How to prepare saffron rice pilaf with mushrooms

Mushroom pilaf is a delicious and simple dish that has a lot of nutritional value, and how to prepare it is very easy and fast.

Necessary ingredients for 4 people
Rice	4 cups
Chicken breast or chicken fillet	400 grams
medium onion	2 pcs
mushroom	300 grams
Colored bell pepper	a number
salt, black pepper, turmeric,	enough
Brewed saffron	2 tablespoons
Onion powder and oil	enough
Sour lemon juice	2 tablespoons

How to prepare pilaf mushrooms

first stage

To prepare mushroom pilaf, first clean the rice and soak it in lukewarm water and a tablespoon of salt for 2-3 hours.

second stage

Cut the chicken breast or chicken fillets into cubes and mix with salt, black pepper, onion powder and brewed saffron and let it sit for about 2 hours until it tastes good.

third level

At this stage, wash the mushrooms well and cut them into slices and put them in boiling water and let them stand for 3 to 4 minutes. After that, put the mushrooms in cold water, with this method you can keep the mushrooms in the freezer for a longer time and use it later

The fourth stage

Cut 2 medium-sized onions into slices and fry them with a little oil, then add some turmeric to it until it turns golden, then add sliced chicken and mushrooms and bell pepper, which we have already cut into slices, to the pan. and fry a little on low heat.

The fifth stage

At this stage, allow the mushrooms to drain and then add salt, turmeric and black pepper as desired and close the pan and allow all the ingredients to cook well together. If you use chicken fillet, roasting the ingredients is enough or a short cooking time is enough.

The sixth stage

Pour some water in a pot and put it on high heat until the water boils, then pour the pre-soaked rice into the boiling water and add one to two tablespoons of liquid oil and one tablespoon of salt to it and cook for a while. Let it boil for 7 to 10 minutes until the rice grains are soft and tall, then drain the rice

The seventh stage

At this stage, pour some oil into a pot that is suitable for cooking mushrooms and put it on the heat until the oil is hot, and according to your taste, use bread or sliced potatoes for the bottom of the pot.

The eighth stage

Now pour a layer of rice on the bottom of the pot, then add a layer of the chicken and mushroom mixture, in the same way, pour the ingredients into the pot in layers and put the lid on the pot and allow the rice to brew for an hour.

The ninth stage

After cooking, we mix the rice with chicken and mushrooms and put it in a dish and pour some brewed saffron on it and serve. According to your own taste and taste, you can cook the rice alone and put it in a dish and pour the mixture of mushrooms and chicken on the plate when serving the food and decorate it with infused saffron