½ cup basmati rice – or other long grain rice- see notes.
• 6 pieces bone-in, skin-on chicken- a mix of breasts and thighs are perfect
• Salt to taste (1 teaspoon salt per pound of chicken)
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, rough chopped
• 2 cups water
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon barberries, optional
• Pinch saffron, crumbled (or sub ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric)
• Optional garnishes: Flat leaf parsley, cilantro, pomegranate seeds, nuts ( slivered almonds, slivered pistachios)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon cardamom
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves